Medicine Feedback
It was one of the best things I have ever done. They do not treat you like children, you do not play doctors, you learn about medicine as if you were in university.
Zoe, Tonbridge Grammar School
At first I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect of the medicine weekend programme; it was the first one I’d attended. But after going, I am looking forward to knowing more about medicine. The medical students who taught us really knew what it was all about, and even gave us excellent interview tips. The topics of immunology, oncology, and paediatrics were a good selection to cover for the two days. I really enjoyed it and am fully satisfied with the two days I’ve spent at University of London Union.
Deepika, Herschel Grammar School
I really enjoyed this course, it’s very useful if you’re interested in the human body and if you would like to study Medicine at University. I would definitely recommend this to everyone.
Nishanki, Bournemouth School for Girls
The Medical Weekend is a great opportunity for students who would like to study medicine at University. This course is very useful as it gives a little taste of what you will learn throughout the Medicine course. The lecturers are extremely good at teaching the topics and they help you as much as they can to make sure you understand the materials being taught. Overall, I thought it was a very enjoyable and useful experience. I learned a lot from this course and also made some new friends. After this course I am even more determined to study Medicine at University.
Paviniya, Claremont High School
The course gave an extremely insightful and intersting introduction to the world of medicine, and allowed to me understand and apply how to diagnose and treat certain diseases. It provided a fantastic opportunity to explore certain areas of the medical field and ask numerous questions about the realities of becoming a doctor! I certainly feel inspired to persue my wishes to become a doctor in the future.
Olivia, Fortismere School
I really enjoyed the Medicine Weekend, everyone was really friendly, the content was at just the right level and I found it all very interesting. It inspired me to look further into studying medicine at university. Thanks for a great course!
Alice, Alleyns School
I must admit that I did not expect the course to be such a valuable experience. I especially appreciated the attitude of the tutors who stimulated us to work effectively, made sure we understood and absorbed all the information covered in the course, and at the same time provided a friendly atmosphere enhancing studying. The opportunity to speak to them about the structure of medical courses they were doing, as well as the ways to prepare for application process and studying at a university in general was extremely beneficial to me. They drew my attention to some crucial points I had not considered before and helped me realise what I should concentrate on in order to get to the medical school of my choice. I was highly impressed by their expertise and fascination with medicine, which both made me even more willing to become a doctor. Moreover, I am incredibly glad to have met other students interested in medical careers and exchange my experiences with them. I highly recommend attending this course to anyone thinking of medicine and I cannot wait to another Medicine Weekend myself!
Julita, Cheltenham Ladies College
The course was run in an extremely friendly and sophisticated environment and in a way I felt as if I was a first year medical student. We all bonded as if we had known each other before we came. I would recommend attending it if there is any flicker of interest in medicine. Extremely rewarding.
Molly, Woldingham School
I attended medicine weekend B because I was interested in persueing a medical career. After attending the Medicine weekend, I now know that medicine is definitely what I want to do. The course was very interesting and informative, with a friendly atmosphere. It was also nice meeting new people, and the teachers were so helpful and friendly. I really enjoyed this weekend.
Aimee, Queen Marys College
This was an excellent course full of information. The tutors were excellent, and easily approachable, and I learnt about interesting topics in a relaxed and yet very academic environment. I loved the experience and I can’t wait to apply for the summer school.
Talea, Cranbrook Grammar School
The course is very informative and helpful to those who would like to further their knowledge in certain biological studies. The tutors don’t bite, they’re intelligent but also informal and very nice. They’re med students who have gone through the same things students have so have interesting and helpful ideas and understand exactly what students are experiencing.
Sahana, Henrietta Barnett School
This course was really informative and was a good insight into what University courses would cover. After attending this weekend I am 100% sure that I want to study medicine. The tutors were really friendly and being students they gave their point of view of the course and life studyin medicine. Overall I really good weekend.
Kiashini, Churchers College
Medical Weekend B was great! I really recommend you do this course; you learn a great deal of fascinating information and it gives you a real taster of what it would be truly like to study medicine.
Jemima, Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School
This is a great course there’s loads of information that I learned and it made me want to study medicine even more. It was also good as we got tips of how to get into Uni from the tutors who were still in medical school.
Rachel, Tonbridge Grammar School
The medicine weekend courses are incredibly fun and rewarding, you learn a lot about all the different topics and still manage to enjoy yourself and meet new people. Being taught by university students is useful since they have such a large course knowledge and are incredibly enthusiastic.
Isabella, St Pauls Girls School
This is a must-have opportunity for any potential medics, attending this course will answer all your questions and more.
Varthani, Heathfield School
The course is great, it is taught be advanced medical students who are really friendly and will help and explain things to you no matter your skill level. The course will look great on an application to show an active interest in Medicine. I enjoyed the course the most out of the ones I have done and there are really nice people in good size groups. If I manage to get a place a Medical School I would live to do something similar in my penultimate or final years.
William, Cranbrook School
It was extremely helpful in confirming that I definitely want to do medicine and it gave me the extra motivation that I needed! It was great that we were taken out of a school environment and put into completely different surroundings and yet still able to learn with chilled out vibe.. and thats why I’m coming back for Medicine Weekend B!
Neggi, Churchers College
This course is great whether you’re still slightly undecided on medicine, or if you just want to experiance an insight to the topics you’ll be learning. It really helped me to realise how much I already knew, as well as how much that I will learn by the time I’ve left medical school. The different topics and the way they’re taught helps to break up the long day, as there are videos, practical role plays and power point presentations. Overall it was a very informative weekend.
Katharine, Queen Mary’s College
My experience at the Medicine Weekend was one I will never forget. Not only did I make friends, but it made me realize what I was really interested in, and also set an aim in my future to what I want to achieve. I would recommend this to any student up for a challenge, and enthusiastic about medicine.
Olivia, Bournemouth School for Girls
The weekend was thoroughly enjoyable. The tutors were excellent, friendly, enthusiastic and full of great advice. The weekend briefly covers a number of areas which would be focused on if you were to study medicine at university. Each section was covered very clearly at a perfect level of understanding, the most useful of which I found to be the dealing with patients section. Furthermore, it was great place to meet other students with similar interests with the help of the tutors who made everyone feel very comfortable with one another. It was a great weekend which I would recommend to anyone considering studying medicine at university.
Maria, Queen Mary’s College
I really enjoyed Medicine Weekend A because not only did I learn a lot of new and interesting science, but I feel now as if I have a better understanding of what it is to be a doctor.
Ava, Henrietta Barnett School
The course is really worthwhile. I ended up learning far more than I ever imagined, in a really fun, relaxed atmosphere!
Adelaide, Putney High School
The course is full with new information that supplements what you might be learning in biology. I found it very useful in gauging whether I would find it interesting to study at university (which is a definite yes!). The tutors are all medical students, capable, helpful and friendly. I would recommend it to anyone who is really interested in medicine and wants to develop their understanding of the field.
Ariana, Henrietta Barnett School
It was a great opportunity to get an idea of what studying medicine would be like and i enjoyed it throughly. It also provided a great insight on how other potential medical students were getting on with their academic studies and activities outside of school to get a place in medicine.
Caroline, New Hall School
I found the weekend fantastic and really helped me to decide that I want to study medicine in the future, the tutors were really approachable and the whole weekend was relaxed and yet I learnt so much.
Rhiannon, Bournemouth School for Girls
Good experience, very informative and an ideal course to do if you are merely interested in medicine or really want to do it already.
Peter, St Lawrence School
I found this course absolutely brilliant. The tutors were enthusiastic about what they were teaching us, and very clear. It was a fantastic atmosphere during the sessions, and the other students were really nice.
Ruth, Dauntsey’s School
No matter how far you have to travel, the Medicine Weekend is definitely worth it. Being unsure about taking Medicine further on, Medicine Weekend got me completely fascinated by Medicine, and aware of the challenges that would come in taking the course. It’s great for meeting new people, getting advice from your medical student tutors, and feeling all the wiser at the end of the day.
Jezneen, Fettes College
Medicine Weekend A was exciting and fun; I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in taking Medicine at university!
Raveena, Aylesbury High School
The Medicine Weekend really gave me the opportunity to ask questions and get detailed and passionate responses!
Janet, Vyner’s School
I absolutely loved the experience at the Medical Weekend A. It was incredibly beneficial due to the huge amount of information given to us and the methods of teaching were different to those used at school. I was more informal, with more information learnt, and a lot more fun! We studied cardiology in great detail, also the pulmonary system, dissection, neurology, dealing with patients and suturing. The suturing was fun as we all got our own sponge to practise suturing on. This was very fun but also academically beneficial as we would all make mistakes which would be severe if made on a patient, but would learn from our mistakes and perfect the method learnt and used! A really fantastic weekend, definitely worth attending! Enjoyed every minute of it!
Eleanor, Aylesbury High School
This is a must. I was 90% sure I wanted to read medicine before going on this course….I was 200% sure by the end of it.
Alex, The Judd School
I thought this was an amazing weekend and a fantastic experience. It has confirmed my belief that this is the right career choice for me. I loved learning lots of new information and big words – my favourite being dysdiadochokinesis! My friends and teachers were very impressed at the amount of information we had managed to cover in two days. I met lots of people on the weekend who I am staying in contact with and hope to attend more Debate Chamber events with.
Rachel, Shenley Brook End School
I had a brilliant time on Medicine Weekend A, the balance between patient care, anatomy and practical aspects is just what a prospective medical student needs. I would definitely recommend it!
Thea, Aylesbury High School
It was a really useful course, and was taught by tutors who wanted to make it enjoyable and interesting but also so you would learn new things. It was more than you would learn at school, so definitely worth it.
Jessica, North London Collegiate School
I only signed up to the Medicine Summer School quite late in the day, having only found out about it towards the end of the school year- I’m so glad I did! The tutors are all excellent, not just knowledgable but also with first-hand experience of recent medical school application/attendance and insight on Oxbridge processes. The group of students I was with was fantastic, a mix of people who got on well- I made several new friends in just 3 days! The relaxed, informal tone of the sessions puts an emphasis on participation, the development and vocalisation of ideas and solutions to problems. I would reccomend this course to anyone interested in a career in medicine- invaluable.
Joseph, Eton College
The Medicine Summer School is a great course and gives you a taster of what studying medicine would be like that school doesn’t. The topics are interesting and the tutors are so friendly. It’s a chance to meet like-minded people and there’s no chance to be shy what with all the games that they manage to fit in!
Amal, Sydenham High School
I really enjoyed the Medicine Summer School, it is definitely worth going to learn about the topics surrounding medicine as well as helping to make the decision to study medicine at university.
Keya, Portsmouth High School
All in all, a great three days for anyone who is interested in or wants to study medicine with tutors that provide lectures which are fun and enjoyable yet challenging.
Henry, Merchant Taylors School
Despite the brevity, I found the experience extremely useful, informative and above all, engaging and informative. Although I hadn’t started on A-Level studies, I was able to keep up with the sessions with little to no difficulty – and in any case, the tutors were very helpful, and I would have had no problem with asking for further clarification. What makes the course even better is the inclusion of Medical Ethics and Dealing With Patients – demonstrating in one stroke the complexity of medicine as a career, providing a wonderfully well-rounded curriculum, and proving that medicine is as much of an art as it is a science. I would consider this course to be a ‘must do’ for anyone who is attracted to medicine as a career!
Pooja, Henrietta Barnett School
The course was the perfect mix of interesting and enjoyable. Dynamic tutors really brought the subjects to life.
Sophie, North London Collegiate
I really enjoyed my experience at the medical summer school. Not only did I learn a lot about medicine, but, I also was able to ask the junior doctors what it was like being at medical school and questions about the exams and interviews. Overall my experience at the summer school was really good and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is considering becoming a doctor: scientist or just if you are interested in the human body etc.
Juliet, City of London School for Girls
This Sumer School has an unusual mix that most things like this don’t have – the information given in the lessons are intense and hard yet, somehow, the tutors manage to explain it in a way that you understand it while constantly being entertained. The people at the Summer School are very friendly and sociable, which kind of shocked me – I wasn’t expecting them to be so easy to talk to. Overall, this was a very good experience and I’m so glad that I did it!
Hana, Harris Academy
Very helpful course, excellent quality teaching, and a range of fascinating topics covered.
Laura, Lady Margaret School
At the beginning of this course, I was unsure as to whether I wanted to study medicine but now I am confident that this course is definitely for me. This summer school has offered me with an interactive experience, allowing me to learn the theory and also begin to develop the practical skills involved in being a doctor. I am very much looking forward to the advance medicine summer school next year.
Talisha, Alperton School
It is a fantastic course, I met some great people and learnt some fascinating stuff. I highly recommend it to anyone who has the opportunity to do it.
Pavan, Vyners School
Very enjoyable, an eye opener to those who are not sure about doing medicine, and an added extra for your personal statement for those who are applying to medical schools.
Mona, Ipswich High School
Overall I found the debate chamber course extremely informative and I learnt a lot of interesting things. It convinced me that medicine was a great career. I found it a really enjoyable experience where the teachers were good and the students were also able to interact and learn off each other.
Timona, Wycombe Abbey School
I had a great time at the medicine summer school, making new friends, learning alot and it also helped me have a better idea of what learning medince would be like. I found the majority of the topics very interesting and great fun to learn about, the tutors were friendly and very good at teaching the topics in a way that was not too difficult to understand and enjoyable.
Georgia, Highsted Grammar School
Upon reflection of the Medicine Summer School course, I have enjoyed it greatly. It has been a rewarding experience as I have gained a wider perspective in terms of medicine, theoretically and practically. I would most eagerly recommend this course to others as I am sure they would find it as beneficial and informative as I have.
Fathima, Coulsdon College
I definitely feel like I’m much more prepared to study medicine, and the course has helped me to revise and build on knowledge I have learnt in school. I feel more able to cope with being introduced to lots of unfamiliar information.
Nikkita, Northwood School
The Medicine Summer School was a chance for me to get an insight on what medicine is generally about, because if you’re like me – and don’t have a clue – going to these sessions would be utterly an enjoyable experience. Before attending these sessions, I had an idea, but it was no way as polished as my insight is now. So, now I know I definitely want to go through the medical field and its all thanks to the Medical Summer School; I gained alot of knowledge and I also had alot of fun!
Patricia, Cardinal Pole School
The summer school is a fantastic combination of fun and interesting learning. It is a MUST if you are not sure about medicine or even 100% sure you are going to apply to read medicine. Fantastic few days, tutors are great, all the people on the course are really interesting… shame it didn’t last longer!!
Matthew, Royal Grammar School Guildford
The Medicine Summer School is definitely worth attending. I had a great time and feel that I have really benifited from the experience by improving my medical knowledge. I feel that I will be able to incorporate the covered ideas into interview answers and feel much more confident about making my application to medical school later this year.
Joanne, Aylesbury High School