Hi! I was wondering if you had any advice or tips about your elective in Bangalore? I'm studying medicine in Australia and am thinking of completing my medical elective in Bangalore too! Cheers!
Great explanation Alex! How it is evaluated? I know there are Schools that tutor evaluate to students each session. Others, tutor and student participate in the evaluation. What is Your experience? and what are the categories that include this evaluation? Thank You! Alberto
Hello, I have an interview at UEA soon and I have a few questions if you don't mind answering. 1)What do you think of the student support? 2)What has your experience of PBL at UEA been like? 3)Have you found any parts of the course particularly challenging? Thanks!!
Also thank you for talking about how unnecessary the mac book is whenever I see people recommending it completely disregard the video since its so limited in what it can do
Im interested in only using the ipad pro for school but ive heard others say that it doesnt replace a laptop as you cant open every single type of file
Loved this! Good Job! I’m only doing my ALs right now so I’m not in University yet, but I’d assume that there’s going to be some instances where a Medical Student might need a laptop, rather than an iPad. I think a better choice is to merge the last 2 options for someone with a little more room wiggle room in their pocket - they could use the budget windows laptop for studying and use the iPad for all the other things the iPad is great at. This option would also mean that they could use the iPad for note taking while watching a lecture on the laptop. Just my 2 cents.
Hiya! Thank you so much for all your videos- they've been so useful. I have an offer to study medicine at UEA this September so am trying to decide whether to firm. As a medical student, how do you find the study spaces? As there is only one library and no medical library (from what I've researched), do you feel that you can get a good quiet place to study or does it take a while to find somewhere? Thanks again for giving your time for these videos and answering Qs!
Hiya! Well done for your offer. I’ve never not been able to find somewhere to go and study. VERY occasionally the library is full (usually during summative season). There are study spaces in loads of buildings on campus, most of which you can pre-book and I’ve never had a problem finding one. There is also a library at the NNUH hospital (I can’t say I’ve ever been there), and there are loads of small quiet cafes in town if worst comes to the worst. You should be just fine in terms of study spaces :))
Hi, would you say that you have time throughout the years to go to the gym 3x a week if you wanted to? It's something that I really want to keep up at uni but I know the course is going to be really intense. I know the off peak membership is affordable but you can only go in the evenings during weekdays which isn't too bad.
Yeah absolutely- no question about it. There’s not much in the way of actual work that is set and marked by the medical school, so it’s a case of working as Much as you need/want to. Personally, I’ve done pretty well so far and never train less than 5 hours a week- often 10-15 hours. I’d recommend joining one of the sports clubs on top of that if you can- going to the gym can get a bit lonely and the sports clubs are fantastic and very welcoming!
Also if you just want to go to the gym, I’d recommend looking at somewhere in town or elsewhere. The sports park gym can get pretty busy especially during peak times
Are there written exams and OSCE’s at the end of year 5 as well? Years 3 and 4 look rough! Eek, what am I getting myself into! (I start in Sep) I like how they break it up into body systems though, and have placements all the way through. Are the written exams multiple choice or long answers?
Hiya! Oops I forgot about finals at the end- probably the most important bit!! Yes there are final year 5 OSCEs and Written exams. The written exams are a combination of multiple choice and short answer questions. All will be fine don't worry! Keep on top of the content and find a good way of studying and you'll find you have a lot more time than you think
@@alexflorance1111 Thankyou for that info Alex, very helpful! I plan to keep up with learning via Anki or something right from the start, going to watch all the videos on learning methods and come up with a plan!
Great idea!! If you watch some videos on Notion, I absolutely recommend that. One thing that lots of people find is that they make notes, then have to do their work all over again when making flash cards, so they never actually have time to review the flash cards. Notion kinda solves this problem in my opinion- in fact, I’ve not made any notes at all since being at medical school! I just use notion to make questions
With harder things, I either resort to RU-vid or various textbooks and try and simplify the steps as much as possible on paper/iPad. The big picture is by far the most important- the detail comes after that. I'll make toggles and sub-toggles so that I only learn more detail if I ca remember the overall picture of it
@@naimaa4044 it went ok, I didn't do amazingly but I also didn't fail sooo thats a success in my book 😅 they scammed me though, they said it'll be only 4 questions but its 4 TOPICS which they will ask questions about, I felt betrayed but also its not that big a deal ngl. But yh im just gonna prepare for my next interview now, I hope that goes splendidly
@@emaankrauze Hi Patrycja, I am thinking of applying to medicine next year for UEA what sort of questions did you get asked? Please don't tell me the exact questions because I have heard doing that is illegal or something
Hi. Sorry for the delayed reply. If you've already had your interview then I hope it went well! We aren't really allowed to say, but a lot of it is assessing you as a person from what I remember!
Hey, I have an interview for UEA soon. If you don’t mind answering, how are you finding studying med there? What are the pros and cons of the course and life at UEA?
Med at UEA is really hands on, which is fantastic. It's also super friendly- that's staff and students. They teach you as much as you need to know for clinical practice and more, and always point you in the direction of where to find more detail if you so wish. The only con I can think of is that it's not right in the centre of Norwich, but this is more of a pro, as the campus is surrounded by so much green as nature which is a great escape from busy life!
Very helpful video 😄 Any chance there could be one on UEA interviews? Hard to find much online and so far we’ve only been told it involves An acceptable approach to decision making when given incomplete or conflicting information; The ability to learn and work effectively in partnership; A caring and supportive attitude; An empathetic and caring approach; Insight into Medicine as a career and personal suitability for the profession; Honesty, integrity, and personal effectiveness
Hi David. I'll see if I can sort a video out! If you drop me a message on Instagram I might be able to help too (currently editing a different video so it might be a week or two before I can get an interview video out). My insta is alex_florance
Thank you! Everyone will be in the same boat, and it's a really fun way of learning. If you have any questions feel free to message me on Instagram @alex_florance
Hiya! No you don’t. All transport to placement is provided. Some people bring a car but it’s definitely not essential especially in the earlier years 😊
