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In the field of sports medicine there is no greater ambassador than Dr Richard Budgett. He has been the Chief Medical Officer to Team GB for the past six consecutive Summer and Winter Olympic...

Whether it's calculating gentamicin doses, checking the latest guidelines or practicing MCQs the smartphone has become an essential piece of medical kit for working on the move. As the number of medical apps breaks...

If you dare ask any doctor their best experience at medical school then you'd better be prepared for hours of mind-numbing stories from their medical elective – and if you're really unlucky they'll even...

As a medical student you've just moved into the thirteenth floor of halls. Your room is the size of a matchbox. The person next door plays music so loud that cracks are forming in...

For most junior doctors their first experience of publication will be writing a case report. BMJ Case Reports Editor-in-Chief, Seema Biswas, offers some advice on perfecting your write-up. Writing up a memorable case with your...

Welcome to my A&E Department. Local population: 10 to 100 (dependent on the season). Staff: 1. Nearest referral hospital: 2800 miles (but no referral, transfer or evacuation possible for 8 months each year). Welcome to...

Presenting History JuniorDr is a free distribution magazine produced by doctors for the UK's Medical Students, Foundation Year Trainees, Specialist Trainees, GP Trainees and Specialist Registrars. You can find us quarterly in 500 hospitals and...

Junior doctors can be asked to write reports on many different things, but it need not be a daunting experience, says Sara Williams from MPS. You witness an adverse incident while working in A&E. There...

Working as a junior doctor gives a new meaning to the word stress. Sara Williams explores how to keep it at bay. Last May Janet Street Porter wrote an article headlined "Depression? It's just the...

An inquest is a fact-finding exercise co-ordinated by the coroner (or procurator fiscal in Scotland), with or without a jury. The objective is to determine who died, when, where and how they died, and...