All entries for Thursday 29 January 2015

Happy New Year!

I always think that the Christmas holidays go so much quicker than any other. It’s always filled with the last minute rush of present buying, visiting all the family, and of course eating too much. Then you have your New Year’s Eve celebrations and that’s it – it’s all over until next year. But we were fortunate to have a whole 4 weeks off for Christmas this year, and therefore I can’t complain too much. We also didn’t have any exams to revise for, or work that particularly needed doing so if you wanted to have a proper break you could. I had been intending on going over last terms lectures and things ready for next term but instead made the most of being able to earn some money and have a bit of a rest!

We start our Core Clinical Education block when we return, and this I am very much looking forward to. We will have 3 rotations within the block and I am fortunate enough to get to have time at three of the hospitals – Warwick, UHCW and George Eliot. During each rotation we will experience different specialities, such as cardiology, respiratory and haematology. We will spend one day a week in GP or out in the community like we did last year. We will also then have every other Friday back in uni where we will have lectures and continue our CBL work.

I am a little nervous about how I am going to adjust my learning to the clinical environment but getting to spend the last few weeks of term in the hospitals and chatting to the older years has helped. We have also picked our clinical partners and having the opportunity to choose someone that you know you work well with has been great. I am with someone from my CBL group, and so we have worked a lot together before. I also know that she is great at calming me down when I get stressed!

We also have the winter ball to look forward to when we return. I went to both the winter and summer balls last year, and both were great fun. It’s always nice to have an excuse to dress up! This year it’s masquerade, and there will be face painting again – you’re never too old to have your face painted and especially not when you get to add glitter and gems to match!

It will be strange not being in uni as often, although I’m sure the first years will enjoy having the building to themselves! But getting to spend more time in hospital will be great, and I hope it will help me to put everything together and apply what I’ve been taught more easily. I will let you know how it goes!

Megan Earle : 29 Jan 2015 11:07 |  Tags: Mbchb Newyear Rachel Warwick Wms |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem