Walking up those stairs I was nervous but excited about meeting my new flatmates. Opening that kitchen door and seeing the fresh faced bright eyed 18 year olds for the first time my first thought was\u2026 Oh my God they look so young! \u00a0I applied to Lancaster after completing my Biomedical Science degree and taking a year out so I was anxious about being the oldest in my flat and course. We soon bonded over some lasagne though which was compliments of Furness College!<\/p>\n
The way Lancaster\u2019s freshers\u2019 week works is that you go out to events your college has organised for you. Furness being the best college (obviously) had a paint party, glitter party, on and off campus themed bar crawls and also events such as \u2018Top of the Blocks\u2019. At this stage I had not met many medics but used this opportunity to bond with my flatmates and the block over a couple of drinks- or more.<\/p>\n
Medsoc is a society especially for medical students. They organise socials and also provide revision material and mock OSCEs nearer exam time.\u00a0 During Fresher\u2019s Week there was a meet and greet at Revolutions which had a great vibe. Lancaster\u2019s Medical School is one of the smallest in the UK meaning that the medical community is very close knit. The older years were really friendly and first years were able to meet each other in a relaxed environment. Other societies such as Medsin provide volunteering opportunities such as SKIP or Teddy Bear Hospital.<\/p>\n
The first PBL session was a shock to the system. Having being used to a lecture based course previously, I was not prepared for the freedom that comes with PBL. We had to read a scenario, pick out key points, discuss them, then make learning objectives with the focus being on the upper GI tract.\u00a0 Our group initially struggled with constructing learning objectives but eventually came up with a workable list which we had to go away and research. The feedback session was useful in that not only do you reinforce your own learning by explaining concepts but can also ask about any areas you found challenging. It can be difficult to gauge how much detail we need to go into a topic but the recommended resources gives us an idea \u2013 so don\u2019t worry if someone decides to learn some random cell pathway and you\u2019re sat there completely lost!<\/p>\n
I went into my first anatomy not knowing what to expect.\u00a0 As it turned out the sessions were quite informal and very informative. Every week you have two hours of anatomy which are organised as 3 stations. There are lots of models to use, books and more importantly friendly and approachable demonstrators. The small groups are great as you have more contact time with the demonstrators some of which include Radiographers, Doctors and Anatomists.<\/p>\n
So far I have enjoyed being part of Lancaster University and its Medical school. I look forward to the challenges ahead of me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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