Venue: Queen Mary University Career Carousel Today was an early start so we could get to the career carousel activity which was organised for us. This involved us meeting 16 different doctors, each working within different specialities and having taken different routes in their career. This was very helpful as it allowed us to understand…
Read MoreDAY 1 – MEETING EVERYBODY! 👋
Venue: Queen Mary University Today was the first day of the Summer School and the day in which everybody arrived from different parts of the country. We were given our rooms and sat in an introductory lecture laying down the ‘dos and don’ts’ if the programme. I managed to also get to know a couple…
Read MorePLAY THERAPY AT HOME ⚽️🎈
Every week, my brother receives a visit from a play therapist. Considering that I had finished college and was at home this week, I decided to sit in on the session and observe the role of the play therapist as part of the wide range of multidisciplinary care my brother receives. It was interesting for…
Read MoreCHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH
Today I just wanted to write about a particular patient I saw on the children’s ward which opened my eyes to the variety of conditions that can actually affect children and how different members of the team can be involved in creating the diagnoses for these conditions.
Read MoreCHECKUPS
Today I went with my brother to his 6 month check up appointment. It was a children’s ward, so there were toys for him to play with in the waiting room…something which I definitely made sure I got right into! It’s always nice to see a child having fun! He was first called by the…
Read MoreOUTER SPACE! 🌌
As well as Medical Sciences…there is another branch of Science which completely and utterly fascinates me beyond words. I’ve just had a huge throwback after looking through some of my old things, and it’s inspired me to write a little bit about this other passion that I share.
Read MoreFIRST DAY AT THE CHILDREN’S WARD
My first day at the children’s ward! I was given a tour around the area as part of my induction. I think I’m really going to love being in this ward as there are so many different jobs I could engage myself in and I definitely like to be really hands on, keeping myself busy.…
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Life of a Medic 