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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

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

The Unusual Suspects: Rare Diseases in Everyday Medicine

Videos from this year’s symposium at The Royal Society of Medicine will be released weekly. Starting with Dr Richard Scott, Clinical Lead for Rare Disease at Genomics England and a Consultant in Clinical Genetics at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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“It’s not all in my head!” – The complex relationship between rare diseases and mental health problems

Posted 3 months ago by Lucy McKay

Abstract:  The incidence of mental health disorders is significantly higher in individuals with a rare...

 Journals and Articles / 79 views

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A great venue in central London to deliver an event, conference or meeting. Also the...

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Ataxia UK

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Posted 7 months ago by Emily Cutting

Ataxia is an umbrella term for a group of neurological disorders that affect balance, coordination...

 Patient Groups /  London / 195 views

Beat SCAD

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Beat SCAD is a patient-led charity that aims to support Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)...

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Behçet’s UK Medical Factsheets

Posted 2 months ago by Tony Thornburn

Herewith the link to Behçet’s syndrome/disease Medical Factsheets, prepared by our leading clinicians: https://behcets.org.uk/information-for-patients/behcets-medical-factsheets/ The...

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Childhood Tumour Trust (Neurofibromatosis Type 1)

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Posted 9 months ago by Lucy McKay

Childhood Tumour Trust (CTT) is a growing charity whose aim is to provide support for...

 Patient Groups /  UK / 210 views

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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.