TSR Med Students' Society Part VI

Hey guys, was just looking for some thoughts on this! I'm going into final year, and just got back the results from summer exams on Friday, and it's kind of thrown me a bit! I do pretty well generally, would be in the top 10% of my class I would say, and my results overall this year were around the same as usual. The problem is that in Psychiatry, which is kind of the area I always thought I'd specialise in, am doing my elective in etc. I got much lower than I usually get, in terms of marks. I know obviously exams aren't the be and end all, and I shouldn't let one module completely influence my choices...but it has kind of knocked my pre-conceptions that this is what I should do with my life. Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this, haha!

Hey guys, was just looking for some thoughts on this! I'm going into final year, and just got back the results from summer exams on Friday, and it's kind of thrown me a bit! I do pretty well generally, would be in the top 10% of my class I would say, and my results overall this year were around the same as usual. The problem is that in Psychiatry, which is kind of the area I always thought I'd specialise in, am doing my elective in etc. I got much lower than I usually get, in terms of marks. I know obviously exams aren't the be and end all, and I shouldn't let one module completely influence my choices...but it has kind of knocked my pre-conceptions that this is what I should do with my life. Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this, haha!

Finally! A med student thread! Who else is in neurology or Neuroscience

Passed 4th year, yay! This means elective planning.

I'm looking for appropriate travel insurance for my medical elective.

It will require >60 days single trip
Finals cancellation policy (Just in case!) whereby the university require/oblige me to return to my university half way through the elective, even though the actual finals re-sit date would be after the end of the elective
And circa £3,000 cancellation policy as flights are incredibly expensive

I'm concerned a company will try to void the finals cancellation policy as the re-sit period wouldn't techincally be in the middle of the elective, but we are nevertheless obliged to return mid elective.

Any recommendations on a travel insurance company?? - already got my medico-legal cover with MPS.

Somehow managed to end up in second decile for EPM/FPAS. For someone who has never felt particularly academic doing medicine, this is great.

Just hope the sjt doesn't screw it up (not that I'm aiming for anywhere competitive but I've already picked out my ideal set of jobs and would really like to get it)


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Congratulations! Where are you planning on applying to?

Somehow managed to end up in second decile for EPM/FPAS. For someone who has never felt particularly academic doing medicine, this is great.

Just hope the sjt doesn't screw it up (not that I'm aiming for anywhere competitive but I've already picked out my ideal set of jobs and would really like to get it)


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Congrats!
maybe ill see you in trent haha

You're the second Leicester peep that is also applying there (that I've spoken to).

You thinking east or west?

Not sure haha.
Depends on jobs.

Anything you really want/ not in a million years?


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Would anyone here use specific practice as a guide to do or avoid a speciality? Either as patient or student?

I'm probs going either academic, GP or Psych and as someone who did consider endocrinology, I had an awful patient experience, so am glad to jettison it. Too harsh or a good way to decide?

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Would anyone here use specific practice as a guide to do or avoid a speciality? Either as patient or student?

I'm probs going either academic, GP or Psych and as someone who did consider endocrinology, I had an awful patient experience, so am glad to jettison it. Too harsh or a good way to decide?

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