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Latest episodes

So you want to be a medical influencer?

October 9, 2026 · 35 min

What does it take to be a successful medical influencer? Dr Rohin Francis (a.k.a Medlife Crisis) debunks the misconceptions, and reveals hidden challenges. The panel, which also features new Sharp Scratch host Catherine Wang and FY1…
Riddle me this: What if medicine was more of a humanities than a STEM subject?

September 25, 2026 · 40 min

Does medicine allow you to be creative? In Zaynah’s last episode as host of Sharp Scratch, she is joined by incoming Editorial Scholar Catherine Wang to explore her chosen topic of the 2026 BMJ Student print issue: medical…
Do medics have a role in shaping public health?

September 8, 2026 · 39 min

“I like science and I want to help people” is a classic med school interview answer to “Why medicine?”... Can a medical degree train you to help others, even without traditional doctor-ing? In this episode, Zaynah Khan sits down with…
Social media literally changed my brain chemistry

July 31, 2026 · 41 min

Does your digital footprint represent you personally, or are you perceived as a doctor while you doomscroll? Can you ever be sure that *all views are your own* ? Are you an avatar representing medicine or a private citizen? Zaynah…
Where did the £400m go? Are medical schools funding teaching properly?

July 17, 2026 · 44 min

The BMJ in a recent investigation found a “black hole” of medical student funding, with NHS trusts failing to account for over £400m meant for training future doctors. What does that mean for us as medical students? In this episode…

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"The AI will see you now" - Will AI replace our jobs as doctors?

June 26, 2026 · 43 min

If more of our clinical thinking is done by technology, what does it mean to be a doctor in the future? Will our jobs be replaced by AI? In this episode of Sharp Scratch, host Zaynah Khan is joined by panellists and medical students…
Is medicine a career worth staying in?

June 12, 2026 · 41 min

What happens when the career you spent your life chasing no longer feels like the right fit? We are currently witnessing a massive cultural shift in medical schools and in training. More and more students and FYs are looking at "portfolio…
The F Word - Failure in Medical School

May 28, 2026 · 45 min

Why is academic failure surrounded by shame and guilt? Find out what support is available for students, and why failing may make you a better doctor in the long term. Zaynah and George reflect on failure in medical school - taboo…
Mentoring in medicine - Is it really "who you know" that shapes your career?

May 1, 2026 · 41 min

Does who you know determine the doctor you become? Do you need a mentor to be a good doctor? How do you form a successful mentoring relationship in medicine? In this episode, Zaynah sits down with Professor Katherine Woolf, and…
"Is it my job to teach you?" - Race education in medicine

April 17, 2026 · 41 min

Is it the job of minority students to teach their peers, or even staff, about race in medicine? If not, then who is the right person to teach us? In this episode, Zaynah Khan sits down with expert guests and doctors Mehrunisha Suleman…
“I’m Not Like Other Medics” - Deconstructing the medical student stereotype

April 3, 2026 · 40 min

Are you a "medic-ey medic," or do you feel like a bit of an outsider? Medical school often comes with a heavy set of unspoken expectations. From how you spend your free time to what you’re "supposed" to be good at, the pressure to fit a…
This isn't what I signed up for - Moral injury in medicine

March 20, 2026 · 42 min

Why Medicine? We’re all familiar with the interview Q on our motivations for entering the field. But what happens when the expectations we had of a medical career melt away into the shocking reality? Is this really what you signed up…