med school blog
I will keep track of my long journey ahead, I feel like this will be interesting to look back on in the future.
Purpose of this thread is to give you the good and the ugly of medicine.
on this thread there will be
-checklists
-insights from my day
-advice (when I have the time, I’ll be happy to help others with their applications)
Disclaimer: If I don’t respond though, I can only apologise.
what will not be on this thread:
-patient information (under no circumstances will I disclose any specific information from either placement or otherwise) everything will be general
-everything will be anonymised and general.
any questions, feel free to ask.
Purpose of this thread is to give you the good and the ugly of medicine.
on this thread there will be
-checklists
-insights from my day
-advice (when I have the time, I’ll be happy to help others with their applications)
Disclaimer: If I don’t respond though, I can only apologise.
what will not be on this thread:
-patient information (under no circumstances will I disclose any specific information from either placement or otherwise) everything will be general
-everything will be anonymised and general.
any questions, feel free to ask.
Reply 1
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Reply 2
26/5/23
haven't really posted anything because the year is pretty much done..
med school so far has been actually pretty decent. the workload next year I just know will be shambles, but hopefully most of my time won't be spent revising and I would actually do things that I enjoy.
but yh
haven't really posted anything because the year is pretty much done..
med school so far has been actually pretty decent. the workload next year I just know will be shambles, but hopefully most of my time won't be spent revising and I would actually do things that I enjoy.
but yh
Reply 3
30/9/23
I completely forgot this blog existed
But now that I have remembered, I am going to be posted stuff
I completely forgot this blog existed
But now that I have remembered, I am going to be posted stuff
Reply 4
3/10/23
- go thru skeletal lec - done
- pharmcology cards
- respiratory cards
- go thru overdue anki cards if can
chill
- go thru skeletal lec - done
- pharmcology cards
- respiratory cards
- go thru overdue anki cards if can
chill
Reply 5
5/11
Medicine is going good tbh. Like, it’s a lot of work, and it’s a big step up from A-level but I feel like I low-key expected it.
Our exams are like in a few months, currently just trying to revise and be aware of everything. I hate essay writing the most but I love the reflections that we have to do.
During A-levels I didn’t really write at all to now writing every year is a big change for me. I’ve told myself im going to take everything one step at a time though.
Yes I got the highest in the year group last year but I worked very hard. It’s a new year and I know that it’s going to get more tricker, in terms of everything. But I just hope that everything just turns out the way I want it to in the end.
Medicine is going good tbh. Like, it’s a lot of work, and it’s a big step up from A-level but I feel like I low-key expected it.
Our exams are like in a few months, currently just trying to revise and be aware of everything. I hate essay writing the most but I love the reflections that we have to do.
During A-levels I didn’t really write at all to now writing every year is a big change for me. I’ve told myself im going to take everything one step at a time though.
Yes I got the highest in the year group last year but I worked very hard. It’s a new year and I know that it’s going to get more tricker, in terms of everything. But I just hope that everything just turns out the way I want it to in the end.
Reply 6
My favourite subject …?
I’m not even sure, right now I’m enjoying lungs / resp the most
Just because it makes the most sense… lmao. I hate the X-ray interpretations though, lord knows how I’m going to manage to learn that. It’s so hard.
It made me think about one day I’ll have to fully interpret an x-ray and understand what’s going on. Low-key scary. Drug names are horrendous but I love the concepts behind everything.
It’s so satisfying when everything clicks. Time consuming but at the end of the day, this is what I signed up for so I might as well just enjoy learning more about medicine?
Psychology lectures are a bit of a hit and miss. I enjoy it more when I look at the content in my own time, but the 9AM starts are just not the one….
Clinical skills is a blunder. I’m contemplating buying a teddy bear to practice everything on lmao, it’s just that there’s a lot of steps and you have to remember everything. Bit of a shambles
I’m not even sure, right now I’m enjoying lungs / resp the most
Just because it makes the most sense… lmao. I hate the X-ray interpretations though, lord knows how I’m going to manage to learn that. It’s so hard.
It made me think about one day I’ll have to fully interpret an x-ray and understand what’s going on. Low-key scary. Drug names are horrendous but I love the concepts behind everything.
It’s so satisfying when everything clicks. Time consuming but at the end of the day, this is what I signed up for so I might as well just enjoy learning more about medicine?
Psychology lectures are a bit of a hit and miss. I enjoy it more when I look at the content in my own time, but the 9AM starts are just not the one….
Clinical skills is a blunder. I’m contemplating buying a teddy bear to practice everything on lmao, it’s just that there’s a lot of steps and you have to remember everything. Bit of a shambles
Reply 7
Oh
Let me just say, chat GPT is currently CARRYING me. Lmao
Good bye.
Let me just say, chat GPT is currently CARRYING me. Lmao
Good bye.
Reply 8
10am -6pm day today
Around 5 hours on lectures.
Not fun😭 I’m going to try getting some food this morning because it’s rough.. but we can do this
Around 5 hours on lectures.
Not fun😭 I’m going to try getting some food this morning because it’s rough.. but we can do this
Reply 9
Bro
I haven’t even updated this in a while, I say a while.. it’s been a whole 11 months LMAOOOOOO
I seriously need to start using this as a check list place just like how I did for my A level year 13 blog back in the day
I am in year 3 medical school now, wtf….. where has time even gone?
I’m currently writing this in bed, it’s 12:40AM.. I have a 9am lecture tomorrow on I think some psychology lecture? Idek anymore at this point, never know what to expect these days
Nah fr though it’s been a long 3 years… so much has happened it’s unreal..
I’m definitely starting to understand medicine a lot more though now that I’ve been in it for a while.
We’re currently on a haematology block and ngl it’s acc shambles… learning the different medications, antiplatelets, fibirnolytics, and where it inhibits the effects on the coagulation cascade etc etc… all completely shambolic but I’m managing to come to grips with it all somehow? Though I think? I’m not even sure until we have exams
I’m definitely going to try and start posting on here updates and potentially checklists though
I hate to say it but medicine so far has given me a challenge, not even just in terms of content but about how to balance the 101 things that occur simultaneously….
But oh well…
I haven’t even updated this in a while, I say a while.. it’s been a whole 11 months LMAOOOOOO
I seriously need to start using this as a check list place just like how I did for my A level year 13 blog back in the day
I am in year 3 medical school now, wtf….. where has time even gone?
I’m currently writing this in bed, it’s 12:40AM.. I have a 9am lecture tomorrow on I think some psychology lecture? Idek anymore at this point, never know what to expect these days
Nah fr though it’s been a long 3 years… so much has happened it’s unreal..
I’m definitely starting to understand medicine a lot more though now that I’ve been in it for a while.
We’re currently on a haematology block and ngl it’s acc shambles… learning the different medications, antiplatelets, fibirnolytics, and where it inhibits the effects on the coagulation cascade etc etc… all completely shambolic but I’m managing to come to grips with it all somehow? Though I think? I’m not even sure until we have exams
I’m definitely going to try and start posting on here updates and potentially checklists though
I hate to say it but medicine so far has given me a challenge, not even just in terms of content but about how to balance the 101 things that occur simultaneously….
But oh well…
Reply 10
P.S
Content wise, we currently have roughly around 5 lectures in a packed day.,
No these aren’t 20 slides each, we’re looking at around 50-70 at best of pure content 😂😂
Yeah, completely crazy
Anki is carrying me though
Coffee is the love of my life
I’m severely sleep deprived
Why do I even do this to myself? I don’t know, but I like to convince myself that everything will be okay
Just need to keep on top of it but also eat lots and lots of good food (had kfc 20 wings for £7 the other day can’t go wrong)
The way I see it is, do the work and then treat yourself after… simple as that lol
Content wise, we currently have roughly around 5 lectures in a packed day.,
No these aren’t 20 slides each, we’re looking at around 50-70 at best of pure content 😂😂
Yeah, completely crazy
Anki is carrying me though
Coffee is the love of my life
I’m severely sleep deprived
Why do I even do this to myself? I don’t know, but I like to convince myself that everything will be okay
Just need to keep on top of it but also eat lots and lots of good food (had kfc 20 wings for £7 the other day can’t go wrong)
The way I see it is, do the work and then treat yourself after… simple as that lol
(edited 1 year ago)
Reply 11
Chat gpt > uni lecturers😂😂😂
Reply 12
Update check in
Nothing new
Still pushing thru lol
Still doing the Anki
Currently 5:15am
No I haven’t slept
Can I sleep? No.. why? I probably need hypnotics, I need a well establish GABA-r agonist to increase my sleep levels
(Cheeky revision) Yh I give up w med at this point😭
Still so much content
But we will get through it day by day
Nothing new
Still pushing thru lol
Still doing the Anki
Currently 5:15am
No I haven’t slept
Can I sleep? No.. why? I probably need hypnotics, I need a well establish GABA-r agonist to increase my sleep levels
(Cheeky revision) Yh I give up w med at this point😭
Still so much content
But we will get through it day by day
Reply 13
my mental health rn: finished
it was Valentine’s Day 2025 yesterday
Happy day, different perspective
Numb, and destroyed. Future self probably knows why.
Coping day by day trying to push through it all. Silent battles but still smiling no matter what. I’d hate to bother anyone.
Exams soon
But I feel like I’m going to test my mental health rather than actual content. Rough. But we will endure.
Ah
It’s fine, Idek why I’m writing this
But I’m proud of you for coming this far
it was Valentine’s Day 2025 yesterday
Happy day, different perspective
Numb, and destroyed. Future self probably knows why.
Coping day by day trying to push through it all. Silent battles but still smiling no matter what. I’d hate to bother anyone.
Exams soon
But I feel like I’m going to test my mental health rather than actual content. Rough. But we will endure.
Ah
It’s fine, Idek why I’m writing this
But I’m proud of you for coming this far
Reply 14
16/8/2025
Entering year 4 med school (year 3)
Insane haha
I recently got my first ever scrubs, such a nice feeling being able to feel like I’ve earnt it.
I bought some too, very expensive though sadly
however it was very much needed
We start clinical years in September and im low-key excited haha. Idek why. I’m currently on holiday but I might start preparing for September
I low-key miss medicine and can’t wait to start learning again. Didn’t think I’d say it but it’s gave me a routine and it feels like I’m working on something day by day
Entering year 4 med school (year 3)
Insane haha
I recently got my first ever scrubs, such a nice feeling being able to feel like I’ve earnt it.
I bought some too, very expensive though sadly
however it was very much needed
We start clinical years in September and im low-key excited haha. Idek why. I’m currently on holiday but I might start preparing for September
I low-key miss medicine and can’t wait to start learning again. Didn’t think I’d say it but it’s gave me a routine and it feels like I’m working on something day by day
Original post
by CaptainDuckie16/8/2025
Entering year 4 med school (year 3)
Insane haha
I recently got my first ever scrubs, such a nice feeling being able to feel like I’ve earnt it.
I bought some too, very expensive though sadly
however it was very much needed
We start clinical years in September and im low-key excited haha. Idek why. I’m currently on holiday but I might start preparing for September
I low-key miss medicine and can’t wait to start learning again. Didn’t think I’d say it but it’s gave me a routine and it feels like I’m working on something day by day
Entering year 4 med school (year 3)
Insane haha
I recently got my first ever scrubs, such a nice feeling being able to feel like I’ve earnt it.
I bought some too, very expensive though sadly
however it was very much needed
We start clinical years in September and im low-key excited haha. Idek why. I’m currently on holiday but I might start preparing for September
I low-key miss medicine and can’t wait to start learning again. Didn’t think I’d say it but it’s gave me a routine and it feels like I’m working on something day by day
Let's hope you don't forget about this blog again.
Reply 16
Hahaha
I shall try to
I shall try to
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