Bringing together medical students, new doctors and expert guests to discuss everything you need to know to be a good doctor.
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Sharp Scratch is hosted by The BMJ. The show has published 169 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "When empathy feels wrong" (23 October 2026, 38 minutes), "Riddle me this: What if medicine was more of a humanities than a STEM subject?" (25 September 2026, 40 minutes), and "Social media literally changed my brain chemistry" (31 July 2026, 40 minutes).
Sharp Scratch publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 169 episodes.
Booking probability for Sharp Scratch is 44%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Sharp Scratch requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Sharp Scratch's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Sharp Scratch are Universities & Colleges and Health & Wellness Services. Sharp Scratch has a health audience.
The BMJ hosts Sharp Scratch, a health podcast with 169 episodes published.
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Episode #177
Do you ever feel uncomfortable expressing empathy towards patients? This week, the Sharp Scratch panel talks to Dr Bill Laughey to discuss how empathy is taught in communication skills sessions, and graded in OSCEs...
Does medicine allow you to be creative? In Zaynah’s last episode as host of Sharp Scratch, she is joined by incoming Editorial Scholar Catherine Wang to explore her chosen topic of the 2026 BMJ Student print issue...
Does your digital footprint represent you personally, or are you perceived as a doctor while you doomscroll? Can you ever be sure that *all views are your own* ? Are you an avatar representing medicine or a private...
The BMJ in a recent investigation found a “black hole” of medical student funding, with NHS trusts failing to account for over £400m meant for training future doctors. What does that mean for us as medical students? In...
If more of our clinical thinking is done by technology, what does it mean to be a doctor in the future? Will our jobs be replaced by AI? In this episode of Sharp Scratch, host Zaynah Khan is joined by panellists and...
Episode #170
What happens when the career you spent your life chasing no longer feels like the right fit? We are currently witnessing a massive cultural shift in medical schools and in training. More and more students and FYs are...
Why is academic failure surrounded by shame and guilt? Find out what support is available for students, and why failing may make you a better doctor in the long term. Zaynah and George reflect on failure in medical...
Does who you know determine the doctor you become? Do you need a mentor to be a good doctor? How do you form a successful mentoring relationship in medicine? In this episode, Zaynah sits down with Professor Katherine...
Is it the job of minority students to teach their peers, or even staff, about race in medicine? If not, then who is the right person to teach us? In this episode, Zaynah Khan sits down with expert guests and doctors...
Are you a "medic-ey medic," or do you feel like a bit of an outsider? Medical school often comes with a heavy set of unspoken expectations. From how you spend your free time to what you’re "supposed" to be good at, the...
Why Medicine? We’re all familiar with the interview Q on our motivations for entering the field. But what happens when the expectations we had of a medical career melt away into the shocking reality? Is this really what...
Medical school isn't all anatomical dissections and high-stakes exams - sometimes, it’s about satirical sketches, questionable choreography, and finding the "joy and whimsy" in the chaos of clinical training. In this...
Is medical school really worth the price? From juggling part-time jobs to the "funding cliff-edge" in clinical years, we’re asking the big questions: How are students actually surviving right now? Host Zaynah Khan...
Medical student protest is nothing new, yet the spectre of the GMC often leaves the next generation asking: How will my actions today affect my career tomorrow? In this episode, Zaynah Khan is joined by Fiona Godlee...
In honour of the 150th episode of the Sharp Scratch podcast, Zaynah Khan invites previous student editors to explore experiences of medical school during different times – from 20, 15, and 5 years ago to discuss whether...
Episode #160
In this Second episode, Zaynah Khan - the host, Matt Morgan - an NHS Intensive Care Consultant and Writer, and panel member Nikki Nabavi - who is an FY2 Doctor, explore how medicine seeps into their personal lives...
In today’s Holiday Special, host Zaynah Khan is joined by Matt Morgan, an NHS Intensive Care Consultant and Writer, and panel member Nikki Nabavi, who is an FY2 Doctor. Together, they explore the unique sensory and...
In this episode, host Zaynah Khan is joined by Resident Doctor, Benedict Richards and panel members George Webster and Anna de Beer. Both Benedict and George are hard of hearing, and share their lived experiences of...
Episode #157
In this Surgical themed episode, host Zaynah Khan sits down with Ms Samantha Tross, the first black female Orthopedic Surgeon in the UK. They are also joined by previous editorial scholars on the panel - George Webster...
Episode #145
In this Halloween episode, host Zaynah Khan sits down with expert guest Dr. Jennifer Wallis, a Senior Teaching Fellow and Lecturer in History of Science and Medicine at Imperial, and medical student Anna de Beer...
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Senior Manager of Market Research Insights & Intelligence, Queen Mary University of London
Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Honorary Professor for the Public Understanding of Medicine, EDHRECast and Space Cow Media
Assistant Department Chair of Christian Ministries and Associate Professor of Christian Ministries at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul, Wiley's Privacy, Cyber & Data Governance Practice
Executive Leadership Coach and Clinical Psychologist, U.S. House of Representatives
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