A degree in Medicine spans many years, so it’s important to make a good choice when committing yourself to your studies. This guide is designed to help you figure out where you'd...
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A Day in the Life of a Medical Student
A Day in the Life of a Medical StudentCharlotte Mitchell is in her fourth year studying medicine, currently undertaking clinical training. Hailing from a family of doctors,...
Mock Clinics: What Is The Medicine Challenge?
All of our Oxford summer courses here at the Oxford Scholastica Academy include a Challenge. These Challenges allow you to put everything you’ve learned over the course of the...
Why Study Medicine?
What is Medicine? Medicine is a field dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases and conditions that affect individuals and communities. It encompasses a...
How to Become a Doctor
Doctors help me when I’m sick. Doctors walk around in a big white coat with a stethoscope. Doctors save lives. Being a doctor is one of the few careers that almost all of us will...
What Do You Do in Medical School?
Should you be medically knowledgeable, an effective communicator, skilled at interacting with diverse individuals and willing to advocate for marginalised patients, before...
Guide to Different Medical Specialties
Medical students are often confident in stating their desire to 'become a doctor'. But what about the specific types of medical practice that are open to you? By no means do you...
How to Take Notes in Medical School
A familiar excitement fills your mind as you begin a new school term. "This semester will be different", you tell yourself; the one where you stay ahead of lecture material, take...
A Word a Day Keeps the Doctor Away: Medical Terms for Aspiring Med Students
Doctors, nurses and surgeons have the vital task of communicating with patients and families, informing them about diagnoses and treatment options, and answering any questions...
7 Books Every Medical Student Should Read
Anatomy and physiology textbooks will likely be at your side throughout your medical studies, and you’ll be reading through countless scientific papers, but you might want to...
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