Jo McPherson

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30th June 2022

What seems to be the problem?

Jo McPherson daretothinkrare, doctor, M4RD, raredisease doctors, ED, emergency department, medical student, rare disease

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 […]

25th May 2022

Understanding rare disease: communicating with patients

Jo McPherson daretothinkrare, M4RD, M4RD Events, M4RD Learn, medicalstudent, Rare Disease 101 Find The One In 17, HCPs, I am number 17, M4RD, medical education, medical student, rare disease

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 […]

5th April 2022

M4RD joins forces with Bionical Emas to launch new online training

Jo McPherson M4RD, M4RD Learn, medicalstudent, Rare Disease 101, raredisease Bionical Emas, Clinical research, clinical trials, Early access programmes, M4RD, rare disease

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 […]

22nd February 2022

Meet our new Training & Education Officer

Jo McPherson Job, Mystery Disease Monday M4RD, team, Training & Education

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 […]

3rd February 2022

Introducing Phase 3 of the #IAmNumber17 campaign

Jo McPherson daretothinkrare, disease, interview, patient, raredisease Changemakers, Find The One In 17, HCPs, Healthcare providers, I am number 17, rare disease

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 […]

7th January 2022

M4RD is looking for a Projects Assistant!

Jo McPherson Job application, apply, job, projects, vacancy

M4RD is growing… We’re looking for someone to fill the new role of Projects Assistant for M4RD. The role will involve supporting the CEO (and wider M4RD team) in the […]

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26th November 2021

Become an M4RD Ambassador and a Rare Disease Ally

Jo McPherson Ambassador, daretothinkrare, doctor, M4RD, medicalstudent, patient Ambassador, Clinical Ambassador, doctor in training, M4RD Ambassador, medical student, Patient Ambassador, rare disease

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 […]

11th November 2021

Tune in now to the Rare Disease Podcast 4 Medics

Jo McPherson M4RD, Podcast daretothinkrare, HCPs, interviews, M4RD, podcast, rare diseases, The Rare Disease Podcast 4 Medics

The Rare Disease Podcast 4 Medics has launched! Each week we will bring you interviews with people from across the rare disease and medical world. We will be looking at […]

26th October 2021

Whose Voice Is It Anyway?

Jo McPherson M4RD, Patient Advocacy Groups, Report, UK Rare Disease Framework M4RD, NHS England & Improvement, NHSE&I, patient voice, RareQOL, UK Rare Disease Framework, WhoseVoice

On Thursday 27 May 2021 Sondra Butterworth, CEO of RareQoL and founder of the #WhoseVoice campaign, and Lucy McKay from M4RD hosted an engagement session on the UK Rare Diseases […]

29th September 2021

Not your usual heart attack

Jo McPherson daretothinkrare, disease, interview, medicalstudent, patient, raredisease, Uncategorised diagnosis, Heart, medical education, patient voice, rare disease, SCAD, Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

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 […]