The Dangers of ‘Optimism Bias’
Dr Lauren Ferretti is a paediatric registrar in London with a life-long commitment to charity fundraising and an interest in genetics and whole genome sequencing. Through working with M4RD as […]
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#DareToWriteRare – The Student Voice Prize returns for its 9th year
Competition now open with three new questions The Student Voice Prize is an annual and international essay competition brought to you by M4RD in collaboration with Beacon, with a focus on raising the profile […]
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. […]
12 Tips To Learn About Rare Diseases
Agata Oliwa has recently finished her medical degree at the University of Glasgow. She has started the Specialist Academic Foundation Programme this summer in the North East. Agata aspires to […]
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 […]
Become an M4RD Ambassador and a Rare Disease Ally
Our Ambassador Programme is now open to new applications – this is your chance to become an M4RD Ambassador and a rare disease ally! About our programme Our ambassador programme […]
Not your usual heart attack
Heart attacks may not be rare but SCAD is! Today is World Heart Day and although heart attacks may not be rare, there are other causes of heart attacks that […]
Rare Disease 101 fills the gap in medical education
Written by Dr Thomas Dunne, Trust Grade SHO in Paediatrics & M4RD Clinical Ambassador When reflecting on your experiences of undergraduate medical education on rare diseases, what comes to mind? […]
Rare Disease 101 is LIVE!
Rare Disease 101 Today Medics4RareDiseases has launched its online, interactive e-learning platform dedicated to teaching medics the fundamentals of rare disease and help them manage both their undiagnosed and diagnosed […]