¡Hola! Moi c’est Elena, a Foundation Year 1 doctor in Jersey. Along with Ethan I wrote the infection articles with hopes to spark your passion (or at least some interest) for this fascinating field! In all seriousness, do give it a try: no matter the discipline you choose to specialise in, knowledge in infection will come handy (our bodies carry 10 times more bacteria in them than human cells – mind-blowing I know, how can we pretend to understand human health without taking the microbiome into account?!). More recently, I have been working on the immunology and neuroanatomy sections which hopefully will be accessible soon. I have also been in charge of the social media accounts and chasing memes to keep everyone cheered up during their medical degrees/careers, feel free to share yours with me to be featured on our socials!

I am still unsure about the specialty I want to go into (you are not alone if you are in this case too!) but I do have a strong interest in infectious diseases, public health, preventive medicine and human factors. 

In my spare time, I enjoy running, cycling, swimming, volunteering, reading French literature, learning weird and extraordinary languages on Duolingo or daydreaming about the next place on the map I want to visit (the whole of it is on my bucket list), to name a few :)