For South Asian Heritage Month, the RCP’s lead for digital health talks about growing up as a first-generation immigrant from a working-class Pakistani family and the importance of ensuring anyone can become a doctor, no matter their background.

For South Asian Heritage Month, this This Doctor Can blog focuses on the life and career of Professor Shernaz Walton FRCP.

Dr Patrice Baptiste wanted to be a doctor from as far back as she can remember. A supportive family and a drive to succeed enabled her to achieve her dream, but not without some struggles along the way.

Dr Fizzah Ali is a neurology registrar based in London, rotating through the Royal Free Hospital and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

Junior doctor Fredrika Collins talks about what happened when she became stranded abroad in a national lockdown as a result of COVID-19.

Claire Alajooz, senior physician associate, reflects on the privilege of treating NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore.

Discovering she was autistic helped make sense of everything for Dr Mary Doherty (@autisticdoctor). She describes the joys of building a community of autistic doctors.

Dr Stephanie de Giorgio is passionate about ending obesity stigma. In this piece, published on World Obesity Day, she talks about experiencing such stigma first-hand, and what needs to be done to end it all together.

Amandip Sidhu’s brother was a consultant cardiologist until November 2018. He was overworked, stressed and eventually burnt out.

Dr Chris van Tulleken is an infectious diseases doctor, and one of the BBC’s leading science presenters, known for his work in Operation Ouch, 'Trust Me, I’m a Doctor', and 'The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs'.