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Time, or rather the lack of it, is a subject close to every medic's heart. Perhaps we laugh ruefully at Ecclesiastes' claim that 'there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.' (Ecclesiastes 3:1) If only! When you pause for breath, you might notice...
Time, or rather the lack of it, is a subject close to every medic's heart. Perhaps we laugh ruefully at Ecclesiastes' claim that 'there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.' (1) If only. When you pause for breath, you might notice that...
It’s difficult to know what to write. After enjoying the privilege of being involved with Nucleus for three and a half years, the time has come for me to pass the pen - or should I say keyboard - on. I have many people to thank; notably Peter Saunders, Sandra...
There will be some who will take offence at a number of articles in this issue of Nucleus. It is not seen as ‘politically correct’ to highlight the health risks of gay sex (pp5-7) nor to evangelise Muslim students (pp30-34). Indeed, a fringe Muslim group called the Islamic Commission is...
Like a chick kicked out of the nest finding out whether or not she can fly. That’s how I’ve felt at times during the first nine weeks of my initiation into clinical medicine. Studying at a university that has been one of the last to see the light and convert...
How have you spent your summer? Three former members of the Nucleus team have had a hectic time; they began their house-jobs on August 1st. We’d like to thank Sophie Critchley, Howard Bunting and Phil Underwood warmly for their indispensable work over the years and wish them God’s richest blessings...
Picture the scene: four hours after taking off from London Gatwick, three British medics, speaking one word of Romanian between them, are amongst 180 medical students in Bucharest, all wearing name badges... written in Romanian. What’s going on? You’ve guessed it: it can only be a Christian conference! On 7-9...
Have you ever wondered why you took up medicine; why you spend your days dissecting bodies, reciting mnemonics, dreaming of seeing the letters ‘Dr’ in front of your name and falling asleep over medical textbooks? Do you find yourself struggling to get to CU, Christian medics’ society, church and midweek...
Are you feeling a little world-weary? Perhaps you are tired of trudging the wards each day, part of a faceless medical system, wondering if your presence really makes any difference. Or maybe you're frustrated by the godlessness and injustice of our society. A brief flick through News Review (pp 4-10)...
The only real significance of the millennium is that it is now 2,000 years since Jesus was born. But so what? What is so important about a carpenter’s son from first century Palestine that we should count our calendar years from the time of his birth? What relevance does he...
