Aaron
@aaronfdez.bsky.social
Medical Student (4/5)| Trustee | Chair of BMA Scottish MSC| Volunteering | Weightlifting and calisthenics 🏳️🌈🏴🇵🇭
Students no longer find value in placements, and doctors don’t have the same opportunities as before to teach due to understaffing and work pressures.
The standard of medical education is deteriorating and we are nearing breaking point. The time to act is now.
@scottishgov.bsky.social
The standard of medical education is deteriorating and we are nearing breaking point. The time to act is now.
@scottishgov.bsky.social
✍️‘I appeared for a ward round with six of my fellow students...there were simply too many of us. The resident doctors were too busy to teach one or two of us - let alone half a dozen’
NEW blog on the impact of an overcrowded system on medical education👇
bmascotland.home.blog/2025/04/04/m...
NEW blog on the impact of an overcrowded system on medical education👇
bmascotland.home.blog/2025/04/04/m...
Medical students are suffering in an overcrowded system – we need to protect our education
A year and a half ago, when I started my clinical placements as a fourth-year medical student, I was excited. Starting university in 2020 – during the height of the COVID pandemic – my …
bmascotland.home.blog
April 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Students no longer find value in placements, and doctors don’t have the same opportunities as before to teach due to understaffing and work pressures.
The standard of medical education is deteriorating and we are nearing breaking point. The time to act is now.
@scottishgov.bsky.social
The standard of medical education is deteriorating and we are nearing breaking point. The time to act is now.
@scottishgov.bsky.social
this was actually very difficult for me to write. is my language inclusive of the wide and complex struggles faced by our community? does writing this actually make a difference?
i know one thing for sure, it’s out for you to read. i would be interested to learn about specific stories/examples
i know one thing for sure, it’s out for you to read. i would be interested to learn about specific stories/examples
✍️“For any LGBTQ+ people considering/already studying medicine: know that your identity is not a barrier but a strength.”
🏳️🌈As LGBTQ+ History Month draws to a close, read this important & thought-provoking blog from our SMSC chair @aaronfdez.bsky.social 👇
bmascotland.home.blog/2025/02/28/l...
🏳️🌈As LGBTQ+ History Month draws to a close, read this important & thought-provoking blog from our SMSC chair @aaronfdez.bsky.social 👇
bmascotland.home.blog/2025/02/28/l...
LGBTQ+ History Month: Medical school challenges and reflections
Coming out is hard. As a mature medical student in my fourth and penultimate year I am envious of those fortunate to have a strong support system to do this earlier and live more of their youth as …
bmascotland.home.blog
February 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
this was actually very difficult for me to write. is my language inclusive of the wide and complex struggles faced by our community? does writing this actually make a difference?
i know one thing for sure, it’s out for you to read. i would be interested to learn about specific stories/examples
i know one thing for sure, it’s out for you to read. i would be interested to learn about specific stories/examples
A powerful and meaningful read that really displays why LGBTQ+ History Month is relevant today. Section 28 is a taint on UK history that our leaders need to learn from. We must protect and empower our LGBTQ+ colleagues so that they can provide the best patient outcomes without discrimination 🌈
‘The contrast between my early experiences and the welcoming environment I eventually discovered…shows how far we’ve come & how far we still have to go’
Read this powerful and inspiring blog from a doctor in Scotland marking LGBTQ+ History Month 👇
bmascotland.home.blog/2025/02/13/l...
Read this powerful and inspiring blog from a doctor in Scotland marking LGBTQ+ History Month 👇
bmascotland.home.blog/2025/02/13/l...
LGBTQ+ History Month: My journey shows positive change is not just possible, but inevitable
In 1996, as I stepped into my medical career in Scotland, I carried not only the weight of my new responsibilities as a ‘Junior Doctor’ but also the burden of navigating a professional landscape st…
bmascotland.home.blog
February 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A powerful and meaningful read that really displays why LGBTQ+ History Month is relevant today. Section 28 is a taint on UK history that our leaders need to learn from. We must protect and empower our LGBTQ+ colleagues so that they can provide the best patient outcomes without discrimination 🌈
ohai 👋
it’s just my first blog as Chair of Scottish Medical Students Committee.
Here we lay out our priorities:
✍️ Student Finance
✍️ Travel
✍️ UKFPO
✍️ Medical Student Intake
it’s just my first blog as Chair of Scottish Medical Students Committee.
Here we lay out our priorities:
✍️ Student Finance
✍️ Travel
✍️ UKFPO
✍️ Medical Student Intake
Introducing the new chair of SMSC
We live in a time where being a medical student is exciting, with the advancements in medical technology and knowledge constantly changing. However, the uncertainty that awaits us as future doctors…
bmascotland.home.blog
January 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
ohai 👋
it’s just my first blog as Chair of Scottish Medical Students Committee.
Here we lay out our priorities:
✍️ Student Finance
✍️ Travel
✍️ UKFPO
✍️ Medical Student Intake
it’s just my first blog as Chair of Scottish Medical Students Committee.
Here we lay out our priorities:
✍️ Student Finance
✍️ Travel
✍️ UKFPO
✍️ Medical Student Intake