


Applying to a UK Medical School: The MSAG perspective
If you are reading this blog post, hurray! You have not let the current debate about the new junior doctor contract put you off the thought of medical school. This is the first step on the way to studying Medicine in the UK – it shows commitment to a medical career,...
Overcome the Odds and Achieve Your GOALS!
Have you ever had a goal that you wanted to achieve so badly, that you would do whatever it takes to achieve it? That is the sum of my story of becoming a doctor, in 23 words. Growing up in the poverty stricken and gang infested streets of Shreveport, Louisiana, the...
Re-Sits: No-One Cares
When retaking the year, you’re told so many times that retaking isn’t the end of the world. You’re told that some famous Professor failed a year of med school, that a lovely GP they know failed a year of med school and look at them now, and so on....