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    In this episode of Sharp Scratch, we talk about phobias. We discuss what happens when you have a phobic response to something, the ways that this can affect you while studying medicine, and how to tell whether something is just a dislike or if it is an actual phobia. In this episode, I was joined by regular panellist, Lily, and a brand new panellist, Stanimir. Medicine is occasionally like the…

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    • Some of the things you have to do in medicine are occasionally phobia-inducing. How can this affect medical students and are there ways to overcome it? A summary of this discussion on the #SharpScratch podcast @BMJStudent https://t.co/LijUk1zKNN

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    In this episode of Sharp Scratch, we talk about phobias. We discuss what happens when you have a phobic response to something, the ways that this can affect you while studying medicine, and how to tell whether something is just a dislike or if it is an actual phobia. In this episode, I was joined by regular panellist, Lily, and a brand new panellist, Stanimir. Medicine is occasionally like the…

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    • Some of the things you have to do in medicine are occasionally phobia-inducing. How can this affect medical students and are there ways to overcome it? A summary of this discussion on the #SharpScratch podcast @BMJStudent https://t.co/LijUk1zKNN

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    In the latest episode of Sharp Scratch, we talked about how our accents and dialects may change throughout our time at university. This week, I was joined by panellists Judy and Kayode as we found out what the terms accent and dialect mean, and how they differ from one another. Accents and dialects are influenced by race, gender, and class, among other things. They change frequently depending on…

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    • Students often find that their accents change during university. Why does this happen? And how does it link to societal connotations of an accent's class and ethnicity? @Charl_Rose24 sums up discussions of this on the #SharpScratch podcast https://t.co/xSwx33dPXN @BMJStudent

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    In the latest episode of Sharp Scratch, we talked about how our accents and dialects may change throughout our time at university. This week, I was joined by panellists Judy and Kayode as we found out what the terms accent and dialect mean, and how they differ from one another. Accents and dialects are influenced by race, gender, and class, among other things. They change frequently depending on…

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    • Students often find that their accents change during university. Why does this happen? And how does it link to different accents' connotations of class, wealth, and ethnicity? @Charl_Rose24 sums up discussions of this on the latest #SharpScratch podcast https://t.co/xSwx33di8f

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    For this week’s episode, we’re talking all about whether medical schools are compassionate places to work and study. This week, I was joined by two new panellists, Patrick and Ramneet, as we discussed compassionate organisations and the impact that compassion (or a lack of it) can have on students. Any medical student knows that medical school can be tough. The hours are long, the work is hard,…

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    • Throughout medical school, students are taught the importance of becoming a compassionate doctor. But do medical schools show compassion towards their students? The latest @BMJStudent #SharpScratch episode tackled this question https://t.co/ZUq1JoSPeA

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    For this week’s episode, we’re talking all about whether medical schools are compassionate places to work and study. This week, I was joined by two new panellists, Patrick and Ramneet, as we discussed compassionate organisations and the impact that compassion (or a lack of it) can have on students. Any medical student knows that medical school can be tough. The hours are long, the work is hard,…

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    • Throughout medical school, students are taught the importance of becoming a compassionate doctor. But do medical schools show compassion towards their students? The latest @BMJStudent #SharpScratch episode tackled this question https://t.co/ZUq1JoSPeA

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    Sharp Scratch episode summaries are back. And we’ve chosen a big topic for this episode: sex work. I was joined by regular panellist, Anisha, and new panellist, Sarah, to discuss all things students, sex work, and stigma. Discussing the relation between our personal and professional identity is an important part of the conversations we have on Sharp Scratch. In this episode we wanted to unpick…

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    • #SharpScratch episode summaries are back. And the first topic up is students and sex work. This episode unpicked the boundaries between personal and professional personas, using sex work as an example @BMJStudent https://t.co/uZDFRVjAfk

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    As we approach the start of 2022, the Sharp Scratch panel reflect on receiving gifts from patients and colleagues ‘Tis the festive season of giving and receiving gifts. In medicine, as demonstrated during the early phase of the pandemic, patients and the public may express gratitude towards healthcare staff by giving tokens of appreciation in the form of gifts. In the run up to the festive…

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    • As we approach the start of 2022, the #SharpScratch panel @BMJStudent reflect on the ethics of receiving presents from patients, giving presents to colleagues, and how you could gift colleagues positive feedback to recognise excellence in clinical care https://t.co/wNU2V5ABjG

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    “Everyone loses when bright people play small,” according to Valerie Young, an internationally renowned expert on imposter syndrome and co-founder of the Imposter Syndrome Institute. Valerie joined the Sharp Scratch podcast panel to discuss imposter syndrome or, as it should more appropriately be called, the imposter phenomenon, due to the fact it is not a medical illness. Imposter syndrome is…

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    • “Everyone loses when bright people play small." What a discussion of imposter syndrome taught the #SharpScratch team about overcoming feelings of doubt https://t.co/HI1avcBnlP

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    It’ll take less time to complete this survey than waiting for a kettle to boil.

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