medical education

14th May 2021

Mystery Disease Monday is back #MDM

Jo McPherson daretothinkrare, Mystery Disease Monday, raredisease daretothinkrare, MDM, medical education, Mystery Disease Monday, patient advocacy, raising awarness, rare disease

You spoke and we listened!! We are pleased to announce that Mystery Disease Monday will be back from Monday 17th May and to mark the start of National Eosinophilic Awareness […]

11th May 2021

Rare Disease 101 fills the gap in medical education

Jo McPherson Ambassador, daretothinkrare, doctor, medicalstudent, Rare Disease 101 daretothinkrare, doctors in training, interactive tool, medical education, online education, Rare Disease 101, rare disease basics, RD101, tom dunne

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? […]

29th February 2020

Rare Disease Day 2020

Jo McPherson raredisease, Uncategorised awareness, diagnosis, doctor, doctors in training, foundation doctors, medical education, medical school, medical student, rare disease, rare disease day

On this rare day take time to listen to a patient story and decide what you will do to make a difference to 300 million people living worldwide with a […]

25th June 2019

Medics4RareDiseases becomes a UK Registered Charity

Lucy McKay Uncategorised Charity, Charity Commission, Diagnostic odyssey, funding, fundraising, health, healthcare, medical education, medical school, rare disease, sickness, sponsorship

Medics4RareDiseases registered as a UK charity who’s object is the relief of sickness and preservation of health of those suffering from rare diseases.

6th June 2019

RAREsummit19

Jo McPherson Cambridge, medical education, patient, rare disease 0

RAREsummit19 is a 1 day summit focusing on patient centricity in rare disease – mastery, opportunities and trends in the drug development process, healthcare and assistive technologies.

1st November 2018

Are you Aware of Acromegaly?

Lucy McKay Endocrinology, Research acromegaly, Dan Jeffries, endocrine, medical education, medical school, medicine, rare disease

Today is Acromegaly Awareness Day 2018 so take this opportunity to brush up on signs, symptoms and management of this rare disease with a video from Dan Jeffries

24th July 2018

The M4RD Red Flags Survey Launches Today!

Lucy McKay Uncategorised education, M4RD red flags survey, med student, medical education, medical student, medicine, rare disease, red flags, red flags of rare disease, research, survey

Medics4RareDiseases are excited to announce the launch of their new research project: The M4RD Red Flags Survey. The purpose of the survey is to find out what different rare diseases have in common during the time before diagnosis, a period often called ‘the diagnostic odyssey’. We need all UK based patient groups to take part. Read more to find out how…

31st May 2018

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)

Lucy McKay Uncategorised chest pain, emergency medicine, heart attack, medical education, medical school, medical student, medicine

Not your typical heart attack patient

7th March 2018

When Dan Met Lucy on Rare Disease Day 2018

Lucy McKay Uncategorised acromegaly, awareness, Clinical examination, doctor, endocrine, foundation doctors, med school, med student, medical, medical education, medical school, medical student, medicine, opthalmology, OSCE, rare, rare disease, rare disease day

VIDEO: Dan Jeffries, owner of two rare diseases and author of ‘Me, Myself & Eye’, interviewed M4RD Founder Lucy McKay. Watch the video to hear Dan’s interesting story of being diagnosed during an OSCE and to find out what M4RD is all about from the zebra’s mouth.

6th March 2018

Rare Disease Day 2018

Lucy McKay Uncategorised awareness, diagnosis, doctor, doctor in training, doctors in training, foundation doctors, med school, med student, medical, medical education, medical school, medical student, medicine, paediatrics, rare, rare disease, Training

Another brilliant Rare Disease Day. This year we rebranded to Medics4RareDiseases!