Melanin Medics

This International Women’s Month, we’re celebrating the women within the Melanin Medics community who are not only part of medicine, but actively shaping it. We asked two leaders within Melanin Medics the same set of questions, reflecting on joy, purpose, community, and paving the way forward! Dr Olamide Oguntimehin, Founder, Melanin Medics Dr Oyinda Adeniyi, Director of Communications, Melanin Medics What is something about medicine that brings you the most joy or fulfilment? Olamide:...

As healthcare professionals and students, it is so easy to neglect caring for ourselves while caring for other people. After all, we have a duty of care to our patients and the community around us. Yet, if we are honest, many of us struggle to rest without guilt. Medicine can quietly teach us that being constantly busy is a badge of honour. Over time, we may begin to feel that slowing down means we are doing something wrong. But rest is not a weakness. It is one of the ways we protect the...

By Dr Grace Ogwel (Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST1) The Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA) is a major stepping stone in the specialty training journey. As resident doctors, we all know that entry into specialty training is more competitive than ever and for many of us, just seeing those four letters can trigger a collective sigh (or panic). This guide focuses on: what the MSRA actually involves how scoring works the revision strategies that helped me the mistakes to avoid the most...