The ongoing HIV epidemic:
Arthur Amman talks about two distinct but related issuesthe stigma that still surrounds HIV and the orphans left behind by the disease [Full text][PDF]
Careers in medicine no longer attract bright school leavers:
Elaine Griffiths looks at the downturn in applications to medical school, and the particular problem of the shifting gender
balance [Full text][PDF]
Fighting AIDS today:
Liz Hart explains HIV and AIDS, and looks at the treatment available, and the implications of this epidemic [Full text][PDF]
Ophthalmology - The painful red eye:
In the third part of the series, Sophia Pathai and Andrew McNaught explain how to evaluate the painful red eye [Full text][PDF]
The evidence based clinician: part 4 - applying evidence to your patient:
Christopher Ball looks at how to apply the evidence to your patient, focusing on diagnosing conditions [Full text][PDF]
Come to the fair:
Rhona MacDonald highlights some of the topics relevant to medical students at this year's BMJ Careers fair [Full text][PDF]
Cognitive intelligence:
In the first article in our series about intelligence and medicine, Brian McMullen explores how doctors and medical students think and if this can affect their careers [Full text][PDF]
Profile - Leela Kapila:
Sripurna Basu talks to this inspirational recently retired paediatric surgeon [Full text][PDF]
Protection from HIV on electives: questionnaire survey of UK medical schools [Full text][PDF]
Student commentary: fear of AIDS affected my elective [Full text][PDF]
Student commentary: planning, planning, planning [Full text][PDF]
A funny coincidence [Full text][PDF]
The flying doctor:
Mark Lister spent his elective with a flying medical team in Tanzania and tells us what it was like [Full text][PDF]
Planning your elective - Tanzania:
Mark Wilson gives you some tips on arranging an elective in Tanzania [Full text][PDF]
Opening doors of hope to children with AIDS:
It's not only people with HIV that are affected by the AIDS epidemic. Kate Taylor tells us about the work of the Door of Hope in South Africa which helps give children who've lost their parents a chance [Full text][PDF]
AIDS in Singapore:
Richard Bellamy reflects on the 16 months he spent in Singapore working as a registrar in infectious diseases and HIV medicine [Full text][PDF]
Alternatives for AIDS in Nigeria:
Chibuzo Odigwe gives his perspective on alternative options for management and "cure" open to people with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria [Full text][PDF]
Live and let live:
Bryony Whipp looks at HIV and AIDS in the United Kingdom and challenges the stigma that surrounds the disease [Full text][PDF]
Live and let live:
Mirza Muminovic looks at the staggering rise in the number of children orphaned in the wake of the AIDS epidemic in Africa [Full text][PDF]
The Commonwealth Games:
Alex Ward spent a month volunteering as a medical assistant at Manchester's Commonwealth Games this year. He tells us what he got up to [Full text][PDF]
When medical students go off the rails:
Peter Rubin says student support is essential but so is protecting the public [Full text][PDF]
A selection of rapid responses to this article after it was published in the BMJ [Full text][PDF]
The clinical teaching lottery
[Full text][PDF]
Patient contact in preclinical years makes good doctors
[Full text][PDF]
Undergraduates are equally capable as graduates
[Full text][PDF]
Concerted effort is needed to overcomechild labour
[Full text][PDF]
Doctors should be more positive about applying for medicine
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Consultants' rejection of a new contract is disturbing
[Full text][PDF]
Intercalating in a moment of madness
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Graduate medical course is a success in Australia
[Full text][PDF]