In the second part of our series of articles exploring medical students' perspectives around the world, Alexander Cowan-Sanluis reports on the developing nature of healthcare in Gaza.

When the opportunity to visit the Gaza Strip arose I jumped...

With another new application system to the Foundation Programme set to begin for applicants in their final year from 2012-13, Sanjeev Ramachandran belives it is time for a national qualifying exam.

There has always been one hot topic surrounding...

Written by Hafsa Hanif - Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi

In the first of a series of articles on perspectives of medical students around the world, Hafsa Hanif, a student at the Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi,...

Written by Katie Allan

While drama students dream of seeing their name in lights, medical students dream of seeing their name in The Lancet. For many of us, getting our work published in a peer-reviewed journal is high on the list of things we...

Zoya Arain examines the growing use of financial incentives to motivate doctors

So, why medicine? the inevitable icebreaker we have all faced in our medical school interviews. The perfectly memorised rhetoric probably involved themes of liking...

Alex Isted

Sub-Editor

The world of social media is becoming more and more ingrained in society, as a tool to communicate, share experiences and keep in touch with family and friends. During the 2011 Arab Spring it allowed the images of a fruit...

Ashik Amlani gives his personal perspective on financial rewards in medicine

Many of you reading this will, at some point, have considered your eventual salary in a medical career. This may be especially true of those still in school and in the...

Eric Edison & Sam Oxley

Guest Writers

There is a perceived cultural divide between those on the front-line doing their best to treat patients, and those in the back office undermining their clinical autonomy by making resource-based decisions...

Dave Vedage delves into the genius of this Barts physician

Modern medicine has its roots in the scientific method, and its defined technique of method of enquiry has revolutionized the conditions under which we live in modern times. This...

Zoya Arain investigates the impact of the EWTD on clinical teaching

The practice of bedside teaching has evolved from the dawn of clinical medicine and is considered crucial in the development of a clinician who can integrate theory, practical...