Are you ready to become a Rare Disease Ambassador?
Apply to be an M4RD Ambassador today… This is the moment you’ve been waiting for! Our popular and successful Ambassador Programme is now open to new applications, giving you the […]
Jo McPherson
About Jo McPherson
Posts by Jo McPherson:
Look-back – The Unusual Suspects: Rare Disease in Everyday Medicine
February was a busy month for M4RD!! Prior to Rare Disease Day we held our 10th annual symposium, with the Royal Society of Medicine on 15th February – our first […]
The M4RD Ambassador 6 Month Round up
We can’t quite believe that it’s been (just over) six months since our 2022/23 cohort joined us – and what a journey it’s been with SO many wonderful activities being […]
Meet our new Digital Projects Officer
Say hello to our newest team member!! Eleanor Churchill has joined us in the newly created role of Digital Projects Officer. We are so excited to welcome her to the […]
#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. […]
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 […]