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24th November 2022

The Dangers of ‘Optimism Bias’

Lauren Ferretti Ambassador, daretothinkrare, doctor, Genetics, Genomics, M4RD, medicalstudent, raredisease diagnosis, doctor, genetics, medical education, medicine, rare disease, royal society of medicine

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 […]

5th October 2022

#DareToWriteRare – The Student Voice Prize returns for its 9th year

Jo McPherson medicalstudent, Student Voice Prize Beacon, rare disease

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 […]

15th September 2022

Do you #daretothinkrare for Freshers?

Jo McPherson Ambassador, daretothinkrare, M4RD, M4RD Learn, medicalstudent daretothinkrare, Freshers, M4RD, Medica Students, medical education

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. […]

18th August 2022

12 Tips To Learn About Rare Diseases

Agata Oliwa Ambassador, daretothinkrare, doctor, M4RD, medicalstudent, raredisease Ambassador, F1 doctor, healthcare inequality, medical degree, medical eduction, rare disease

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 […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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? […]

16th February 2021

Rare Disease 101 is LIVE!

Jo McPherson daretothinkrare, disease, doctor, medicalstudent, Rare Disease 101, Uncategorised doctors in training, interactive tool, modules, online education, rare disease basics

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 […]