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Cultural awareness: understanding yourself
Emphasis is increasingly placed on cultural awareness in medical education. But Brenda Beagan argues that although it is important to understand what makes other people tick, we also need to understand ourselves
[Full text] [PDF]
Health needs of women who have sex with women
Healthcare workers need to be aware of the specific needs of women who have sex with women, argue Clare Hughes and Amy Evans [Full text] [PDF]
Teaching medical students and doctors how to communicate risk
Philip Sedgwick and Angela Hall believe that undergraduate teaching of risk requires combining the teaching of statistics with communication
skills[Full text] [PDF]
IFMSA update[Full text] [PDF]
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Introduction to imaging: Non-ionising radiation
In the second part of our series about imaging, John Frank takes you through the basics of non-ionising techniques
[Full text] [PDF]
Picture Quiz: The genetics of cystic fibrosis [Full text] [PDF]
Basic plastic surgery techniques and principles: Chronic wound management
In the sixth part of our series, Aroushka L James and
explain Ardeshir Bayat the management and treatment of chronic wounds [Full text] [PDF]
Investigations: Cerebrospinal fluid
In the second part of our series, Suneeta Kochhar and William Marshall guide you through the basics of interpreting CSF results [Full text] [PDF]
Educational review
[Full text] [PDF]
10 minute consultation: Cervical Chlamydia trachomatis infection
[Full text] [PDF]
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Publishing: The publishing process
In the second of our two part series on how to publish your own book, Mohammad Al-Ubaydli outlines the publishing process, including the all important ISBN, and describes how to start your own business [Full text] [PDF]
Getting that job: Preparing for interview
n the second part of our series about getting the job you want, Anita Houghton explains how to research and prepare for interview [Full text] [PDF]
The village GP
Peter Cross talks to Joseph Spitzer, an orthodox Jewish general practitioner and writer
[Full text] [PDF]
Surviving Saddam
After fleeing Saddam Hussein's Iraq, Dlawer Ala'Aldeen, has used his position as a doctor to help other Kurdish people. Rusheng Chew speaks to him about his commitment to human rights
[Full text] [PDF]
The GMC and medical students with disabilities
There are a lot of rumours going around about the GMC's position on medical students with disabilities, particularly those in wheelchairs. Peter Rubin, chairman of the GMC's education committee sets the record straight [Full text] [PDF]
Tips on...How to be child friendly
Srinivas Gada gives some tips that should make your contact with children more enjoyable for both parties [Full text] [PDF]
The advice zone
You can use BMJ Careers' advice zone (www.bmjcareers.com/advicezone) to submit a career question or browse existing questions and answers on many different topics. A panel of over 200 experienced advisers are ready to respond to your queries. Here is a selection of what has been published on the advice zone site so far [Full text] [PDF]
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Paper plus: Do action plans and regular checkups help children with asthma?
This
month, Trish Groves takes you through a cluster randomised trial
that offered children regular care and advice on managing their asthma.
This type of paper captures a lot of detail, but do not be put off, it
is not hard to
follow
[Full text] [PDF]
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Planning your elective: Finland
Mark Wilson gives you the low down on planning your elective in Finland[Full text] [PDF]
Finnishing school
Tiago Villanueva got his pick of the draw and spent a summer in Finland enjoying the cycling, saunas, and snow [Full text] [PDF]
Yogis and yagyas
Stephen Makin went to Maharishi School and rebelled by deciding to study medicine. Here, he explains the impact that transcendental meditation has had on his life [Full text] [PDF]
Resisting zulum
Tej Pal Singh is a Sikh medical student. He describes the impact of his faith on his experience of medical school [Full text] [PDF]
Following the middle path
For Fiona Pathiraja, Buddhism provides respite from the hectic medical world. Here she describes the influence that her faith has on her life
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Science without religion
Keith Amarakone is an atheist. For him, not having a faith to adhere to means that he is free to rationally form his own moral response to situations [Full text] [PDF]
This collection of articles follows on from a year ago when the studentBMJ focused on
Islam to view article click here,
Judaism to view article click here,
Christianity, to view article click here
and Hinduism to view article click here
When words don't come easily
Stammering can undermine someone's confidence and self-esteem, as Andrew Iles knows all too well. Here he draws on his experiences and takes a look at stammering [Full text] [PDF]
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