International Medics

International Medics was an initiative that aimed to bring an international student perspective to the experiences of applying for and being in medical school in the UK. These are all the posts created by Thinzar (my partner for International Medics at the time) and myself.

Where We’ve Been & The Future of International Medics

It’s been months since we last posted on International Medics and a lot has happened for both of us during this time. International...

Last Pre-Clinical Exams

It’s almost time for us to take our exams… On May 25th, we have our last semester test for the pre-clinical years and on the 27th we have...

More Than Meets The Eye: Student Selection in Medicine

By Jean Ling Tan Did you know that self-reported coaching does not significantly improve MMI scores? In a study, it was actually found...

Buying Equipment to Practice for the OSCEs

Summer OSCEs are approaching fast for us and these days I’ve been feeling as if I haven’t had enough practice for the OSCEs. Because of...

Making the Most out of Mid-Semester Exams

Next week we have the last mid-semester exam of our pre-clinical years so, in this week’s blog, I’m telling you a bit about how I’m...

Year 2 PEP

This week, I’m going to share with you my experience so far with the Year 2 PEP! What do we do for Year 2 PEP? PEP stands for Personal...

Master List of Journal Club Resources

By Jean Ling Tan As promised in my last blog post about journal clubs, I come to you with useful resources and a list of journal clubs to...

Learning About Research: How to Make the Most of Journal Clubs as a Medical Student

By Jean Ling Tan Over Semester 3, I took part in fortnightly journal club sessions organised by the Manchester Medical Journal over Zoom....

Coping At University

Disclaimer: this blog about coping is based on my personal experiences and what I learned during semester 3. It in no way, shape or form...

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