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day in the life of a 2nd year medic! 🩺

hey everyone!!

i'm a struggling 19 y/o (now) second-year medic who goes to a med school in london !! med is HARD and I am probably the world's biggest procrastinator - so I thought making one of these would keep me motivated. will be updating this frequently as a continuation of my (not so) daily 1st year blog last year! hope you enjoy x

I'll try to post my daily work schedule everyday (but knowing me, no promises here!)

my academic profile so far

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career aspirations??

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9/10/22

Soooo, I'm only a week into 2nd year and I'm already slacking off - I've been very cheeky and I've been missing lectures the day after clubbing which is not very GMC-approved-professional of me. I really do not want a repeat of last year where everything piled up by exam season and I was a living MESS. so this week I will be focusing on getting into the momentum of studying whilst also enjoying myself by socialising and going to societies :smile: im also thinking of joining the gym this week which is funnnn (:

to do today
- pharmacology ankis
- vasopressin ankis

will be treating myself to a chill day today as lectures are full on tomorrow and im also too lazy aha
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Original post by starrystudy
9/10/22

Soooo, I'm only a week into 2nd year and I'm already slacking off - I've been very cheeky and I've been missing lectures the day after clubbing which is not very GMC-approved-professional of me. I really do not want a repeat of last year where everything piled up by exam season and I was a living MESS. so this week I will be focusing on getting into the momentum of studying whilst also enjoying myself by socialising and going to societies :smile: im also thinking of joining the gym this week which is funnnn (:

to do today
- pharmacology ankis
- vasopressin ankis

will be treating myself to a chill day today as lectures are full on tomorrow and im also too lazy aha


Lmao sounds like a pretty good plan. Good luck for this year
i'm here again for the second year :colone: good luck!!
Original post by a._5
Lmao sounds like a pretty good plan. Good luck for this year

Aha, thank you so much!
Original post by sxraphina.
i'm here again for the second year :colone: good luck!!

Yayyyy love having you here! thank you!! x
to do

- cortical organisation anki
- cerebral vasculature anki
- hypopituitarism anki



this evening after going out:
- go over comm skills stuff before session tmrw



going out at around 4 so hoping to get these done by then
why do ankis take SO long

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Original post by starrystudy
Yayyyy love having you here! thank you!! x


:hugs: i love being here
comm skills was absolutely horrible today like why was I so nervous

to do

gym membership
look for socs to go to on union website
motor cortical control ankis
adrenal gland ankis

Original post by starrystudy
comm skills was absolutely horrible today like why was I so nervous

to do

gym membership
look for socs to go to on union website
motor cortical control ankis
adrenal gland ankis


I have comms next thursday and im so nervous. how did urs go? why was it horrible?
but im good at babbling so maybe it'll be fine
i just hope its not awkward kjdhfskjdhfksdfhsjkdfh
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Original post by Saturo_
I have comms next thursday and im so nervous. how did urs go? why was it horrible?
but im good at babbling so maybe it'll be fine
i just hope its not awkward kjdhfskjdhfksdfhsjkdfh


good luck! mine went okay but I was just so nervous - more than I had been before for some reason 😅 my previous ones had gone well so its probably me just being on 4 hours of sleep and being sleep-deprived. just be yourself and you'll be fine!! :smile: also youtube has mock osce videos which are SO helpful

haha depends on whether the actor makes it awkward
tonight
back home and back to work as I have an exam on mondayy

adrenal disorders anki cards make
calcium dysregulation anki cards
hypopituitarism anki cards practice
hypothyroidism anki cards practice

JOIN SOCS

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only did adrenal glands stuff but will continue tomorrow I am absolutely DEAD
hiii okay so i woke up late because those waking-up-at-6am-for-daily-9ams really hit different and not in a good way. I'm going to spend today until around 6-7 studying then I will relaxxxx :smile:
I need to buy new clothes for uni because I feel like I'm just recycling my outfits - staples I need in my wardrobe are : brown puffer, new shoes, wide legged jeans that don't drown me, more bodysuits

to do today

- hyperthyroidism ankis
- hypopituitarism ankis
- disorders of vasopressin ankis
- calcium dysregulation ankis
- adrenal glands ankis


have an exam on Wednesday and desperately need to start revising for it :/

to do today
- back pain notes read up
- copd notes read up
- back pain anki cards
-copd anki cards
- basic life support
- designing epidemiology

Original post by starrystudy
have an exam on Wednesday and desperately need to start revising for it :/

to do today
- back pain notes read up
- copd notes read up
- back pain anki cards
-copd anki cards
- basic life support
- designing epidemiology



Good luck :smile:
Original post by 5hyl33n
Good luck :smile:

Thanks!! :smile:
Original post by starrystudy
good luck! mine went okay but I was just so nervous - more than I had been before for some reason 😅 my previous ones had gone well so its probably me just being on 4 hours of sleep and being sleep-deprived. just be yourself and you'll be fine!! :smile: also youtube has mock osce videos which are SO helpful

haha depends on whether the actor makes it awkward


I had it yesterday and it went pretty well!!
All my feedback was good :biggrin: The only thing to improve on was self belief. They said I seemed a little bit nervous (but it wasnt bc of the comms skills, i started my period and desperately needed to go to the toilet but we werent allowed to leave :cry:) SO IM GLAD THATS DONE WITH :biggrin:

The patient was so sweet aswell
Original post by Saturo_
I had it yesterday and it went pretty well!!
All my feedback was good :biggrin: The only thing to improve on was self belief. They said I seemed a little bit nervous (but it wasnt bc of the comms skills, i started my period and desperately needed to go to the toilet but we werent allowed to leave :cry:) SO IM GLAD THATS DONE WITH :biggrin:

The patient was so sweet aswell


awww im so glad it went well!!! my first one was a trainwreck, I was so nervous and I forgot everything I needed to say - you're off to such a great start! OMGG that must have been such a distraction, have you had any more sessions since that one?

how has term 1 been now that its xmas??
heyy i have been so bad at updating this, i think I'm back now!! maybe just for xmas holidays but we'll see!!

such an amazing term 1, I barely studied but Im making the most out of uni i guess? teehee i hope i pass my exams :lol:

to do

1. respiratory tract infections anki write up
2. anaemia and transfusions anki write up
3. obesity anki cards write up
3. neuro anki decks review
Original post by starrystudy
awww im so glad it went well!!! my first one was a trainwreck, I was so nervous and I forgot everything I needed to say - you're off to such a great start! OMGG that must have been such a distraction, have you had any more sessions since that one?

how has term 1 been now that its xmas??


aw loads of people get really nervous. i was lowkey sh*tting it too but im good at hiding it when im nervous (smth about being forced to hide my emotions as a kid 💀)
thank you sm :biggrin:
we've had physical examinations since then (like osce prep?) and theyve gone pretty well. i forgot to check capillary refill time for the resp exam and the LIVER FLAP FOR GI but everything else was pretty decent. have yall done these yet?
have u guys been having placements?

BROOO IKKKKK
IM NOT READY FOR TERM 2 :cry:

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