Mihai Firescu is a final year Internal Medicine Trainee in the North East. He graduated from Carol Davila University of Bucharest, Romania in 2014, being awarded his medical degree with honours. During this time, he was involved in organising various national undergraduate training courses. Post-graduation, he completed Foundation Programme and Core Medical Training in the North East of England, gaining MRCP(UK). He has developed a passion for teaching, completing a PG Diploma in Medical Education with Newcastle University when working as both an Acute Medicine and Cardiology Teaching Fellow at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead, over two consecutive years. He hopes to pursue a combined clinical and academic career in Cardiology.