Today I spent my shift shadowing a doctor who had just finished her foundation training years and was planning on spending this year in the Emergency Department. It was very interesting to experience the delivery of healthcare from the perspective of a doctor who was fairly new to the profession as opposed to somebody more…
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Venue: GP Surgery 1 Today, I was given the opportunity to spend my time with the Nurse Practitioner and I was quite surprised as to how similar their role is to GPs. I was able to see some patient consultations and learn some important skills and qualities required in order to work with a healthcare…
Read MoreMY FIRST DAY AT A GP SURGERY 💼
Venue: GP Surgery 1 Today, I went to a GP Surgery to gain some work experience. I was pleasantly surprised by this experience as I thought General Practice would involve the doctors engaging in a very repetitive role and would be slightly monotonous. However, I was very engaged during my time there no I found…
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Medlink Conference – Day 5 Venue: University of Nottingham Haematology I found this lecture very interesting as I have never thought about blood in so much detail ever before. I think it is quite remarkable that each component on the blood has its own properties are they are also all able to cause many…
Read MoreHOW DOES CANCER ACTUALLY KILL?
This question came to my mind as I was writing my reflections on the Cancer lecture I attended. I had never thought about Cancer in such great detail before and it made me start pondering on the biology of Cancer itself. I know that Cancer is an uncontrollable growth of your own body cells and…
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Medlink Conference – Day 4 Venue: University of Nottingham The Autopsy An autopsy is a full external and internal examination of the body performed either to confirm the nature of a disease, educate, identify the cause of death or aid in the creation of health statistics. I learnt a lot about the details in…
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Medlink Conference – Day 3 Venue: University of Nottingham Exhibition I attended the Medlink Exhibition where I spoke to different Medical schools about the structure of their course and entry requirements. I also spoke to students from each of the different universities which was very useful in allowing me to compare them and gain a…
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Life of a Medic 