how to become a doctor BLOG

Welcome to Medic Mentor’s new blog, where we will be tracking and posting new resources and stories about our Mentors, Scholars and Applying students. The blog has been created to keep our Medic Mentor community connected and to make sure that you do not miss any important news or events on your journey to become excellent future doctors!

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ALL OF OUR LATEST BLOGS

Study Guide November 2021

by access | Oct 21, 2021 | Study Guide, Virtual Medical Society

Problem Based Learning Problem based learning (PBL) is a popular method of learning, currently used by most health professional courses in the UK. The aim of PBL is for you to read through a complex and broad series of information, to identify areas of interest and...

Study Guide October 2021

by access | Sep 27, 2021 | Educational Resources, Study Guide, Virtual Medical Society

Problem Based Learning edicsProblem based learning (PBL) is a popular method of learning, currently used by most health professional courses in the UK. The aim of PBL is for you to read through a complex and broad series of information, to identify areas of interest...

Confidence

by Publishing | Aug 18, 2021 | wellbeing

Applying to medical school taught me many things about myself, but I have realised since that even when you think you have mastered a skill, there is always room for improvement. The main thing I learnt as an applying student, and as a medical student since, is that...

What I Would Tell my First Year Self

by Publishing | Aug 2, 2021 | Medical School: My Experience

Hey everyone my name is Rob and I’m a 5th year medical student at the University of Manchester, meaning my first year at medical school was in 2016. Being the first in my family to go to medical school I didn’t really know what to expect and there are a...

How COVID Affected My University Experience

by Publishing | Jul 15, 2021 | COVID-19 Innovation Programme, wellbeing

Due to obvious reasons, being a fresher this year is definitely nothing like how it usually is. Jam packed lecture halls, pub crawls and fresher fairs have all been moved to the virtual world of Zoom, Blackboard Collaborate and Microsoft Teams. No matter how much we...

Dementia – How has it influenced my Outlook on Medicine?

by Publishing | Jul 5, 2021 | Educational Resources, Student Author Series, Work Experience

Hello! My name is Sarayu Shankar and I am a current Year 12 student with an aspiration to study medicine. In this article, I will be exploring Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease in particular, and how it has influenced my outlook on Medicine. Firstly, what is...

Ethics cases for July 6th

by Gareth Anstice | Jun 22, 2021 | Virtual Medical Society

On the 6th July 2021, the VMS will be hosting their first ever student run ethical case session. For those of you that have attended the study guide sessions, the format will be almost identical and is aiming to mimic the Problem Based Learning style that is highly...

The Waiting Game

by Publishing | Jun 20, 2021 | Application Updates, wellbeing

Hi everyone, my name is Megan and I’m in my first year of medicine at the University of Bristol. The wait for my interview invitations, offers and exam results led to a panic-stricken year for me, as I’m sure it has many others. I jumped at the opportunity to write...