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I got a very unformal offer directly after my interview, which really makes me want to go there, however: location is an issue, but it shouldn't be, but still plays a small role...any suggestions?

good luck everyone!!! see you next year although hate to break bad news but we were told we would hear in mid march and i didnt hear until mid april - and that was one of the earliest!!

Hi again!! Umm my sister is in gr.12 right now, her offers are conditional... We are still kind of stuck deciding where she will be going as well... Like at first it was a definite for St.A for both...

I agree that Langman's is a good book once you get into it, it is amazing what it teaches you. Originally there is a massive barrier of new terms, but something tells me no matter what embryology...

I intercalated last year and did the "developmental medicine" module, one of the clinical medicine bsc's. Despite the fact I used to moan about my project on almost a daily basis last year I loved...

Last week I noticed a deep sense of calm in me. I was smiley happy all week from a combination of small things: the fact my shoes click when I walk in the office (when I was little I couldn’t wait...

An ABG is where a needle is stuck into the wrist at a steep angle to go and pierce the radial artery (the one you can feel with your fingers at your wrist). This is needed to see the levels of...

Crash call! Here is the start of my latest blog... On friday (two weeks ago!) had the most awesome ward round ever! Literally! Reading the title of this blog you might think I'm a bit weird for...

Last week at work went really quickly. Partly because I was looking forward to my interview (perhaps looking forward to is the wrong word, more anticipating the interview) and my boyfriend coming...

Hi, Ok, so my first week on my medicine rotation, which is based around the GI system (top to bottom, including associated organs such as liver, pancreas etc.) and I get back to the 'proper' hands...

The human body contains 10 times more microbes than the human body has cells. Further study of gut bacteria has shown that these bacteria contain 3.3 million genes in comparison to just 23,000 human...

Aggressively treating HIV infection before symptoms become apparent could improve patient outcomes and control the spread of the disease. The studies conducted in both developing and developed...

A big step forward has been made in understanding how polymorphisms in a region of junk non-coding DNA (an intron) can affect the risk of heart disease. The intron in question is located on...

The usefulness of mice as animal models in hepatic research has taken a great leap forward. One of the most commonly cited problems with animal models is that they are different and respond...

At the London nightclub Pacha, the Department of Health and Alzheimer's Society launched a new campaign to inform the public about dementia. The launch featured people with dementia ballroom dancing....