#GPsareopen #spreadkindnessnotcovid #femaledoctors #wellness #meded #gptrainee #medstudenttwitter I started writing this article a lot earlier on in the pandemic. However, as we all know things are changing all the time and the number of face to face consultations are now increasing. However this article still feels relevant, as everyone needs to know that as GP's we are still here and ready to help. Things are modified and not like before , but we so desperately still want t

#rcgptogether #wellness #meded #medstudenttwitter #rcgpait Background to Zoom Fatigue ( skip to the bottom of the article if you want to get straight to the tips!) A rising phenomenon that I have noticed during this pandemic is finding myself on back to back Zoom calls, webinars and Microsoft meetings. These have been on weekday evenings and sometimes even weekends. Prior to COVID, if you had a learning event that you wanted to attend, you would factor in all the limitations:

#meded #somedocs #medtwitter #rcgptogether #spreadkindnessnotcovid #femaledoctor We are living in an age where it is very difficult not to have some sort of social media presence or digital footprint. Furthermore, with everyone being locked down over the last few months. Many of us have tried to learn a new skill set and this has included: building a social media presence for ourselves. People do it for different reasons which include: creating a hobby, the hope of being a he

#spreadkindnessnotcovid #RCGPtogether #medtwitter #meded #lockdownlearning This article has been on the burner for some time now. However, given all that is happening, there has never been a more appropriate time to release it than now. Many of us are working harder and in some cases longer hours during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Thankfully, there has been a focus on self-care and various apps such as Headspace and Sleepio have offered free use till December for NHS staff. We all

#lockdownlearning #spreadkindnessnotcovid #meded #medtwitter #mrrevisiontaughtme 1)Dermnet : https://dermnetnz.org/image-library/ This is a jam packed resource, with lots of pictures, quizzes, a glossary on dermatology terms and much more. If you are a keen twitter user they also post pictures regularly on their twitter page with descriptions of the condition. 2)British Association of Dermatologists: Generic link to medical student section of website https://www.bad.org.uk/he

#spreadkindnessnotcovid #lockdownlearning #medstudent #medtwitter #teamgp #meded #mrrevisiontaughtme #covid-19 This article was a tough one for us to write as front line staff, but deep down, we both knew that it was important to write about it. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic there was an increasing awareness that health care staff were suffering from burnout. Staffing shortages were a big issue and they remain an issue nationwide. Yet every day is another day. Self-care has

#medstudent #medtwitter #teamgp #meded #mrrevisiontaughtme 1.You are not on holiday. It might be tempting to take a lax approach to your day to day activities, during this time because there is limited accountability. However there are a few things to bear in mind and these are as follows: this is not time that you will get back and in an ideal world you should be furthering your learning towards the end goal, which is to successfully complete your MBBS. So what are we sugge

#fivetopstips #medschoolinterview #medtwitter #meded #wannabeadoctor 1)Keep up to date with what is happening in the Medical world. A really important aspect of most medical school interviews includes having a working knowledge of the NHS, recent medical developments and new medical treatments, which may have ethical issues associated with them. You are probably wondering what the best way to go about getting this information is. At times the thought of something like this c

#meded #medstudenttwitter #girlmedtwitter #womeninmedicine #womeninsurgery #somedocs Why should you give a Career talk? I got an email today citing some research stating that giving Careers talks to students gave more than just a feel good factor, but actually had a longer term effect on students work ethics in the run up to GCSE exams.( please find the link to the article https://www.tes.com/news/careers-talks-boost-gcse-results). As I continue writing this article, my hear

#giveusabreak #mindfulness #womeninmedicine #meded #clinicalwellbeing #medstudenttwitter #medtwitter I worked throughout medical school, stopping only in the last 6 weeks of my final year, although I would take some time off around exams at the end of each year. I was used to being at Uni or on clinical placement in the day and work at night, so thought I would cope well with being a junior doctor. I thought I understood exhaustion from working similar hours. What I did not

#mededtwitter #girlmedtwitter #meded #somedocs #medstudentwitter We all know that working in groups is helpful. As the old adage says, a problem shared is problem halved. Do you recall that daunting feeling which is often associated with exams. The fear of failing is an issue, but a really big problem is procrastinating and being consumed with how much you have to do. An effectively well organised study/revision group can be a helpful way to share the workload. Think about it

#reflections #wellbeing #meded #workwisdom What springs to mind when we say this. You might be thinking of a difficult interaction you had with a patient or their family. However, what we are specifically referring to is difficult conversations with your fellow health care professionals. It is something we don’t like to talk about. We shy away from it,at times to the point which , if we are not directly involved in a difficult conversation we bury our heads in paperwork and p

#socialprescribing #meded #medicine #reflection #wellbeing #educators This blog article gives a basic understanding of what social prescribing is and the issues with evaluating it’s effectiveness. Social prescribing as described by the Kings’ Fund allows Doctors and Nurses to refer patients to non clinical services. By non clinical services – this could include things such as debt management/ an appointment with an advisor who has contacts in the community and can signpost pa

#meded #medicine #medicaleducation #educators #surgery #GP Welcome to the MR Revision Blog by Dr Matilda and Dr Ruth This blog will cover a variety of topics which should be interesting to prospective medical students, medical students and doctors in training. In addition to this, our reflection section of the website will also feature as part of the MR Revision Blog (this will be in a monthly installment). Enjoy this journey with us!!.

#meded #medicine #medicalstudent #surgery #educators #mindfullness #wellbeing ​ There are lots to be said about medical students and doctors and whether we are perfectionists or not, people also talk about all of us having some traits of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. At MR Revision you may have gathered, that we really value personal development and in addition to this, reflection is important. That is why we have this section of the website. ​ Over this last week,we were ha

​ #meded #medicine #medicalstudent #surgery #educators #mindfullness #wellbeing When I went on my elective in Trinidad , I remember one of the friends I made saying that she would often remind people that there was not only one medical degree to obtain at the end of medical school, but that there would be enough degrees to go round. It was a heavy sentence in my mind and I mulled it over in my head over many months, simply because it made so much sense. Medical school is hard