50 at 50: Modern medicine: Miraculous or monstrous?

I’d like to give a personal reflection on the impact of biomedical technologies, including those pioneered in Nottingham, and then raise with you questions surrounding emerging opportunities and challenges. This year, I turn 49 years of age, just shy of the half century of the Medical School. Based on averages, I’m classed as ‘middle aged’ …

50 at 50: Standing on the shoulders of giants

Transforming healthcare is not easy. When asked to write this blog I could only think of a few examples where my efforts changed how healthcare is provided. Given that I qualified when doctors still wore white coats and worked 80 hours a week, that might seem like a poor return on all that time and effort. So how can you maximise your chances of finding the holy …

The Elective

Hi, Rob again. As I come to the end of my degree, I thought I would write a blog about what is undoubtedly the highlight of medical school for many — the elective period. This is an opportunity for clinical phase medical students to go anywhere in the world for a set period of time …