Student articles

Ten things medical students need to know about diabetes when going on placement

Health think tanks: what are they and how they shape our NHS

The NHS bursary: what am I entitled to?

Reflecting on medical school while playing Wordle

A day in the life of medical students in Lebanon

Zoe Morgan is a critical care dietitian

Time waits for no one

Tips and tricks on how to use Twitter

A guide for final year medical students: transitioning to foundation training during the covid-19 pandemic

A day in the life of a medical student from Nepal

A day in the life of a medical student from Ecuador

Wellbeing at medical school: feeling prepared

Medical specialties—the reality and the myths

“I feel like a spare part”

Teaching Careers Clinic

A history of psychiatry in 1500 words

Swooning, stereotypes, and observing a birth—the Sharp Scratch roundup

Taking BMJ investigative journalism into a new era

Patient partnership: a roundup from the BMJ patient advisory panel

Alternatives to traditional medical work experience for aspiring medical students

Covid-19: Looking back at the experiences of graduates and educators during the interim Foundation Year 1

Open your mind without leaving your sofa

A day in the life of a medical student from Portugal

BMJ Editorial Scholar

Tomorrow’s doctors, tomorrow’s leaders

Starting and running an organisation in medical school: tips from our experience

To see or not to see patients: What are your options for a non-clinical elective?

A day in the life of a medical student from Pakistan

Cautious optimism: Light at the end of the tunnel

How to make the most of your psychiatry placement

January blues: Exam season in a pandemic

Covid-19 vaccination for medical students: the grey area

Seeking inspiration at the end of a turbulent year

“You’re on mute:” How to organise a virtual medical conference

Apply for the 2021 BMJ Student Clegg Scholarship

The new normal

What can I do during an F3 year?

Continuing your medical training in the US

Siȃn Kerwin is an adult nurse

Jeannine Watkins is a physician associate

Claire Murphy is a mental health nurse

Robert Cast is an anatomical pathology technologist

Meet the new editorial scholar: Nikki Nabavi

Tracy Earley is a consultant nurse in nutrition

Hannah Grace is an art therapist

Adapting to the unexpected

How can I get involved in research as a medical student?

Sexpression:UK: the university students delivering sex and relationships education to schools

Life, learning, and medicine: advice to new medical students from a junior doctor

Covering covid-19: stories from The BMJ,’s news desk

A day in the life of a medical student from Sudan

Lade Oyeyinka is a sexual health nurse

Two new series for BMJ Student

Dress codes and skydiving: this year on Sharp Scratch

Building a portfolio for specialty applications

Illustrating your research: design basics for junior clinicians and scientists

Covid-19: the medical students responding to the pandemic

Open access journals: what you should know

What are patients and carers looking for in the OSCE?

Ten years of Geeky Medics

Covid-19: how to use your time when clinical placements are postponed

How to make the most of your anaesthetics placement

Learning under lockdown: navigating the best way to study online

Medical memes

Making the most of a palliative care experience

How to be involved in peer teaching

A career in rehabilitation medicine

Five podcasts every medical student should listen to

Meet the new editorial scholar: Anna Harvey

A career in cardiothoracic surgery

How to pass the emergency OSCE station

Improving student mental wellbeing

Growing older and wiser

The habitats of a medical student

Meet the occupational therapist: Niamh O’Flaherty

Interviews with geriatricians

A career in ear, nose, and throat surgery

A career in care of older adults

How to make the most of your care of older adults placement

Fever and tachypnoea in a child

Glasgow coma scale explained

Answering questions in clinical scenarios

Study tips for medical students

What should medical students do during a winter crisis?

What should medical students do during a winter crisis?

A career in paediatrics

Zoe De Toledo

How should I respond to an in-flight emergency?

Interviews with paediatricians