{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"swimedicine.com","home_page_url":"https://swimedicine.com","description":"swimedicine.com","author":{"name":"swimedicine.com"},"items":[{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/discoveries-about-vitamin-d","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/103827\"/><p>Summertime increases the exposure that people have to sunshine (which will increase Vitamin D synthesis) but do you know the history of Vitamin D? A fascinating article by Jones (2022) titled, \"100 years of Vitamin D: Hi...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/discoveries-about-vitamin-d","title":"Discoveries about Vitamin D","summary":"Summertime increases the exposure that people have to sunshine (which will increase Vitamin D synthesis) but do you know the history of Vitamin D? A fascinating article by Jones (2022) titled, \"100 years of Vitamin D: Hi...","date_modified":"2026-07-21T08:45:49Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/sepsis-global-mortality-at-11-million-a-year","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Sepsis%20new%20NICE%20guidelines.png\"/><p>Sepsis is a serious condition affecting an estimated 245,000 patients annually within the UK, resulting in 48,000 deaths, and globally an estimated 11 million people die each year because of sepsis, the Sepsis Trust repo...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/sepsis-global-mortality-at-11-million-a-year","title":"Sepsis global mortality at 11 million a year","summary":"Sepsis is a serious condition affecting an estimated 245,000 patients annually within the UK, resulting in 48,000 deaths, and globally an estimated 11 million people die each year because of sepsis, the Sepsis Trust repo...","date_modified":"2026-07-08T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/how-hippocrates-gave-cancer-its-name","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/24026\"/><p>Did you know that the words cancer and carcinoma emerged from the Latin translation of the Greek words that Hippocrates used to describe the phenomena? The American Cancer Society reports that Hippocrates called the tumo...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/how-hippocrates-gave-cancer-its-name","title":"How Hippocrates gave cancer its name","summary":"Did you know that the words cancer and carcinoma emerged from the Latin translation of the Greek words that Hippocrates used to describe the phenomena? The American Cancer Society reports that Hippocrates called the tumo...","date_modified":"2026-07-03T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/nearly-50-years-since-first-senior-emergency-medicine-registrars","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/15740\"/><p>Did you know that the first senior registrars specialising accident and emergency (A&E) medicine within the UK were appointed in 1977 according to a historical analysis by Bache (2005) published in the Journal of the Roy...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/nearly-50-years-since-first-senior-emergency-medicine-registrars","title":"Nearly 50 years since first senior emergency medicine registrars","summary":"Did you know that the first senior registrars specialising accident and emergency (A&E) medicine within the UK were appointed in 1977 according to a historical analysis by Bache (2005) published in the Journal of the Roy...","date_modified":"2026-06-29T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/doctors-in-space","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Physician%20astronauts.png\"/><p>You might have read the recent news about the medical evacuation of astronauts. Did you know that – historically – doctors have been a very important part of space exploration? Doctors regularly work within flights into ...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/doctors-in-space","title":"Doctors in space","summary":"You might have read the recent news about the medical evacuation of astronauts. Did you know that – historically – doctors have been a very important part of space exploration? Doctors regularly work within flights into ...","date_modified":"2026-06-26T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/swimedicine-marks-100-years-since-insulin-crystallisation","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/100%20years%20since%20crystallisation%20insuli-d47b9cb.png\"/><p>SWIMEDICINE marks 2026 as 100 years since the crystallisation of insulin by JJ Abel, who wrote about it in a National Academy of the Sciences journal in 1926. Abel worked at the Gates Chemical Laboratory in the Californi...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/swimedicine-marks-100-years-since-insulin-crystallisation","title":"SWIMEDICINE marks 100-years since insulin crystallisation","summary":"SWIMEDICINE marks 2026 as 100 years since the crystallisation of insulin by JJ Abel, who wrote about it in a National Academy of the Sciences journal in 1926. Abel worked at the Gates Chemical Laboratory in the Californi...","date_modified":"2026-06-20T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/swimedicine-marks-100-years-since-the-diphtheria-toxoid-vaccine","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/100%20years%20since%20diptheria%20toxoid%20vaccine.png\"/><p>In 1926, researchers made new scientific discoveries which led them to develop the diphtheria toxoid vaccine against the Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria which causes diphtheria. Previous researchers had found that t...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/swimedicine-marks-100-years-since-the-diphtheria-toxoid-vaccine","title":"SWIMEDICINE marks 100 years since the diphtheria toxoid vaccine","summary":"In 1926, researchers made new scientific discoveries which led them to develop the diphtheria toxoid vaccine against the Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria which causes diphtheria. Previous researchers had found that t...","date_modified":"2026-06-18T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/230-years-since-the-modern-smallpox-vaccine","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/230%20years%20since%20smallpox%20vaccine.png\"/><p>Smallpox had plagued humans for thousands of years. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that smallpox killed millions of people, with symptoms including mouth sores, fever, vomiting, and lesions full of fluids. W...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/230-years-since-the-modern-smallpox-vaccine","title":"230 years since the modern smallpox vaccine","summary":"Smallpox had plagued humans for thousands of years. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that smallpox killed millions of people, with symptoms including mouth sores, fever, vomiting, and lesions full of fluids. W...","date_modified":"2026-06-03T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/did-you-know-about-tuberculosis-of-the-wrist","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Tuberculosis%20of%20the%20wrist%201900.jpg\"/><p>Did you know that Mycobacterium tuberculosis can cause tuberculosis of the wrist? Here is an image of someone with the infection taken from 1900, with surgery first reported as a treatment option around 1920.</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/did-you-know-about-tuberculosis-of-the-wrist","title":"Did you know about tuberculosis of the wrist?","summary":"Did you know that Mycobacterium tuberculosis can cause tuberculosis of the wrist? Here is an image of someone with the infection taken from 1900, with surgery first reported as a treatment option around 1920.","date_modified":"2026-05-26T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/bloodletting-did-you-know-about-mechanised-leeches","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/mechanised%20leech.jpg\"/><p>Did you know that leeches were commonly used in bloodletting? The Royal College of the Surgeons of England reports that the species of leech used was the Hirudo medicinalis which has 3 jaws and up to 100 teeth. As they b...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/bloodletting-did-you-know-about-mechanised-leeches","title":"Bloodletting: did you know about mechanised leeches?","summary":"Did you know that leeches were commonly used in bloodletting? The Royal College of the Surgeons of England reports that the species of leech used was the Hirudo medicinalis which has 3 jaws and up to 100 teeth. As they b...","date_modified":"2026-05-22T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/how-the-stethoscope-was-invented","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/210%20years%20since%20stethoscope.png\"/><p>Did you know that the stethoscope was invented 210 years ago in 1816 by Dr. René Laënnec? He first discovered that a tube of paper (rolled up) can be helpful in listening to a patient’s heartbeat. He then developed a ver...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/how-the-stethoscope-was-invented","title":"How the stethoscope was invented","summary":"Did you know that the stethoscope was invented 210 years ago in 1816 by Dr. René Laënnec? He first discovered that a tube of paper (rolled up) can be helpful in listening to a patient’s heartbeat. He then developed a ver...","date_modified":"2026-05-20T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/swimedicine-marks-30-years-since-dolly-the-sheep","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/30%20years%20since%20Dolly%20the%20Sheep.png\"/><p>SWIMEDICINE marks 2026 as 30 years since Dolly the Sheep. In 1996, scientists made a clone of a mammal from an adult Finn Dorset sheep, resulting in Dolly, who made headlines across the world. Although clones had been cr...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/swimedicine-marks-30-years-since-dolly-the-sheep","title":"SWIMEDICINE marks 30 years since Dolly the Sheep","summary":"SWIMEDICINE marks 2026 as 30 years since Dolly the Sheep. In 1996, scientists made a clone of a mammal from an adult Finn Dorset sheep, resulting in Dolly, who made headlines across the world. Although clones had been cr...","date_modified":"2026-05-19T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/join-u-on-instagram","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Instagram%20post%20Rebecca%2020Nov-7b7a9d6.jpg\"/><p>Hello, I'm Rebecca Franks and welcome! I am one of the SWIMEDICINE champions and I lead our community on Instagram where you can join us. Don't have the survey access code? Please PM me on Instagram and I will verify you...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/join-u-on-instagram","title":"Join us on Instagram","summary":"Hello, I'm Rebecca Franks and welcome! I am one of the SWIMEDICINE champions and I lead our community on Instagram where you can join us. Don't have the survey access code? Please PM me on Instagram and I will verify you...","date_modified":"2026-05-19T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/climate-change-since-1990-and-kidney-disease-mortality","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/high%20temps%20kidney%20disease.jpg\"/><p>Did you know that high temperatures could be associated with an increased risk of death from kidney disease? As the question of climate change becomes more important to countries worldwide, research has shed light on the...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/climate-change-since-1990-and-kidney-disease-mortality","title":"Climate change since 1990 and kidney disease mortality","summary":"Did you know that high temperatures could be associated with an increased risk of death from kidney disease? As the question of climate change becomes more important to countries worldwide, research has shed light on the...","date_modified":"2026-05-11T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/who-took-einsteins-brain","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Einstein%20brain%20went%20missing.jpg\"/><p>Did you know that there was mystery about what happened to Albert Einstein’s brain? A fascinating BBC article reports the story of how his brain went missing, and observations later made by scientists about its structure...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/who-took-einsteins-brain","title":"Who took Einstein's brain?","summary":"Did you know that there was mystery about what happened to Albert Einstein’s brain? A fascinating BBC article reports the story of how his brain went missing, and observations later made by scientists about its structure...","date_modified":"2026-05-04T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/only-1-psychiatrist-per-2540-patients-historical-uk-shortage","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/jp1PYaD\"/><p>The Royal College of Psychiatrists has reported that the United Kingdom is facing a major shortage of psychiatrists. Out of 5,193 jobs available for consultant psychiatrists, the Royal College reported that 748 posts are...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/only-1-psychiatrist-per-2540-patients-historical-uk-shortage","title":"Only 1 psychiatrist per 2,540 patients: historical UK shortage","summary":"The Royal College of Psychiatrists has reported that the United Kingdom is facing a major shortage of psychiatrists. Out of 5,193 jobs available for consultant psychiatrists, the Royal College reported that 748 posts are...","date_modified":"2026-04-06T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/mirrors-and-lights-ent-in-the-1950s-by-dr-robin-sheppard","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Dr%20Robin%20Sheppard-bc8b1a9.jpg\"/><p>As a medical student in my day one of the things you to learn about was ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat medicine), which was fascinating. There were two main things you needed to learn about. One of them was the middle ear dis...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/mirrors-and-lights-ent-in-the-1950s-by-dr-robin-sheppard","title":"Mirrors and lights: ENT in the 1950s by Dr. Robin Sheppard","summary":"As a medical student in my day one of the things you to learn about was ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat medicine), which was fascinating. There were two main things you needed to learn about. One of them was the middle ear dis...","date_modified":"2026-04-03T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/temperature-and-infections-charting-typhoid-fever-in-1871","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/temperature%20and%20disease.jpg\"/><p>In this 1871 image, Dr. Carl Wunderlich charted how typhoid corresponded with the rises and falls in body temperature. The image was curated by the New Sydenham Society of London and archived in the Welcome Collection.</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/temperature-and-infections-charting-typhoid-fever-in-1871","title":"Temperature and infections: charting typhoid fever in 1871","summary":"In this 1871 image, Dr. Carl Wunderlich charted how typhoid corresponded with the rises and falls in body temperature. The image was curated by the New Sydenham Society of London and archived in the Welcome Collection.","date_modified":"2026-03-23T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/we-had-to-deliver-20-babies-being-a-medical-student-in-the-1950s","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Dr%20Robin%20Sheppard-bc8b1a9.jpg\"/><p>In my columns I have been telling you about my journey as a medical student in the 1950s, and last week I told you about my experiences of observing and learning about surgery. After your surgery firm, you then did what ...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/we-had-to-deliver-20-babies-being-a-medical-student-in-the-1950s","title":"We had to deliver 20 babies: being a medical student in the 1950s","summary":"In my columns I have been telling you about my journey as a medical student in the 1950s, and last week I told you about my experiences of observing and learning about surgery. After your surgery firm, you then did what ...","date_modified":"2026-03-20T10:42:56Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/the-doctor-who-never-spoke-to-the-theatre-nurse-1950s-memories","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Dr%20Robin%20Sheppard-bc8b1a9.jpg\"/><p>Last time, I was telling you about when I started gaining some experience of observing surgery and helping out as a surgical dresser when I was a medical student. I remember going to observe a breast cancer surgeon at th...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/the-doctor-who-never-spoke-to-the-theatre-nurse-1950s-memories","title":"The doctor who never spoke to the theatre nurse: 1950s memories","summary":"Last time, I was telling you about when I started gaining some experience of observing surgery and helping out as a surgical dresser when I was a medical student. I remember going to observe a breast cancer surgeon at th...","date_modified":"2026-03-11T15:21:17Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/chat-to-us-on-x","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/SWIMEDICINE%20on%20X%20Feb2026.jpg\"/><p></p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/chat-to-us-on-x","title":"Share ideas on X","date_modified":"2026-03-03T16:15:54Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/get-useful-tips-on-tiktok","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/SWIMEDICINE%20TikTok%20Feb2026.jpg\"/><p></p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/get-useful-tips-on-tiktok","title":"Get useful tips on TikTok","date_modified":"2026-03-03T16:11:09Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/follow-us-on-instagram","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Rebecca%20SWIMEDICINE%20instagram%20Feb2026-1b3a267.jpg\"/><p></p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/follow-us-on-instagram","title":"Follow us on Instagram","date_modified":"2026-03-03T16:00:34Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/when-i-was-a-medical-student-in-the-1950s-and-polite-patients","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Dr%20Robin%20Sheppard-bc8b1a9.jpg\"/><p>When I was a medical student in the 1950s, I went on clinical placements in hospitals and last time I told you about how I started observing and learning about surgery. In those days, as a student you were known as a cle...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/when-i-was-a-medical-student-in-the-1950s-and-polite-patients","title":"When I was a medical student in the 1950s and polite patients","summary":"When I was a medical student in the 1950s, I went on clinical placements in hospitals and last time I told you about how I started observing and learning about surgery. In those days, as a student you were known as a cle...","date_modified":"2026-02-27T16:16:19Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/when-should-the-uk-celebrate-doctors-day-be","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/UK%20Celebrate%20Doctors%20Day.png\"/><p>It’s time the UK has a Celebrate Doctors Day. Did you know that many countries in the world have an official day designated by law, or custom, as a Celebrate Doctors Day or a National Doctors Day, but the United Kingdom ...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/when-should-the-uk-celebrate-doctors-day-be","title":"When should the UK Celebrate Doctors Day be?","summary":"It’s time the UK has a Celebrate Doctors Day. Did you know that many countries in the world have an official day designated by law, or custom, as a Celebrate Doctors Day or a National Doctors Day, but the United Kingdom ...","date_modified":"2026-02-09T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/my-memories-of-learning-about-surgery","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Dr%20Robin%20Sheppard-bc8b1a9.jpg\"/><p>Last week I told you about my ward rounds when I was a medical student, and how we learnt to do things like take a patient’s bloods and conduct tests. Medical education was good in being well grounded in real experiences...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/my-memories-of-learning-about-surgery","title":"My memories of learning about surgery","summary":"Last week I told you about my ward rounds when I was a medical student, and how we learnt to do things like take a patient’s bloods and conduct tests. Medical education was good in being well grounded in real experiences...","date_modified":"2026-01-30T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/my-memories-of-medical-school-in-the-1950s---esr-blood-tests","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Dr%20Robin%20Sheppard-bc8b1a9.jpg\"/><p>Last week I told you about the vital role that senior doctors in the 1950s played in helping us medical students learn, and I started telling you about how we were encouraged to observe patients to better understand thei...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/my-memories-of-medical-school-in-the-1950s---esr-blood-tests","title":"My memories of medical school in the 1950s - ESR blood tests","summary":"Last week I told you about the vital role that senior doctors in the 1950s played in helping us medical students learn, and I started telling you about how we were encouraged to observe patients to better understand thei...","date_modified":"2026-01-23T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/my-memories-of-medical-school-in-the-1950s-famous-consultants","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Dr%20Robin%20Sheppard-bc8b1a9.jpg\"/><p>Happy new year to you! Last year I was telling you about my memories of the early phase of my clinical years when I was a medical student. We learnt how to take bloods, observed doctors at work in A&E, and we started lea...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/my-memories-of-medical-school-in-the-1950s-famous-consultants","title":"My memories of medical school in the 1950s and famous consultants","summary":"Happy new year to you! Last year I was telling you about my memories of the early phase of my clinical years when I was a medical student. We learnt how to take bloods, observed doctors at work in A&E, and we started lea...","date_modified":"2026-01-16T12:32:05Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/new-year-new-term-med-student-travels","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Post%205.jpg\"/><p>Tell us about your prep before the new term, and your travelling stories. Sitting on a train? Don't forget to complete the longitudinal survey at www.swimedicine.com</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/new-year-new-term-med-student-travels","title":"New year, new term!!!! Med student travels","summary":"Tell us about your prep before the new term, and your travelling stories. Sitting on a train? Don't forget to complete the longitudinal survey at www.swimedicine.com","date_modified":"2026-01-02T15:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/countdown-to-the-new-year","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Post%204.jpg\"/><p>Who's watching fireworks? Join us on Instagram and Facebook to wish other UK medical students a happy new year 2026.</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/countdown-to-the-new-year","title":"Countdown to the New Year!!!","summary":"Who's watching fireworks? Join us on Instagram and Facebook to wish other UK medical students a happy new year 2026.","date_modified":"2025-12-29T15:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/merry-christmas-uk-med-students","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Post%203.jpg\"/><p>Join us on Instagram or Facebook to share your holiday stories.</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/merry-christmas-uk-med-students","title":"Merry Christmas UK med students","summary":"Join us on Instagram or Facebook to share your holiday stories.","date_modified":"2025-12-22T15:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/start-your-holidays-with-the-swimedicine-survey","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Post%202.jpg\"/><p>Now that exams are over (for now!), there are many ways to start the holidays, such as going for a swim at the local pool. When you have some free time, take part in the SWIMEDICINE survey and then share your holiday sto...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/start-your-holidays-with-the-swimedicine-survey","title":"Start your holidays with the SWIMEDICINE survey","summary":"Now that exams are over (for now!), there are many ways to start the holidays, such as going for a swim at the local pool. When you have some free time, take part in the SWIMEDICINE survey and then share your holiday sto...","date_modified":"2025-12-18T15:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/med-students-with-dogs","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Tabithas%20dog.jpg\"/><p>How did your dog react when you returned home for the Christmas holidays? Meet Tabitha's dog on our SWIMEDICINE Facebook page.</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/med-students-with-dogs","title":"Med students with dogs","summary":"How did your dog react when you returned home for the Christmas holidays? Meet Tabitha's dog on our SWIMEDICINE Facebook page.","date_modified":"2025-12-15T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/best-wishes-for-your-exams","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Post%201.jpg\"/><p>Join us on Instagram to share your messages to fellow medical students who are taking exams this December.</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/best-wishes-for-your-exams","title":"Best wishes for your exams","summary":"Join us on Instagram to share your messages to fellow medical students who are taking exams this December.","date_modified":"2025-12-12T14:30:42Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/hello-im-sadiq-a-swimedicine-champion-join-us-on-linkedin","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Sadiq%20LinkedIn%20post%2027Nov.jpg\"/><p>On my first day of GP placement, the doctor said “You will learn faster by doing,” as he instructed me to take history from some patients visiting the clinic. While I practiced it before in mock consultations, I was stut...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/hello-im-sadiq-a-swimedicine-champion-join-us-on-linkedin","title":"Hello, I'm Sadiq, a SWIMEDICINE champion. Join us on LinkedIn","summary":"On my first day of GP placement, the doctor said “You will learn faster by doing,” as he instructed me to take history from some patients visiting the clinic. While I practiced it before in mock consultations, I was stut...","date_modified":"2025-11-27T10:44:31Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/hello-im-tabitha-a-swimedicine-regional-champion-on-facebook","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Facebook%20post%20Tabitha%2026Nov.jpg\"/><p></p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/hello-im-tabitha-a-swimedicine-regional-champion-on-facebook","title":"Hello! I'm Tabitha, a SWIMEDICINE regional champion on Facebook","date_modified":"2025-11-26T14:43:06Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/hi-im-christa-a-swimedicine-champion-join-us-on-tiktok","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/TikTok%20post%20Christa%2026Nov.jpg\"/><p></p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/hi-im-christa-a-swimedicine-champion-join-us-on-tiktok","title":"Hi! I'm Christa, a SWIMEDICINE champion. Join us on TikTok","date_modified":"2025-11-26T14:36:15Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/my-memories-of-medical-school-in-the-1950s-%E2%80%93-my-clinical-years","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Dr%20Robin%20Sheppard-bc8b1a9.jpg\"/><p>Being a doctor in my nineties, I am happy to share my memories with you as you start your own career journey. Here on SWIMEDICINE they are hoping to get many medical students involved in a new longitudinal survey of futu...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/my-memories-of-medical-school-in-the-1950s-%E2%80%93-my-clinical-years","title":"My memories of medical school in the 1950s – my clinical years","summary":"Being a doctor in my nineties, I am happy to share my memories with you as you start your own career journey. Here on SWIMEDICINE they are hoping to get many medical students involved in a new longitudinal survey of futu...","date_modified":"2025-11-25T09:41:42Z"},{"id":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/my-memories-of-medical-school-in-the-1950s-by-dr-robin-sheppard","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3f40fe98-1420-44c0-a005-7cafd1af4a71/Dr%20Robin%20Sheppard-bc8b1a9.jpg\"/><p>I am a doctor who is ninety-one years old, and I have great memories of my years in the profession. I will tell you a little about my time in medical school, here on SWIMEDICINE. They’d like to hear about your experience...</p>","url":"https://swimedicine.com/join-the-journey/f/my-memories-of-medical-school-in-the-1950s-by-dr-robin-sheppard","title":"My memories of medical school in the 1950s by Dr. Robin Sheppard","summary":"I am a doctor who is ninety-one years old, and I have great memories of my years in the profession. I will tell you a little about my time in medical school, here on SWIMEDICINE. They’d like to hear about your experience...","date_modified":"2025-11-17T16:56:00Z"}]}