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We were approaching the end of April. We had just come through a CQC inspection, COVID was in full swing on our 13 bedded unit, running 3 times our capacity having spilled out into our main theatres, anaesthetic rooms and recovery.

Written by: Som Sarkar

Post graduate exams are hard. They have a huge impact on the candidate’s life. It can be difficult to put the rest of your life on hold for 3 months to focus on revision, but this is unfortunately necessary.

Written by: Matt Bromley

FFICM is a ‘high stakes’ exam taken by ICM trainees, and is mandatory before entry it stage 3 training.

Written by: Victoria Robson

As a dual trainee who had never jumped off the training treadmill, I was looking forward to my maternity leave.

Written by Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden

Nine things you didn’t know you wanted to know about Vancomycin….

Written by: Pete Hersey

Preparation for the Final FFICM was tough and consumed much of my free time for several months.

Written by: Bhaskar Narayan

Back at the start of the year, we all watched the news with curiosity about a place called Wuhan, and a new coronavirus that was ravaging the city. We continued to watch with further interest as it made its way towards Europe.

Written by Dr Sarah Marsh

International Medical Graduates (IMGs) account for approximately 25% of the current UK trainee doctor workforce and are predominantly of black Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Written by: Shashi Chandrashekaraiah, Sushruth Raghunath, Avinash Jha, Arif Akbar, Ikenga Samuel & Mohammed Elshamy

As I look through my office window at yellowing patches of summer grass, it may seem strange to talk about Christmas.

Written by: Matt Morgan

In this blog, colleagues share their experiences by describing five things they wish they had known.

Written by: Ella Terblanche, Anand Krishna, Rosie Baruah