Lazy losers holiday!

Hello,

My Christmas holiday started on the 19th of December and today is the 30th, it's been 11 days and I have done NADA, ZILCH, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! I'm so annoyed with myself but I'm glad I have a 3 week holiday. 

Today is DAY1 of revision/coursework. I'll keep you updated on what I have done later on or tomorrow. 

These are all the things I need to do:

- critical review summative

- practical lab worksheets

- revision for BMS2113

- revision for BMS3403 

- revision for BMS2513

- update my data analysis assignment 1

- Case study (heart) for BMS2513

- formative case study for BMS3403 - doing it as a group!

- online test for BMS2113 

Forgot to add 

- Literature research proposal - decided to not rush this and do some research instead

- Finish BIO2003 worksheets 

That's all I can remember, I hope that's all. Wish me luck.

***I'll be crossing out anything I do during the holidays.

Graduate entry medicine finance

Hello, 

Reality has hit me in the face today. When I'm not doing something, all I think about it medicine, to one day be able to fulfil this desire and dream of mine, I can only hope. 

Anyways I just realised I can only apply to 3 university in london which do graduate entry medicine (Queen Mary, Kings college and St. George). At first I was planning on applying to GEM and the 5/6 year medicine for undergrads but because of finance I found out I can't.

From what I've read, if you do the 5/6 year medicine student finance will not pay for your tuition fee, not even a fraction of it. Therefore I have to apply to GEM which they do help with, the only problem is I have to pay £3465 upfront during my first year (rest will be paid by Student finance) but luckily for year 2,3 and 4 ... NHS will pay the £3465 for those years and student fiance will pay the rest. 

I don't have 36k to spare so my only option is the GEM course which is crazy competitive. I'll work hard to get in but I don't know what I would do if I don't get in. 

Anyway there is a small problem. St George univeristies entry exam is the GAMSAT test which seems crazy hard and costs around £280 WHAT!!! That's insane! Is it worth it ? I guess if it's something you really want you have to try even if your taking great chances. 

I feel so bummed that I can't apply to the 5 year or 6 year medicine :( 

No updates yet! I'm getting lazier and lazier  :( 

Graduate entry medicine finance

Hello, 

2 posts in 1 day? Only because I thought I posted the previous post on the 6th but I didn't. 

Reality has hit me in the face today. When I'm not doing something, all I think about it medicine, to one day be able to fulfil this desire and dream of mine, I can only hope. 

Anyways I just realised I can only apply to 3 university in london which do graduate entry medicine (Queen Mary, Kings college and St. George). At first I was planning on applying to GEM and the 5/6 year medicine for undergrads but because of finance I found out I can't.

From what I've read, if you do the 5/6 year medicine student finance will not pay for your tuition fee, not even a fraction of it. Therefore I have to apply to GEM which they do help with, the only problem is I have to pay £3465 upfront during my first year (rest will be paid by Student finance) but luckily for year 2,3 and 4 ... NHS will pay the £3465 for those years and student fiance will pay the rest. 

I don't have 36k to spare so my only option is the GEM course which is crazy competitive. I'll work hard to get in but I don't know what I would do if I don't get in. 

Anyway there is a small problem. St George univeristies entry exam is the GAMSAT test which seems crazy hard and costs around £280 WHAT!!! That's insane! Is it worth it ? I guess if it's something you really want you have to try even if your taking great chances. 

I feel so bummed that I can't apply to the 5 year or 6 year medicine :( 

No updates yet! 

Checklist for Graduate Entry Medicine

Hello,

(Wrote this on the 6th of December ... Thought I posted it ..... :/ ) 

3:16pm 

Preparing for graduate entry for medicine is harder than I thought; not only do you have to get the grade (2.1 minimum) but you also have to have work experience, a personal statment, a good UKCAT score, a reference and predicted grade from a tutor. 

I spoke to one of my module leaders for BIO2003 and he agreed to write me a superb reference so long as I get a 1st class honour for his module. Which btw consists of 2 statistical problem /case study analysis (50% together) and a 50% worth of literature research proposal -_-' 

Let's see: 

If I get a 80% in both case studies and I get a minimum of  60% in the proposal I would have 73% in the module, that's a 1st class honour (I obviously will hope for more inshallah) but even though I might not get the 80 or the 60 I will try to (it's best to aim high than to aim low). 

I'll try get a back up tutor to agree to predict my grades and write me a reference. 

Checklist for GEM: 

- Grade - June/July 

- Work experience - waiting for replies 

- UKCAT - Summer (but need to start practicing) 

- Personal statment - will start during XMAS holidays

- Reference - Sorted for now

- Tuition Fee - need to make sure I have a little less than 4 grand (if I get accepted) inshallah 

I hope I haven't forgotten anything, if you have any advice for me do comment as I'd greatly appreciate it. 

Update -

Haven't done anything since last update. Will do the lab SUMMATIVE tasks today. 

Volunteering in Hospitals/health sector

Hello,

11am

So today is my day off, was going to go to a volunteer training session for a society called 'Marrow society' by Antony Nolan, at my university but got lazy when I saw the rain (third time I ditched the training) luckily it isn't compulsory but I do want to join. They are a society who register or should I say help register potential bone marrow donors.

I didn't know what the society was about at first but after researching I understand it. There are patients in hospital whose bone marrow (a soft tissue found in certain bones in the body) which usually produces stem cells cannot do so, therefore their number in red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets decrease dramatically. Due to this decrease they become ill, cannot clot after injuries or wont be able to fight infections etc. A potential donor could donate their stem cells to the patient, this process is called stem cell transplant. These patients usually have leukemia and other immune diseases.

I specifically know about leukemia because my friend was hospitalized for it but after intense chemotherapy she got a lot better and didn't need the transplant.

Anyways, I am currently looking for volunteering opportunities in hospitals. I know its a vital thing to have for a medicine applications or I wont have a chance at all. I have from now up until October 2015 to do some volunteering or I wont apply to medicine. Its sooooooo hard finding it though, I've literally applied to so many places and currently going through the applications/paperwork before I get considered as a volunteer.
 Here's the list of all the places I have applied to:

- Homerton Hospital -Just filled in the application for a patient survey volunteer
- Whittington Hospital -volunteer package form on the way
- Royal London Hospital -meeting with the manager next week Thursday
- UCL Hospital - getting 2 honorary contracts for the Heart surgery department (shadowing)
- Middlesex hospital- Need actually just called the lady for a DBS check
- I've also applied for other companies such as the MSF, Samaritans etc but really want to work in a hospital.

If only one of the above would take me in (inshallah).

Updates on work done so far:
NILL -__-' I know I know I need to buckle down. BUT I am almost done with the Lab practical assignment.

Need to do:
- Peer review (marking somebodies critical review) BMS2113
- Online test for BMS2113
- Critical review Summative BMS2113
- Literature research proposal for my dissertation

So much to do and I am sitting here typing away whilst watching 'CHARMED' oOOps

Organ transplants

Hello,

11:40pm 

I know it's late, it's kinda become a ritual for me to sleep late and want more sleep in the morning *sigh*. 

Today we had a really cool seminar for BMS3403. We learnt (well watched a video) about organ transplants and how the system in the NHS works. It was about this 65 year old female who died of a brain haemorrhage. She enlisted her self on the organ transplant register. Her husband and daughter made she what she wanted would happen. The surgeons  took out her heart, liver and kidneys. This saved 3 people with different problems. Her organs were very healthy for a 65 year old.

The video was very interesting yet very sad, I couldn't help tear up (obviously had to keep it humble in class). Unlike the girl behind me who started laughing about the 16 year old who got the hear, which ended up rejected her body. Due to the rejection she had to hospitalised again and given higher doses of immunosuppressants. Eventually all 3 recipients became healthy again, thanks to one lady. 

This got me thinking, should I put my self on the register. I know the lady is gone but she did such a great act, I can't help but want to do it too. 

P.s. Do you guys think the doctors/surgeons are on the register ? Just a thought that popped into my head. Might ask a doctor, once I start shadowing one. (Currently in the process to become an observer at a surgery) here's hoping (inshallah). 

Here's the link to the video just in case you want to watch it. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HjLK8Q_t1Wk

updated on work done so far: 

- I completed  the case study 1 for BIO2003 

Need to do: 

- Lab practical worksheets task1, 2 & 3.

- critical review summative