Autumn 2022

I've been called to a fitness to practise hearing. What next?

Professor TJ David explains what information you should provide – and what you should receive – before facing a fitness to practise hearing.

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What you need to know about being a locum

Considering a locum role? Dr Kathryn Leask explains what you need to know about being a locum doctor.

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Looking after your mental health as a fresher

It takes time to settle into your first year at medical school, so remember to go easy on yourself, says student Leah Brooks.

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Learning about ethics as an FY1

Medico-legal fellow Dr Rachel Stewart explains what she learnt about ethics while working as an FY1 and offers tips for those starting their foundation training.

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Dilemmas

Ethical issue

Chaperones and intimate examinations

A junior doctor worries his insistence on having a chaperone present for an intimate examination may have been inappropriate.

Declaring a criminal conviction

When a student is charged with a public disorder offence, they worry about the impact it could have on their career.

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What personality type are you?

Are you more of a driver, or an analytic? The MDU’s senior learning and development officer James Godber explains how understanding personalities can help you form better working relationships with colleagues and patients.

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Using your second language as a medic

Final year student Zainab Hussain explains how using her second language helped her communicate better with patients during placements.

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Space travel and medicine: where worlds collide

Student Hozafa Ali is combining his love of medicine with his fascination for space. Here he talks about KCL’s Aviation and Space Medicine Society.