• Lucy McKay


      Hi! I'm Dr Lucy McKay, CEO of Medics for Rare Disease. 

      Did you know that approximately 6% of the populations live with a rare condition?

      Medics for Rare Disease is on a mission to shape a medical profession that can provide a timely diagnosis and excellent care to people living with rare conditions.

       

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      About Rare Disease 101

      Rare Disease 101 is aimed at medical professionals with little prior knowledge in rare disease. This is a great place to start your training!

      This eight lesson course will cover the basic principles of what rare disease is, how you may suspect a rare disease, challenges faced by those living with a rare disease and how to support them. 

       

       

Available courses

Rare Disease 101

Rare Disease 101

Course categoryRare Disease

Basic training in Rare Disease

Rare Disease 101 - Australia

Rare Disease 101 - Australia

Course categoryRare Disease

Rare disease training for medical professionals

Clinical Trials and Early Access Programmes

Clinical Trials and Early Access Programmes

Course categoryClinical Trials

Revision on clinical trials and an introduction to early access programmes

Mental Health and Rare Disease

Mental Health and Rare Disease

Course categoryMental Health

The vital missing puzzle piece in rare disease care

Ambassadors' Discussion Forum

Ambassadors' Discussion Forum

Course categoryDiscussion

Closed Forum for Patient, Clinical and Medical Student Ambassadors

The International Medical Students' Rare Disease Discussion Forum

The International Medical Students' Rare Disease Discussion Forum

Course categoryDiscussion

Welcome members of the International Medical Students Rare Disease Forum! Find out about meetings and activities. Have discussions and share ideas. Clinical supervisor:        &nb...