Screening: It’s Complicated
Another Successful Centre for Evidence and Values in Healthcare Meeting The second meeting of the Centre for Evidence and Values in healthcare (CEVH) was held on 5th February 2026 in St Andrews. It may have been a…
Alumni Stories: Dr Jenna Khamisa, Class of 2013
Dr Jenna Khamisa, Class of 2013 reflects on her time at St Andrews and how it shaped her career in paediatrics. I chose to study at St Andrews because, after completing all of grade school at one institution, I was…
St Andrews Researchers at the Scottish Cardiovascular Forum 2026
Glasgow, 21 March 2026: The University of St Andrews had a strong research presence at this year’s Scottish Cardiovascular Forum Annual Meeting, held on Saturday in Glasgow. Led by Dr Samantha Pitt, the group engaged…
Moving from St Andrews to Edinburgh for the Clinical Phase
Ayla, a Fourth Year A990 student shares her experience as a Canadian student studying at St Andrews and Edinburgh. My name is Ayla Ahmed and I’m part of the A990 Canadian program. I graduated from St Andrews in 2025…
Student Stories: My Life as a 3rd Year Medical Student
Third Year BSc (Hons) Student Tiah, shares her experience of studying and living in St Andrews as a medical student. My name is Tiah and I am a 3rd year medical student on the St Andrews medicine BSc course. I started…
Student Stories: Life in the Dissection Room
First year BSc (Hons) student Dong Min Huh shares his experience in the Dissection Room. If you asked 100 medical students what the best part of studying Medicine in St Andrews is, I’d confidently bet that most of them…
Student Stories: “Enjoy every step of the journey and remember how much you’ve already achieved”
Second-year BSc (Honours) Medicine student Daniel Hogg shares his experience of completing a medical degree at St Andrews. Hello! My name is Daniel Hogg, and I am a second-year BSc (Honours) Medicine student. I chose…
Students gain hands-on pre‑hospital emergency care experience with BASICS Scotland
This week, 170 second-year BSc (Hons) Medicine students spent an immersive day learning the essentials of pre-hospital emergency care alongside the talented team from the British Association for Immediate Care…
Student Stories: Discovering Medicine through the St Andrews MBChB
First-year MBChB (ScotCOM) student Raine Wong shares her experience of starting her medical degree at St Andrews. I’m Raine and I’m in my first year of the MBChB (ScotCOM) programme at the University of St Andrews. My…
Student Stories: “The anatomy teaching is exceptional”
Third-year medical student Ayra Ahmad shares her experience at St Andrews thus far as she joins the first cohort to undertake the new MBChB (ScotCOM) programme. My name is Ayra, and I’m a third-year medical student who…