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 doctor Judy Ugwuja, discuss how they feel when they see increasing numbers of medical influencers online - is it starting to get a bit cringe? What are the dos and don’ts of making content as a doctor, and should the GMC be better at regulating this? Hear the panel discuss all on this week’s episode of Sharp Scratch - enjoy!
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25 Sept 2026
Riddle me this: What if medicine was more of a humanities than a STEM subject?
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 humanities!
Hear from medics, involved in creating the issue, about the role that creativity plays in medicine for them - including illustrator of the zine Dr Kathryn Raj.
The 2026 Clegg Scholars Nilay Sah, Rojbin Yigit, Anna de Beer and Ella Banbury share insights from medics they’ve interviewed who have taken a non-traditional path in medicine.
Explore ways that you can integrate creativity into your medical studies and career!
For the last time, as host - stay safe, stay sharp!
Zaynah
Listen to Zaynah’s favourite Sharp Scratch episode: “I’m Not Like Other Medics—Deconstructing the medical student stereotype”
On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4PYI9EmWsmmOliekGYsORl?si=ACsbahwWRcau8CCAOlzLpg or (https://tinyurl.com/yjrkd9h5)
On Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/im-not-like-other-medics-deconstructing-the-medical/id331561304?i=1000759002063 or (https://tinyurl.com/253k4ajw)
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8 Sept 2026
Do medics have a role in shaping public health?
“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 Claire Oxlade, and medical student Maira, to discuss what medics can do to impact public health. Claire is the global engagement lead of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC), working alongside medics, scientists, policymakers and parliamentarians on antimicrobial resistance. This Sharp Scratch episode explores what “diplomacy” means in relation to public health and medicine, and potential careers that your medical degree equips you for - that you might not have considered before!
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Zaynah’s interview of Claire Oxlade and Dame Sally Davies about the play Lifeline: https://www.bmj.com/content/394/bmj-2026-100170
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