I'll be doing a few of these posts over the next year. As I'm currently in Year 12 it's around time for me to be looking at Universities and trying to decide where I want to go to study medicine so hopefully this will help me decide.
The University of Liverpool has a five year course for Medicine. It focuses on Problem Based Learning which I personally think it a valuable and extremely useful way of learning as it focuses on real situations that prospective doctor's could be facing and will give people the skill to work out problems independently of lecturers and textbooks.
Here's a break down of the five years :
Year 1 Introduction to science and practise of medicine through clinical cases
Years 2, 3 and 4 Preparation for diagnosing and managing ilness'. Hospital and community based learning gives experience of patients and gives opportunities to interact with patients.
Year 5 Final year with intense focus on preparing to practise medicine through intensive clinical experience.
Currently the entry requirements to study Medicine at Liverpool are and A in Chemistry, and A in biology and an A in a third A Level as well as a B in a futher AS. These grades seem a lot but I expect soon they will get higher with the introduction of the A* grade.
Liverpool University is not far away from the City of Liverpool which is supposed to be a vibrant and lively place. I like the idea of not being far from a city as I think this will add to University experience giving opportunities to go out and enjoy the area. Liverpool also won the City of Culture recently which makes me think it will be an amazing place to go. Finally, the Uni is only a ten minute drive / 49 minute walk (i've checked this out!) from Anfield so hopefully there would be opportunities to watch a few matches when I'm not weighed down with work!
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