On the 7th February we visited Oriel College, Oxford, to attend a medicine outreach day. The day was run by current medical students to help prospective students find out more about studying medicine at Oxford and also how to make a strong application to medical school.
Upon arrival, we were taken to one of the lecture theatres where we were welcomed and given a lecture about Oxford applications. This gave us useful information about the different colleges, the way in which the course is structured, how it differs from other undergraduate medical courses and the entry requirements for studying medicine.
After the tour we attended a session on personal statements where we learnt some beneficial techniques, common errors and successful structuring.
Once we had eaten lunch we were given a talk by a member of the BMAT board. She talked us through both admissions tests, UKCAT and BMAT and advised us about how to prepare and achieve good marks.
The penultimate session was an interactive session where we were able to see what it was like to be a doctor in real life scenarios. Two actors took on the roles of different patients and the students on the course took it in turns to pretend to be the doctor and diagnose the problem. The session taken by a local GP who showed us how to handle different types of patient and patient behaviour in certain situations. This was useful because it helped us to develop our communication and inference skills, both of which are essential to doctors.
The day ended with a question and answer session about student life at Oxford.
We thoroughly enjoyed the day and found it very informative about the application process, student life and medicine as a career.
Molly Hardwick 12HR and Katie Wright 12CLF
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