Geoffrey Yong, fourth year medical student at Newcastle University, reflects on his clinical years at medical school and how to get the most out of them.
Neurologists manage diseases affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles. Neurology is a hugely rewarding specialty that has been transformed in the last 20 years by new technology and interventions.
Paediatric cardiology is a unique specialty which encompasses the care of all patients with congenital and acquired heart disease from the fetus to young adulthood.
Clinical immunologists are doctors who specialise in the care of patients with failure of the immune (defence) system (immunodeficiency) and heightened immune reactivity (allergy and autoimmunity) due to infections, allergic reactions, vasculitis and transplants.
Medical oncologists oversee the treatment of patients with cancer. This involves discussing therapeutic options as well as supervising systemic treatments.
Metabolic medicine is a subspecialty that can be defined as a group of overlapping areas of clinical practice with common dependence on detailed understanding of basic biochemistry and metabolism, which fall within the expertise of both the physician and biochemist.
Dermatology is a highly diverse and challenging field that is focused on the science, diagnosis and management of disease affecting the skin, hair, nails and contiguous mucous membranes in adults and children.
