Medtime Stories
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Medtime Stories aims to reveal the reality of the lives of medical students. Birmingham medical students Tom Thorne and Ashvin Sharma pull back the curtain on everything related to studying medicine by discussing their stories, from starting medical school to the reality of dissection, with laughs along the way. Questions and answers follow, with questions tailored to each episode. Whether a..
Medtime Stories
11M ago
Hello there! Welcome back to the episode where we uncover what happened during our exams, how we best prepared in the days before and kept calm during these stressful times. We offer our tips on how we passed finals, so this is surely one not to miss! We cover:
Resources to use for MCQ finals
Strategies for MCQs
How best to simulate OSCE exams when preparing
Proformas for OSCE stations
Thanks as always for the support!
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Medtime Stories
1y ago
Hello there! This week we’re discussing our impending exams, what we have to expect, how we’ve been preparing and how to best prepare for finals. We also discuss Ashvin’s job updates as well as some strike coverage!
Please get in touch with your opinions!
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Medtime Stories
1y ago
Hello there! We're back this week talking about the new upcoming junior doctor strikes! In this episode we discuss:
-Our reaction to the strikes
-The reaction of the government to the strikes
-Media reaction to the strikes
-The new strike dates and reasons
-Our thoughts and opinions
Please do get in touch with your own opinions!
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Medtime Stories
1y ago
Hello there! We're back with another episode this week, talking:
With the deadline for final year medics to rank the jobs coming up… we’d thought we’d put out an episode talking:
-Ashvin’s thoughts on sub-deaneries
-The role of sub-deaneries
-Consider job lists and order of jobs
-Consider location push and pull factors
-How far Ashvin has got in his ranking
Any questions or comments? Get in touch at:
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Medtime Stories
1y ago
Hello there! Welcome back to this episode covering deanery day - the day everyone receives the location of where they will be spending their first two years as a doctor. Join us as we discuss our feeling before the release of deaneries as well as afterwards. Let us know where you've ended up!
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Medtime Stories
1y ago
Hello there! welcome back this week to our new episode covering the strikes. Don't know where to start? This podcast has got everything - who, what, why, when... all of your questions will be answered! Anything we've missed? Get in touch and let us know!
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Medtime Stories
1y ago
Hello there!
We're back with an emergency episode reacting to the shock release of SJT results yesterday. It certainly caused a big stir nationwide, tune in to hear our thoughts! What do you think? Get in touch!
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Medtime Stories
1y ago
Hello there! We're back this week after our PSA exams talking about the upcoming deadline of submitting our deanery choices. Every final year medical student needs to rank all the deaneries (areas) in the country where they would like to practise for the upcoming year. In this episode we discuss:
-The recent news of the earthquakes, BMA locum rate cards and proposed changes to UKFPO allocation
-The process of applying to deaneries
-FP/FPP/SFP
-What deaneries we have picked
-What factors influenced our decision to pick those deaneries
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Medtime Stories
1y ago
Hello there! Just a quick episode this week where Ashvin and Tom detail their thoughts a night before the Prescribing Safety Assessment Exam and instantly after. Listen in to hear how each one of them is feeling!
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Medtime Stories
1y ago
Hello there! We're back with another episode this week where we talk about the upcoming Prescribing Skills Assessment exam that final year medics have to take. In this episode we discuss:
Structure of the PSA exam
Do we feel it's necessary?
How we are feeling ahead of the exam next week
What resources we have been using
PSA support from different universities
Any worries we may have about the exam
How are you feeling if you are taking the exam? Any other tips we may have missed? Any other questions regarding the episode or ideas for future episodes? Get in touch!
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