#DARE TO THINK RARE
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:
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Appreciate that rare diseases are collectively common
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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.
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 Medical Care
We are back at The Royal Society of Medicine in London for our annual symposium
19th February 2020
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Wolfram Syndrome UK (WSUK)
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Patient Groups / UK / 98 views
Posted 3 months ago by Jo McPherson
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Rare Disease Guidelines / 84 views
Posted 7 months ago by Lucy McKay
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