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Student membership is free. Plus you’ll get savings on medical textbooks, Notes student journal, free indemnity for your elective and help with SJT exam preparation.
When you start clinical placements you may need advice and support. Put your mind at rest by speaking to our medico-legal experts who are doctors from a wide range of specialties.
Our medico-legal advisers, all doctors, have been recognised with a Princess Royal Training Award for excellence in training.
In 2018, over 95% of members calling our 24-hour advice line were speaking to a medico-legal adviser within 20 seconds.
The MDU has a proven track record for successfully defending its members.
Simply fill out our student application form.
If you are going through a claim, as I did, you need to know somebody is immediately available when you call, that they can locate your file quickly and that their advice is sensible and reliable. The MDU does all this, and on top of that, you get genuine personal support. In a time of real crisis, that’s invaluable.” General practitioner
If you are going through a claim, as I did, you need to know somebody is immediately available when you call, that they can locate your file quickly and that their advice is sensible and reliable. The MDU does all this, and on top of that, you get genuine personal support. In a time of real crisis, that’s invaluable.”
My experience of the MDU is that it just takes one phone call and things start to happen. I had a stalker who followed me at work, but when they began to write to me at home, I felt very threatened. I didn’t sleep for days. Then I talked to an MDU adviser, and within a few hours a plan was in place to resolve the situation. It was a huge relief.” Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist
My experience of the MDU is that it just takes one phone call and things start to happen. I had a stalker who followed me at work, but when they began to write to me at home, I felt very threatened. I didn’t sleep for days. Then I talked to an MDU adviser, and within a few hours a plan was in place to resolve the situation. It was a huge relief.”
One of the benefits of student membership with the MDU is free indemnity for your elective, but we also offer members exclusive access to The Electives Network (TEN).
TEN is the ultimate online elective planning resource, and as an MDU student members you can use it to find your perfect placement and make sure you’re fully prepared before you go.
Before you go on your elective, it's important to make sure you have adequate indemnity in place. It’s likely your elective host will ask you for written confirmation or may even ask you to pay for professional indemnity.
We have partnered with The Electives Network (TEN) to help you plan your elective.
As well as free professional indemnity for your elective, we also provide you with:
• Access to our 24-hour medico-legal advisory helpline.
• All members can receive professional indemnity for Good Samaritan acts worldwide. This means providing clinical services related to a clinical emergency, accident or disaster when you are present as a bystander.
Visit here for more information.
We support members throughout their careers - not just in times of crisis. For students, this means access to services and resources that will help you make the most of your student years.
MDU student membership, which is available only to medical students in the UK, is free and provides access to a wide range of services and support to assist you throughout your studies, in addition to the core benefits of membership.
See our resources here.