Month: Jan 2021

Monday I was pretty excited for this block. As someone who has considered surgery forever, but still shaky on the idea, I wanted to use this block as an opportunity to see if it was right for me. We started with a day of workshops. However, within 10 minutes the guy running the workshops has… Continue reading Surgery Block – Week 1

Final week next week. It's been a haul, but we are also presently surprised how quick it has gone. My diary is absolutely chocca this week. Not just with presentation list but the new first years start this week too. I do feel sorry for them, Covid has taken away their first year from them… Continue reading Medicine Block – Week 9

Slightly stressful start to the week. Over the weekend my tablet decided to delete all the notes I had made since the beginning of August. I was devastated and just had a good cry on the Sunday night before coming up with a plan of attack. I had to get nearly 4 weeks worth of… Continue reading Medicine Week 8

It's been 504 days since I started Phase Two of my medical degree. 504 days. On day 506 , I will finally finish the phase. Tonight is the night before the biggest exam of our lives, it is worth 60% of my EPM, and I am sitting it at home. It feels weird to finally… Continue reading 504 days later