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An opportunity to chase your dreams…an opportunity for people who are passionate about medicine…it’s all about opportunities and accepting the challenge.

The Physician Associate programme structure is very demanding and requires a good degree of resilience to see yourself through it, I guess the challenge is to be prepared to…

My name is Drew, I’m a fourth-year medical student here at Aberdeen and I also work with the admission team as a student ambassador. It’s my job to not only assist with the interviews, but also take care of our applicants when they come for interview. In the next 5…

Three years ago, as first year medical students, we never imagined ourselves teaching in a secondary school for our Medical Humanities block. It was far beyond our comfort zones. We even made the decision tentatively: would we have enough confidence? However, having recently returned from Buckie High School, we cannot…

Creative Writing and Medicine are not subjects one would automatically associate with one another. The distinct mindsets involved in their respective subjectivity and objectivity, often stands them apart. However, after undertaking a Creative Writing course along with eleven other medical students, I now appreciate that both subjects could enhance the…

Hidden amongst the granite spires of Aberdeen’s city centre bold colours can now be seen. Murals adorning the buildings of the green and previously dark and forgotten doors have been transformed from two years of NUART Street Art Festivals. This scheme has carved out a hub of art and creativity…