If anyone from Medlink or anyone interested in medicine does have a blog, please get in touch and we could follow and help one another by sharing ideas!
Medlink was great fun and a really worthwhile experience. I would strongly recommend it. I learnt a lot and got to experience what life is like at a campus university at the same time. I enjoyed the difference from school life - the independence, the lectures, staying up late and sleeping in the halls surronded by new people. With few exceptions the lectures were very interesting even though one of them went on until 1am!
The lecturers were inspiring as they told us their stories of how they got to where they are today. The common message which transpired was that with enough hard work and perseverance you can achieve anything and get to where you want to be!
One lecturer showed us a video of a patient having brain surgery which was fascinating! I could not believe that the patient was conscious. The surgeon by instructing the patient to carry out various muscle movements such as clenching his fist and closing his jaw could identify areas of preserved brain function.
It was moments like this which confirmed for me that medicine is what I want to study.
Sunday 25 December 2011
Friday 16 December 2011
Pre Medlink
The christmas break hasn't truly started yet, my bags are packed and tomorrow I'm off on a 5 day "medicine taster" course called Medlink.
Although tired I'm looking forward to it - the medical side of things and the chance to learn new things but also the chance to experience university life!
I'm hoping to meet other aspiring medics whom I can stay in contact with and discuss views. I'm a little bit nervous about the mock interviews which are part of the course as i've never experienced one before but we'll see how it goes.. at least its only a practice!
If by some coincidence anyone reading this has been/or is going to Medlink I would love to hear from you!
Although tired I'm looking forward to it - the medical side of things and the chance to learn new things but also the chance to experience university life!
I'm hoping to meet other aspiring medics whom I can stay in contact with and discuss views. I'm a little bit nervous about the mock interviews which are part of the course as i've never experienced one before but we'll see how it goes.. at least its only a practice!
If by some coincidence anyone reading this has been/or is going to Medlink I would love to hear from you!
Friday 9 December 2011
How lucky we are to have discovered Insulin!
I recently wrote an article for a school magazine on the discovery and extraction of insulin and was amazed by what i learnt during my research. If you're interested you can learn more for yourself here
A reason for my interest being that a member of my family has Type 1 diabetes and its horrible to think that less than 100 years ago their diagnosis would have been a death sentence! Whereas today they are able to treat their diabetes with insulin produced by genetic engineering in a laboratory (which is almost identical to human insulin) and lead a relatively normal life.
Do you not think that it is simply amazing that thanks to science humans can carry out the functions of an organ? And does it not make you think what the possibilities are for the future?
An indication of the importance of insulin to society today is that the US military list insulin producing pharmaceutical laboratories as buildings of key strategic importance (Reference Wikilinks)
A reason for my interest being that a member of my family has Type 1 diabetes and its horrible to think that less than 100 years ago their diagnosis would have been a death sentence! Whereas today they are able to treat their diabetes with insulin produced by genetic engineering in a laboratory (which is almost identical to human insulin) and lead a relatively normal life.
Do you not think that it is simply amazing that thanks to science humans can carry out the functions of an organ? And does it not make you think what the possibilities are for the future?
An indication of the importance of insulin to society today is that the US military list insulin producing pharmaceutical laboratories as buildings of key strategic importance (Reference Wikilinks)
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