A new 6-minute animated video provides insight into the experiences of people living with ME/CFS. The video is part of the Discover ME Experience, a two-part (CPD accredited) educational 3D virtual reality or 2D short film, with accompanying information pack, available free to healthcare providers and medical students in Northern Ireland. For more information, contact… Continue reading Discover M.E. – animated video for healthcare professionals
Category: medical students
ME/CFS and Long Covid: online #MedEd event on 4 June
There's just over a week left to sign up for the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh's online event to improve understanding of infection-related chronic illness! The event is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff, and to students. From the event website: "During this webinar you will learn about the… Continue reading ME/CFS and Long Covid: online #MedEd event on 4 June
Learn About ME essay competition for medical students studying in Scotland
Medical students studying in Scotland are invited to take part in the Learn About ME essay competition! The winner will receive £250, and the winning essay may be published in The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. To enter, students must: • Complete the free one-hour CPD course on ME/CFS by Dr.… Continue reading Learn About ME essay competition for medical students studying in Scotland
ME/CFS will be taught to all medical students starting in 2024/2025 – but will the teaching be of a high standard?
Cropped image from the cover of the General Medical Council's MLA content map. We were very pleased to learn that ME/CFS is included on the MLA content map, and will therefore be taught to all undergraduate medical students in the UK, starting in the 2024/2025 academic year. However, we have concerns. We know that currently… Continue reading ME/CFS will be taught to all medical students starting in 2024/2025 – but will the teaching be of a high standard?
Letter to medical students from the ME/CFS Medical Education Campaign
We've begun sending this letter out to medical students' societies across the UK. Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating, incurable disease which affects at least four people in a thousand. Yet medical education on ME/CFS in the UK is shockingly poor. There have been great strides in research and clinical practice in recent… Continue reading Letter to medical students from the ME/CFS Medical Education Campaign
ME/CFS Medical Education Campaign 