We are excited to announce that we are opening applications for medical students to join the BONUS committee as a university...

Written by Sherin Mubarak, 4th year medical student. My name is Sherin Mubarak , and I am currently a 4th year medical student with a keen interest in neurosurgery, particularly neurosurgical oncology. I hoped to use my short summer break in 2024 to explore neurosurgery in greater depth, making it especially important to find the right elective. The Walton Centre in Liverpool, one of the UK’s leading specialist neuroscience hospitals, stood out immediately. Its reputation, b

Written by Jack Atherton, FY1 doctor. As a third-year medical student, I first came across  LACOG - Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group  while reading a Nature article on the global crisis in access to oncology drugs. The piece, written by LACOG’s founder Dr Carlos Barrios, highlighted the stark inequalities faced by patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where rising costs, fragmented health systems, and regulatory hurdles limit access to many of the most

Written by Wafia Sadik, 5th year medical student I am Wafia Sadik. I am entering the fifth year of my medical degree at the University of...

Written by Sarah Lewis, 5th year medical student Over the last 4 years at medical school, I have completed placements both within and...

The National Oncology Mentorship Scheme is an annual programme organised by British Oncology Network for Undergraduate Societies (BONUS)....