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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

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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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DDX3X Support UK

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Posted 8 months ago by Maria Poole

DDX3X Support UK is a UK based information and support group for patients and families...

 Patient Groups /  UK / 296 views

Beat SCAD

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Posted 7 months ago by Debbie Oliver

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

 Patient Groups /  UK / 291 views

Findacure

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Posted 9 months ago by Lucy McKay

Findacure is a UK charity that is helping the rare disease community to drive research...

 Patient Groups /  East of England / 284 views

Dan Jeffries – Author

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Posted 9 months ago by danjeffries

Dan Jeffries is an incredibly funny and relatable speaker. His talk takes you through his...

 Speakers /  South West / 283 views

Royal Society of Medicine

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Posted 9 months ago by danjeffries

The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) is a leading provider of high-quality continuing postgraduate education...

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Noonan Syndrome Association

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Posted 7 months ago by Ian Legg

The UK registered charity supporting individuals with Noonan Syndrome and other related Rasopathies. We provide...

 Patient Groups /  UK / 242 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.