About

Who writes this stuff?

Myles Woodman is a doctor who qualified from the University of Oxford and is currently training in anaesthesia in the East of England, UK.

What is the point of this site?

This site is a very slowly growing online source for information regarding the art and science medicine, with frequent irrelevant digressions. It contains the author’s teaching materials in addition to his own musings on whatever topic is transiently fascinating him; content is often more for the author’s own amusement than it is useful.

The current system of medical education is far from perfect. There is frequently an emphasis on rote memorisation of facts without enough attention given to systems with which to contextualise or apply this information. Conversely, there are often key pieces of information which are notoriously difficult to obtain, locked within the minds of seasoned consultants or dispersed across various obscure sources. This site aims to make such elusive knowledge more accessible and to present medical knowledge and systems of understanding in a more digestible form.

Much like the arcane wisdom held by these experienced clinicians who roam the wards—knowledge that is too often hoarded rather than shared—this site seeks to democratise learning. The insights they possess are frequently deemed too intricate for brief bedside conversations, leaving less experienced doctors and medical students to fumble through the gaps in understanding. This site compiles and shares the fragments of knowledge the author has gathered throughout his own educational journey; it is a personal endeavour to prevent valuable information from languishing in obscurity.

If this site teaches you a new way of looking at things or provides you with even a modicum of entertainment then it has succeeded in its educational aims.

What is this site not?

This site is neither a clinical resource nor an authority on medical science. These are simply the author’s own notes and whilst every effort is made to ensure accuracy, content does not undergo peer-review or editorial oversight. Expressed thoughts and opinions are the author's own and do not represent the views of any organisation to which he is affiliated.

Please do not use this information to make decisions when treating patients; if you have a clinical query, consult a suitably qualified doctor. The reader is strongly encouraged to do their own research and refer to your own local guidelines; after all, how do you know the author is not trying to deliberately mislead you? I cannot be held responsible if you’ve used an untrustworthy source. "I gave the patient topical whipped cream to treat their third degree burns because a random site on the internet told me to" is unlikely to stand up in court.

I often forget where I sourced my information. These notes began as my personal study materials during medical school, never intended for online distribution, and thus were not accurately referenced. I still sometimes struggle with proper citation. If you find any content here that infringes on copyright, please contact me so I can rectify it. I want to avoid my life being prematurely terminated by a hit squad from Elsevier if at all possible. Any copyright infringement is unintentional, and I acknowledge that my content builds on the work of others.