Rare Disease 101

27th March 2023

Have YOU heard of Familial Intracranial Aneurysms?

Melissa Clasen Mystery Disease Monday, Mystery Monday, News, Rare Disease 101, Uncategorised mystery monday, Rare Disease 101, rare diseases

Mystery Monday is BACK and this week we are focusing on Familial Intracranial Aneurysms! Thank you so much to HBA Support for the fantastic resources! Be sure to stay in […]

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 […]

15th July 2021

Rare Disease 101: How it all began

danjeffries daretothinkrare, disease, Rare Disease 101 doctors in training, interactive course, M4RD, medical students, medics4rarediseases, online medical education, Rare Disease 101, RD101

The idea behind Rare Disease 101 When the idea of Rare Disease 101 was first mooted by Lucy McKay, my (slightly wonky) heart skipped a beat. I had been a […]

2nd June 2021

Thank you to our sponsors for supporting our work programme

Jo McPherson daretothinkrare, Rare Disease 101, raredisease, sponsors collaboration, M4RD, medics4rarediseases, RD101, sponsors, work programme

We would like to thank all our sponsors and donors for their generous support of M4RD’s 2021 work programme that includes further development of Rare Disease 101 and gathering data […]

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 […]

31st January 2021

Priority Two: The key to unlocking The UK Rare Diseases Framework

Lucy McKay doctor, Rare Disease 101, raredisease, Uncategorised

Written by Dr Lucy McKay, CEO of Medics4RareDiseases The new UK Rare Diseases Framework has identified four key priority areas for addressing the challenges faced by those living with a […]

15th December 2020

Rare Disease 101 Sneak-Peek

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 realised a long-term goal: we have created Rare Disease 101 training for medical professionals. RD101 is an online and interactive education module created for […]