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Relationships in Medical School
Managing relationships in medical school can be challenging. Whether that be a romantic relationship, or your relationships with your...

Aisia Lea
Apr 2, 20221 min read


Ending the Stigma of Sexual Health
Sex is always an awkward topic of conversation. Whether it's seeing a sex scene when you're watching a movie with your parents and...

Aisia Lea
Apr 2, 20221 min read


Resources for Sexual Health
Find Your Nearest Sexual Health Clinic You can do this by going onto the NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/sexual-health/fin...

Aisia Lea
Apr 2, 20221 min read


What is Sexual Health and Wellbeing?
According to the current working definition, sexual health is: “…a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation...

Aisia Lea
Apr 2, 20221 min read


Medics of Colour to Follow
@teddybearmedic Teddy is a fifth-year medical student at The University of Nottingham. @malone_187 Malone is a medical student that...

Aisia Lea
Apr 2, 20221 min read


Race in Medical School
Being a student of colour in medical school presents different challenges than those who aren't ethnic minorities. As a medical student,...

Aisia Lea
Feb 26, 20221 min read


How Does Race Impact Mental Health?
Experiencing racism can make us more likely to develop mental health problems. It can also lead to internalised racism and internalised...

Aisia Lea
Feb 26, 20221 min read


Resources to Promote Equality
https://raceequalityfoundation.org.uk/ The Race Equality Foundation helps to provide information about practices to promote equality and...

Aisia Lea
Feb 26, 20221 min read


The Impact of Race on Healthcare
A 2018 BMA survey found that despite the growing numbers of black, Asian and minority ethnic doctors, 45% of them didn't feel there was...

Aisia Lea
Feb 26, 20222 min read


Being LGBTQ+ in Medical School
Being a student under the LGBTQ+ umbrella can sometimes be difficult under normal circumstances but being LGBTQ+ in Medical School can...
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Feb 26, 20222 min read


How to be an Ally
Educate Yourself It's worth looking at resources from a range of trusted places to familiarise yourself with current LGBT issues, LGBT...

Aisia Lea
Jan 30, 20221 min read


Resources for LGBT Medics
GLADD.co.uk GLADD's membership is open to any doctor, dentist, medical, or dental student. They run events around the country, such as...

Aisia Lea
Jan 30, 20221 min read


The LGBT Community and Medicine
Dr. Sarah Josephine Baker: Dr Baker was an American physician who helped to fight against the effects of widespread urban poverty and...

Aisia Lea
Jan 30, 20222 min read


Imposter Syndrome in Medical School
Imposter syndrome is loosely defined as doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud. It disproportionately affects high-achieving...

Aisia Lea
Jan 8, 20222 min read


Failure in Medical School
Sometimes in medical school, there is a huge amount of pressure to be perfect and not to get anything wrong. It can feel like if you...

Aisia Lea
Jan 8, 20221 min read


Resources for Self-Esteem
NHS Self-Esteem Self-Help Guide https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/mental-health/mental-health-self-help-guides/self-est...

Aisia Lea
Jan 8, 20221 min read


Social Media and Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is the opinion we have of ourselves. When it is healthy, we tend to feel positive about ourselves and life in general. When...

Aisia Lea
Jan 5, 20221 min read


Getting Overwhelmed in Medical School
Feeling overwhelmed in medical school is normal. It is important to make sure that you have ways of coping with feeling overwhelmed and...

Aisia Lea
Dec 22, 20212 min read


How to Help a Friend Who's Having a Panic Attack
Stay With Them Just being there with your friend can help them to calm down and remind them that help is available. If you are finding it...

Aisia Lea
Dec 15, 20211 min read


Resources for Panic Attacks
No Panic https://nopanic.org.uk/ There are loads of resources here, such as 'End a Panic Attack in Three Minutes', distraction techniques...

Aisia Lea
Dec 8, 20211 min read
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