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There is an awful lot written about the benefits of having a mentor and being mentored but I have seen less about the pros and benefits of being a mentor.

Written by: Liz Thomas

I think I speak for myself and fellow doctors who graduated in 2020, when I say “it was not what we were expecting”!

Written by: Sarafina Bailey

WICM - Dr Ingi Elsayed - The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant and mostly devastating effects on many aspects of life in general and on healthcare services in particular. In this blog Ingi discusses the ways teaching has had to adapt.

Written by Dr Ingi Elsayed

Last year I had the privilege of being an ICM clinical fellow at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, and I absolutely loved it. The city, the patients and the staff made it a year I’ll never forget.

Written by Dr Fiona Walker

Leaving school I had little idea of what I wanted to be “when I grow up,” so I pursued my interests and choose to study BSc Biochemistry at the University of Birmingham.  Fast forward to my final year of study and I was little the wiser as to where I wanted my career to take me. 

Written By Samantha Cook

I love Emergency Medicine, possibly not the most appropriate start to a FICM blog, but it is true. I love the variety, the pace, but most of all I love the people, be they patients or staff, and the teamwork.

Written by: Sara Robinson

“I could take a look at that!” were the fateful words I uttered which led me and my colleagues on a journey of discovery into ICU follow-up and ultimately in us establishing a new service in our hospital.

Written by: Lucy Hogg

I perhaps haven’t chosen to take the most straightforward route through training by having three children during the latter half but as I come into the home straight before CCT, I also don’t have any regrets.

Written by: Catriona Felderhof

Giving effective feedback is a core skill for medical professionals and the ability to do it well is a hallmark of a good teacher and colleague.

Written by: Gillian Fleming

The perfect combination?

“Doc, doc, this is the captain. We need you back on the ship asap for a medical emergency”

I’ve been working in expedition medicine for nine years and last year was the first time I was asked to deal with an emergency. I grabbed my bag packed with IV medications, defibrillator, scalpel, and various tubes, and jogged back to the beach to be shuttled to the ship with a certain amount of trepidation...

Written by Dr Jonathan Messing