Life at Medical School – Life of a Medic

#AskAMedStudent: Do you have to be bare below the elbow at any point for the first 2 years of med school at Manchester, and also, do you have to make sure that your hijab doesn’t drape a lot?

#AskAMedStudent: Aside from the lab sessions, are you exposed to research (getting to publish scientific articles)?

#AskAMedStudent: How do you balance studying for medical school and your extracurriculars? Is there time for doing extracurriculars or joining societies?

#AskAMedStudent: I want to study medicine but I have a history of struggle with mental health. Do you think that medicine is just too stressful for some people, or will I be able to balance it? I’m worried if it takes over my life I will struggle mentally

#AskAMedStudent: I’m currently in year 12 and I think I would like to do medicine, but I also really want to enjoy my uni experience, as a medical student, do you think you go out enough or have enough time to wind down and chill with friends?

#AskAMedStudent: Since you go to a clinical setting in around year 3, do you feel like you have enough information and a good grasp of everything before going, or do you guys get lectures and learn along the way?

#AskAMedStudent: Do you guys get lectures or like courses on chemistry, physics or maths, if not then how exactly do you enrich yourself in those areas?

#AskAMedStudent: What’s reading week & do you get it in all years?

#AskAMedStudent: Would you share how the OSCE works in Manchester? How many stations in every semester?

#AskAMedStudent: How many notes would you say you have for 1st year?