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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…

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…

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…

Medlink Conference – Day 2     Venue: University of Nottingham  Clinical Skills I learnt the basics on how to use an Ophthalmoscope, an Otoscope and a Stethoscope. An Opthalmoscope is used to look at the retina of a patient’s eye and an Otoscope is used to look inside their ear. I was able to practise using…

Medlink Conference – Day 1     Venue: University of Nottingham     Surgery I attended a lecture on surgery which was presented by a neonatal surgeon. I was rather intrigued to learn about the history of surgery and that it was first introduced in Britain in 900AD, but much earlier in other places. I also learnt about…