The experiences of medical students with ADHD: A phenomenological study.

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity 'Disorder' (ADHD) is a form of neurodivergence, characterised by lifelong differences in attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. University students with ADHD underachieve academically and tend to have lower levels of self-esteem. Medical schools have an obligation to minimise barriers for students with ADHD.

Applying to medical school with undiagnosed dyslexia: a collaborative autoethnography.

Recent statistics found the prevalence of dyslexia in UK medical schools to be 7%, sitting below the national prevalence of 10%. The factors contributing to this discrepancy are currently unknown, but may result from an interplay of individual and systemic barriers to entering medicine. This collaborative, analytic autoethnography aimed to use the experiences of 'Meg', a fourth-year medical student who was diagnosed as dyslexic whilst at medical school, to explore how the lack of a diagnosis during the admissions process may have impacted her journey into medicine.

Twelve tips for teaching medical students with dyslexia.

Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty. As a result of SS' own experiences as a medical student with dyslexia, we have been researching and teaching on this topic for the past two years. Here, we present twelve tips for teaching medical students with dyslexia.

How can we promote and facilitate effective study skills in medical students?

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. In my early years of medical school I always felt that I never learnt how to learn.