Imagine if Christian students were allowed to study Christian medical ethics at medical school! Five medical schools around the UK are doing just that, running special study modules (SSMs) in medical ethics from a Christian perspective. To date there are courses running for between two and eight weeks in Birmingham,...
There seems to be no escaping the Da Vinci Code. It has generated massive interest since Dan Brown's bestseller was published in 2003. The film, released worldwide in May 2006, has only served to increase the hype. Essentially, it's a fast-paced murder mystery involving the smart and handsome Robert Langdon,...
As medical students and doctors we deal with sickness every day. We show compassion and care and are hopefully moved by the suffering around us. Those feelings may be particularly acute when suffering is closer to home: an ill relative or friend, for example. How do we manage then? We...
Herceptin is a big issue. Google brings up a staggering one million hits. It features prominently in the media as well as filling the medical literature; but also raises issues that we as Christian doctors need to face. As we enter the increasingly complex days of 21st century healthcare we...