All entries for Monday 21 September 2015

Meet Matt!

Hi! I’m Matt, and in a couple of weeks I’ll be a first year student at Warwick Medical School! Typing that sentence still feels a bit bizarre as it’s something I’ve wanted to say for quite some time. This was my third application to Warwick and I’m grateful they’ve finally succumbed to persistence and hard work (apparently that’s a desired trait for medical students…) I’ve literally just settled down in my new house with four other medics, and I’ll try to blog about the build-up to Fresher’s week, the event in itself, and hopefully life as a first year medical student if I’m not completely drowning in work!

I previously studied at the University of Salford, an ex-polytechnic university in Manchester. If you’ve ever had the ‘privilege’ of visiting Salford then you’ll know that’s not particularly interesting in itself, but it does highlight that Warwick are happy to take people from any background so long as they meet the criteria to become good medical students and eventually good doctors.

After Salford I worked at a hospital in Manchester as a research assistant where I got the chance to become involved in global health and epidemiology. That’s something I’m quite passionate about, so I was happy to hear about WMS being part of the Medsin network and it’s definitely a society I’ll try and pursue.

For now, I’m just trying to make the most of my last ever free time (kidding, I hope), find my bearings locally and figure out exactly how self-destructive Fresher’s will be (MedSoc are yet to release their devious plans for 2015). I’ll keep you informed as and when I can :)

Megan Earle : 21 Sep 2015 09:42 |  Tags: Fresher Matt Mbchb Student Warwick Wms |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem