Clinical Skills & Practice
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Shift-Style Schedules: Adapting Nursing School Days to Real-World Work Rhythms
By: Lynda Malcolm, JD, MD Nursing school doesn’t run on neat 9-to-5 blocks. Clinical days stretch long, labs eat into evenings, and suddenly it’s midnight, and you’re wondering where the time went. The students who thrive aren’t cramming study time into random gaps. They’re building their days around the same rhythm they’ll live by once…
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Ultimate Midwifery Reading List
Midwifery care requires you to be a practitioner and a care giver, navigating medication dosing, and holding space for fear, pain, and the joy of birth all in one. Having the right book will ensure you develop and sharpen those essential skills. Here we have gathered our recommended reedling list that cover foundational knowledge, anatomy,…
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Best Books for Nursing Students after Year 1
As a first year nursing student your goal was understanding the foundations: anatomy, physiology, and the basics of care. Now, as a returning nursing student is when things start to feel different – more real. Placements get longer, the cases are more complex, and you’re expected to bring more clinical reasoning to every decision –…
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Must-Have Books for Medical Students after Year 1
As a first year medical student your goal was understanding the basics: medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology. Now, as a returning medical student the focus is preparing for clinical practice and exams, we know the right book can save you hours of confusion. Here are books worth checking out chosen to specifically support challenges during…
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Becoming a Doctor: What They Don’t Teach You About Making a Diagnosis
Content adapted from: 2020 Elsevier Live Webinar with Dr. David Randall. Diagnosis; The art of becoming a doctor One of the most important skills in medicine is also one of the least taught: how to actually make a diagnosis. Dr. David Randall, renal specialist, researcher, and co-editor of Kumar & Clark’s Clinical Medicine — shared some refreshingly honest insights…
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Diversity-Sensitive Care in Nursing
By Sarah Micucci, Nurse, Nursing Educator (B.A.) & Editor for Nursing Literature The Principle of Health Equity Diversity-sensitive care is still frequently, and incorrectly, used as just another way of saying “equal treatment.” In reality, the concept is rooted in something more nuanced: health equity. And equity, it’s worth spelling out, is not the same…
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Alzheimer’s Disease Explained for Students: Pathology, Symptoms, and Progression
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, raising global awareness about brain health, fighting cognitive decline, and supporting those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month is an opportunity for us to highlight the clinical, pathological, and social impact of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia in the developed world. Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by progressive…
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Still Deciding in Fourth Year: My Experience Choosing a Specialty
By: Sakhi Shah One of the strangest parts of fourth year is that people assume you must feel certain by now. By this point in medical school, the expectation is almost that your story should make sense. You are supposed to know who you are, what field fits you, and where you are going next.…
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What Doing Research Taught Me That Training Alone Did Not
By Ian Jacob Esquivel, Cardiac Physiology Graduate from the University of Southampton Students in healthcare programs are often encouraged to undertake research because it is “good for their CV”. While this may be true, it significantly understates the real value of research. The most meaningful benefits only become clear once you are actively involved in…
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Your Voice Matters: Raising Serious Concerns About Patient Safety
By: Maria Ahmad, co-author, Unlocking The Leader Within: A Medical Student’s Guide to Practical Leadership A recent study estimated that over 237 million medication errors are made each year, just in England1. 237 million! And that doesn’t include other errors – mistakes made during operations, missed or incorrect diagnoses, unsafe discharges…the list goes on. So,…