Do you #daretothinkrare for Freshers?
We are M4RD and we #daretothinkrare Medics4RareDiseases is a registered charity started by medics, for medics! In fact, M4RD started out as a university society at Barts & The London. […]
Jo McPherson
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M4RD celebrates commitment to real Living Wage
Medics4RareDiseases has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer. Our Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at M4RD receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.90 in the UK or […]
M4RD is looking for a Digital Projects Officer!
Join our team! We’re looking for someone to fill our new and exciting role of Digital Projects Officer at M4RD. The role will involve supporting the CEO (and wider M4RD […]
Medics4RareDiseases becomes a CIO
On 11th July 2022 we received the exciting news from The Charity Commission that Medics4RareDiseases Ltd had been converted to a Charitable Incorporated Company (CIO). Although working as a not-for-profit […]
M4RD’s annual strategy meeting
Last week our CEO and trustees met for M4RD’s annual strategy meeting in Gloucestershire. This was an opportunity to reflect on our progress over the last 12 months and to […]
What seems to be the problem?
Grace Knight studied medicine at Keele University and is about to become an F1 in Coventry. Her passion for improving rare disease education was sparked by her younger brothers’ rare […]
Understanding rare disease: communicating with patients
M4RD is delighted to announce that we will be hosting an interactive virtual event exclusively for medical students wishing to learn more about complex communication skills. This event is initiated […]
M4RD joins forces with Bionical Emas to launch new online training
Medics4RareDiseases (M4RD) is happy to announce it has collaborated with Bionical Emas, a global Contract Research Organisation, to launch new online training for healthcare professionals. The mini-module is comprised of […]
Meet our new Training & Education Officer
The M4RD Team is so excited to welcome its new Training & Education Officer, Melissa Clasen. Melissa will use her psychology background and clinical experience to develop and deliver a […]
Introducing Phase 3 of the #IAmNumber17 campaign
M4RD is proud to be collaborating on Phase 3 of the I am number 17 campaign in order to reach a vital audience who can make a huge difference to those […]