Year 1 – Page 2 – Life of a Medic

Why Medicine?

10/02/201808/02/2019

Why Medicine? – in 10 Words!

One of the truths about choosing do study Medicine is that, from the moment you decide to go down that road, you are bombarded with the same question. Why Medicine? You’d think that once you get into the medical school, you’ll never be asked that question ever again, but you are, and many times over…

16/01/201808/02/2019

My First Progress Test!

Today I had my first official exam at medical school and it was what’s known as the “progress test”. This is a form of assessment used by some, but not every medical school. It’s essentially a test that all the students in the medical school (yes, ALL the first years ALL the way to the…

08/12/201708/02/2019

A Week in The Life of a First Year Medical Student | Friday

9:30am Last day of the week!

07/12/201708/02/2019

A Week in The Life of a First Year Medical Student | Thursday

8:00am No time to sleep in today.

06/12/201708/02/2019

A Week in The Life of a First Year Medical Student | Wednesday

8:00am I wake up. I have half an hour to quickly get ready and head out for today’s 9am start.

05/12/201708/02/2019

A Week in The Life of a First Year Medical Student | Tuesday

7:30am My alarm rings and I get up straight away this time; I can’t afford to be late for my GP placement. I had to wake up earlier than usual today to take into account how busy the roads can be so early in the morning.

04/12/201708/02/2019

A Week in The Life of a First Year Medical Student | Monday

9:00am I roll out of bed – not too early for a Monday morning since I start at 10:30am. I have plenty of time to make myself a cup of tea and review this week’s Anatomy work on the upper limb.