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🎓 A group of medical students helping aspiring doctors find the best free medical school application resources #WideningAccess

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What is minimally invasive surgery, and how are robots used? By Chan Ho Ming, year 12. themediccollective.wordpress…

Article Of The Month: The Role of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery in General Surgery

Are general surgeons really “general” nowadays? Subspecialisation was introduced into the field as the field evolves, forcing surgeons to participate in mainly gastrointestinal, breast and endocrin…

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Another winning essay from the TMC X Unlock Biology competition, question 3! Written by Jiang Yuhan, Singapore. themediccollective.wordpress…

What will the next pandemic look like?

Another winning essay from the TMC X Unlock Biology competition, question 3! Written by Jiang Yuhan, Singapore. With the current Covid-19 pandemic calming down and society adapting to live with the…

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Article of the Month: Should alternative medical practices be covered by the national healthcare system? Article by Alyssa Lam, year 12. themediccollective.wordpress…

Article of the Month: Should alternative medical practices be covered by the national healthcare ...

Author: Alyssa Lam, Year 12, England The integration of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in public healthcare has been a topic of debate for many years. In the modern age of healthcare,…

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Are you a high school student hoping to make an impact on your community? The CCIR Youth Impact Fund is a unique opportunity for young students to receive up to £500 to make a positive impact in their communities and become a CCIR Youth Impact Fellow. themediccollective.wordpress…

Opportunity: CCIR Youth Impact Fund

Are you a high school student hoping to make an impact on your community? The CCIR Youth Impact Fund is a unique opportunity for young students to receive up to £500 of funding from CCIR to make a …

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One of our winning essays from our competition in collaboration with Unlock Biology! Written by Joyce Yuen, year 12, on the topic of: The Rise of Technology and Human Evolution. themediccollective.wordpress…

The Rise of Technology and Human Evolution

Our winning essay from the TMC X Unlock Biology competition, question 1! Written by Joyce Yuen, Year 12, UK. Three hundred thousand years ago, the first ancestors of modern humans evolved (1). Once…

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Hot topics: The link between violent video games and negative psychological impacts. What evidence is there? themediccollective.wordpress…

Hot topics: The link between violent video games and negative psychological impacts

Between 1961 and 1963 Albert Bandura, a Canadian American psychologist, conducted the Bobo doll experiment, where he studied children’s behaviour after they witnessed an adult act aggressively towa…

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Medical imaging plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. This article outlines the applications of AI in radiology and explores the potential threats and opportunities to radiology as a discipline. Joyce Yuen, Year 12 themediccollective.wordpress…

Hot Topics: How Artificial Intelligence Changes Medical Imaging

Radiology and medical imaging play a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. Specifically, diagnostic radiology utilizes a variety of imaging techniques, such as scans an…

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Can radiology help us communicate with patients in a vegetative state? An article by Ellie Tsang, year 12 themediccollective.wordpress…

Article Of The Month: Can radiology help us communicate with patients in a vegetative state?

Nowadays, imaging is widely employed in clinical settings and is considered instrumental in the diagnosis of certain diseases, one such clinical domain is that of vegetative state patients. Followi…

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Palliative care is critical for symptom relief at the end of life. Only 14% of people who need palliative care currently receive it, and the NHS expenditure on palliative care per annum is £947 million. Should palliative care be funded by the NHS?  themediccollective.wordpress…

Article of the month: Should Palliative care be funded by the NHS?

Only 14% of people who need palliative care currently receive it [1]. It provides patients with symptom relief during their last days and allows their families to make final memories with their lov…

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An exciting update for our upcoming essay competition! Each of the three winners will receive a copy of a new e-book on work experience, written by the founder of The Medic Collective, and a problem-solving question pack created by Unlock Biology. themediccollective.wordpress…

Medic Collective X Unlock Biology Essay Competition: Prizes

We have an exciting update for our upcoming essay competition! Each of the three winners will receive a copy of a new e-book on work experience, written by the founder of The Medic Collective, and …

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Hot Topics: The Neurological Complications of COVID-19, by Vashisht V, year 12. themediccollective.wordpress…

Hot Topics: The Neurological Complications of COVID-19

The Neurological Complications of COVID-19: A Clinical Examination By Vashisht V. Introduction to SARS-CoV-2 in the Brain The outbreak of coronavirus has been one of the most influential events of …

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Explaining the Gender Health Gap and Women’s Health Strategy in England - an article by Miriam Al-Idari, Year 13. themediccollective.wordpress…

Hot Topics: The Gender Health Gap and Women’s Health Strategy in England

Although UK women have a longer life expectancy of 83 years, compared to UK men’s 79.4 average, women spend a greater proportion of their life in poor health – a figure which is increasing at a sig…

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We are always finding new opportunities for school students to get stuck into medicine and biology. So, this month we have joined up with Unlock Biology to create a new essay competition! There are three question titles and three winners. Good luck! themediccollective.wordpress…

Medic Collective X Unlock Biology Essay Competition

Here at The Medic Collective, we are always finding new opportunities for school students to get stuck into medicine and biology. So, this month we have joined up with Unlock Biology to create a ne…

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Hot Topics: With a number of significant developments being made over the last few years, xenotransplantation could solve the organ shortage crisis. But what challenges remain? How will scientists overcome these? By Dylan Domb, year 12. themediccollective.wordpress…

Hot topics: The progression and challenges in Xenotransplantation

With a number of significant developments being made over the last few years, xenotransplantation, transplanting organs from animals into humans, could solve the organ shortage crisis. But what cha…

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Article of the month: Errors healthcare are virtually inevitable and unavoidable, and reports have shown that it is one of the leading causes of death. But what should we do about them? By Pruthvika Ravichandran, year 13. themediccollective.wordpress…

Article of the month: An evaluation of medical errors and their impact

Errors in the field of healthcare are virtually inevitable and unavoidable during medical practices and reports have shown that this is one of the leading causes of death. (Hopkins Medicine, n.d.).…

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It's that time of year! Registration to our Dr.eam Senior Conference for #Year13 students, applying to #medicine from state schools, is now open! Registration link: tinyurl.com/dreamsenior22 #wideningparticipation #outreach #medstudenttwitter #medtwitter
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Globally, endometriosis is an underdiagnosed disease. From the first symptom onset, it can take from 4-11 years until there is a diagnosis. Therefore, what is preventing people from coming forward with their symptoms? themediccollective.wordpress…

Hot Topics: The Underdiagnosis and Misdiagnosis of Endometriosis

Globally, endometriosis is an underdiagnosed disease. From the first symptom onset, it can take from 4-11 years until there is a diagnosis. Therefore, what is preventing people from coming forward …

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Unlock biology: a free scheme for school students

If you’re interested in biology then check out this incredible scheme below! Biology is often perceived as a subject all about rote memorising and absorbing information. Unlock Biology aims t…

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Hot topics: How medicine will advance in the future? Read more about the hopes for personalised medicine, antibiotic resistance, and preventative medicine here. By Dylan Domb, year 12. themediccollective.wordpress…

Hot topics: How medicine will advance in the future?

Medicine is defined as ‘the study and practice of treating or preventing illnesses and injuries’1. These two components, treatment and prevention, are ones that will undoubtedly improve over the ne…

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