#DARE TO THINK RARE 

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Our Mission

We are driving an attitude change towards rare diseases amongst medical students and doctors in training.

With over 7000 rare diseases, it’s impossible to know about all of them. However it is possible for doctors to:
  • Appreciate that rare diseases are collectively common
  • Recognise the exceptional challenges faced by patients with rare diseases
M4RD provides education in the Rare Disease field for medical students and doctors in training. Our ultimate aim is to improve the patient-doctor relationship and speed up the journey to diagnosis.

Medical Schools

We help medical students create their own rare disease societies and events

Competitions

Keep up to date with the latest competitions and opportunities for doctors and medical students

Events

M4RD can help find speakers for and promote an event at your medical school or hospital

Learning Resources

Subscribe to our blog and newsletter for the latest online courses and resources

1 in 17 people will be affected by a rare disease at some point in their lives Source: Rare Disease UK

Meet the Team

We’re a group of passionate people helping medics to dare to think rare.

Lucy McKay

Lucy McKay

CEO
Debra Fine

Debra Fine

Treasurer
Tanya Collin-Histed

Tanya Collin-Histed

Trustee
Hannah Grant

Hannah Grant

Trustee
Chris France

Chris France

Chair of Trustees
Dan Jeffries

Dan Jeffries

Trustee
Find out more about the M4RD Team

Upcoming Events

Medics4RareDiseases Ltd is a registered UK charity, Registered Charity Number 1183996. M4RD is registered at Companies House as a private company registered by guarantee without share capital, Company Number 11119884. Our registered address is: 8 Silver Street, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 4ND.

M4RD is currently funded by company sponsorship with unrestricted grants. To find out more click here.

Please note that M4RD does not provide any clinical services and staff are not able to assist in making a diagnosis or clinical referrals. The information on this website is provided for driving awareness and should not be interpreted as or a substitute for professional medical advice.

Upcoming Events

  1. The NF Conference

    September 21 @ 12:45 pm - September 24 @ 5:00 pm

  2. RAREsummit19

    September 23 @ 8:30 am - 5:30 pm

  3. Pompe Preceptorship

    October 3 @ 9:00 am - October 4 @ 1:30 pm

  4. The 33rd symposium: Cystic fibrosis in children and adults

    October 8 @ 8:45 am - 4:30 pm

  5. The Manchester Rare Disease Showcase

    October 8 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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