Hey everyone,
I got elected as president for a medical society for the next academic year. This society is very lowkey and they haven't been as active compared to other societies and i'd like to change that for the next academic year. I was wondering if anyone has tips on being president/managing a society :))
Hi everyone,
Just wondering how everyone else is coping while waiting for the UKMLA AKT results from the 23rd/24th June sitting? Results should be out by 13th July and honestly the wait is driving me mad.
I came out of the exam hall feeling... okay? Not amazing, but not like I'd completely failed either. However, since getting home I've made the mistake of Googling questions and discussing answers with friends, and the more I check, the worse I feel.
Personally I thought Paper 1 was an absolute monstrosity, whereas Paper 2 felt much fairer. Now I'm convincing myself I must have failed because I keep remembering questions I got wrong.
For context, I prepared pretty consistently from the beginning of the year. I completed all of Passmed and Quesmed, did the MSC mocks and was generally scoring in the low- to mid-70s (sometimes a bit higher) across the mocks. So I felt reasonably prepared going in, which somehow makes the post-exam anxiety even worse.
For those who've sat the AKT before:
I'm honestly feeling really burnt out and don't know whether continuing to study is sensible or if it'll just make me more anxious.
Would really appreciate hearing how everyone else is feeling or how previous candidates found the wait. Good luck to everyone waiting! 🤞
Was in a city in SE Asia from 6th May until 9th June. My placement was actually only from 11th May until 5th June- how many nights can I claim for? Am I able to claim for any before the 11th May with the argument that I needed to adjust for jet-lag? Its not a huge issue (accommodation was 20 quid per night lol) but am just wondering what people's experience is :))
What skills or ways did any of you get involved in projects during med school and any advice regarding SSC’s and Electives?
Hiya,
Odd one this.
Have a mate that goes to a med school all the way down south. Like 600 miles away.
They recently had an OSCE where the station was an A-E but they had my name and exact surgery I had.
Thing is, I’m no John Smith, I’ve got a pretty unique name, and my surgery was also on the obscure side.
I thought it was a joke but I asked about and the dummy name and condition were IDENTICAL to mine??
Are they allowed to do this lmao, kinda funny but would like to know either way.
I made a post about the hardest thing about medical school awhile back. I didn’t realise the amount of hardship people have gone through. I thought let’s make one about the best moments in medical school.
And this is no exaggeration.
My medical school secretly decided to remove sequential exams at the start of this academic year, and emphasised that anyone who fails will need to repeat the entire year. Then they also decided to remove feedback from OSCEs, which means all we will receive is a bunch of numbers. In the first semester, we sat the first set of OSCEs. My results were horrible but I had no idea what went wrong. I did more practice this semester but I still did badly in the second set of OSCEs. Results are not out yet but I know I have a slim chance of passing.
When justifying their decision of taking away sequentials and making students repeat the year, the medical school's stance that this is not to penalise students but an offer for students to repeat the year and become more competent. However, as an international student, I literally cannot afford to repeat a year of medical school. Most students may have a second chance, but I only have one chance. If I fail, I fail medical school. I am going to leave with nothing but a negative £120k that my family already spent on this degree.
I have had a lot of mental health issues since last year but towards the end of this academic year, this has improved significantly because I have made a group of very nice friends at placement. I have not felt that happy before. However, if I were to fail, I will have to leave and return to loneliness and darkness my old friends.
All the effort I have put in, all the money my family has invested in me, and all the relationships I have built in the past years, are going to be decided imminently by no less than a few cold numbers on a computer screen. No feedback, no sequentials. If I do not reach the pass score, my whole life is going to fall apart without my ever knowing why that is in the first place.
While waiting for results, every time when I think about the consequences and implications of not passing, I simply want to throw up. The fact that a few numbers the examiners entered on their iPad have the potential to kill the dream of a student, to make £120k worth of savings of a family completely meaningless, and to crush all relationships built over the years is simply ridiculous.
I just had my 5th year OSCEs this week and genuinely think it’s gone terribly. On the first day, I ran out of time for most things, gave the wrong diagnoses as well and missed out soo many things while taking histories due to time pressure.
Everything I had in my head sort of went out of my brain as soon as I stepped into the osce room. Yesterday was a bit better but still don’t think I did amazingly in any of the stations. Now I’m just feeling really disheartened and worried about results which will be coming out in 2 weeks. I honestly worked so hard this year and the thought of having to resit makes me feel sick and so disappointed in myself.
Hi everyone,
I’m a doctor who writes software for the NHS. I’ve built a web app that’s used at my Trust to run simulation and OSCE-style teaching in a realistic electronic patient record (EPR) environment.
The app allows learners to interact with a simulated patient record much like they would in clinical practice. They can request and receive blood tests or imaging, review observations, prescribe medications, read patient documentation, and work through the case as it unfolds. The platform includes pre-built scenarios and records key actions (for example, when imaging is requested, medications are prescribed, or examinations are performed), making it easier for facilitators to provide structured feedback afterwards.
My Trust has asked me to explore whether there might be interest in adapting something like this for medical students preparing for OSCEs.
Im not convinced, as when I was a student I’d just take scenarios from places like geekymedics and run through those with my friends, but would appreciate any input so I can feed it back.
Is this something that you’d have interest in using? For free or for a small cost? If not, what would make it worthwhile if anything?
Recently got my 4th yr exam results and I found out that I missed the pass mark by 3%. Honestly devastated knowing that I'll have to redo the whole of yr4 again including the placement and porfolio requirements.
Has anyone found themselves in the same position? It feels disheartening to hear my peers and friends will be going into 5th yr.
I got 70% on the mcq written exam so not that worried about doing that again, but am kinda scared that if I don't end up passing this future resit yr I'll most likely be kicked out of med school. It's all just terrifying to think about
when does everyones uni release their results? ours said theyre trying to release it by the 13th. is it possible for it to come out before that?
Hey all, I've sadly failed one of my first year GEM exams by 0.8 marks and I feel really disheartened and I've honestly got no motivation to study for the resit.
I did make an academic appeal as my grandmother passed away a month before exams and with her being ill and in hospital and me visiting everyday, and then dealing with funeral arrangements etc. I missed an entire module's worth of classes, which I really struggled to catch up on and this was definitely reflected in my exams. But stupidly I was so out of it I never submitted any kind of extenuating circumstances request sooner, and now I'm worried my appeal will almost definitely get rejected because of how late I left it. I submitted the appeal around 3 weeks ago and still have no response.
I'm so stressed and demotivated I feel like studying everything all over again for 0.8 marks is so pointless ):
How likely do you guys think it is my appeal would be accepted? I have absolutely no experience with academic appeals so I'm not sure what typically does or doesn't get accepted. If anyone has any advice I'd so appreciate it, thank you :)
Do you need to be well versed in research stuff / academic writing / systematic reviews / whatever it is before reaching out to consultants/ getting involved or do you learn as you do the research.
I feel like I’m not equipped with the right ‘toolkit’ for research and had an opportunity earlier on the year to get involved in a project with the intention of getting published. But ultimately had to drop out due to other commitments & personal reasons but even though I was fortunate to get the opportunity I felt as if I was not in a position where I felt confident in my knowledge.
So I was wondering do you need to know much/ is the basics enough before seeking out/hoping onto research projects or do you learn as you go along with it? Obvs consultants don’t have much time to be teaching you everything so is it better to build the skillset before getting involved. If so are there any tips or advice or resources you’d recommend to build my knowledge.
Thank you. From a very stressed out student
So I just had my 1st year exam resits and tbh they didn't go great, I think the stress just got to me in the moment, and i blanked in the exams, and I genuinely think I may have to resit the year. I only really have myself to blame as I know I didn't put in as much work in as I should have and its a huge lesson and learning opportunity. Just some advice on if anyone resat a year of med school or knows someone that did and how it impacted them and how they got up from it.
The title. I just finished my first year exams, and yet to receive my results. The day after my exams, I got an email from my universities professionalism team, asking me to clarify why I had signed into a session I was not present for (this was a week before exams, and all our lectures are mandatory)
What had happened was, on my way there, I signed in, as I was literally about to walk in, but last minute, I quickly needed to go to the bathroom (I was sick with anxiety that entire week due to exams, and having to attend lectures, wasn’t making it any better for me), and as I felt so sick, I decided to walk back to my accommodation to rest and study to curb my anxiety. I didn’t think much of it until that email after exams. It was a long email saying how the lecturer counted the number of people, and I was marked as signed in, when I actually wasn’t. It also said how usually I’d have to speak to my year lead about this (We already discussed this once, where something similar happened), but since the academic year is over, they’ve given me the opportunity to explain myself via email. It’s now been a couple days since i’ve replied and my anxiety has only worsened, I feel so sick, and I feel like I’m going to get kicked out of medicine, and not be able to progress into year 2 due to ‘professionalism’. They’re yet to respond
Just to clarify, other than a similar incident couple months ago (that time it was due to technical difficulties though, since the sign in system is extremely messed up and new to the uni), I don’t have any other professionalism concerns. I keep telling myself if they intended to kick me out, they would have told me prior to exams, right? Ugh I feel so sick, I can’t breathe
So I’ll be starting my intercalated year in September. My ibsc is very physiology heavy with the option to do a clinical or lab research project at the end.
I was wondering if anyone who has intercalated already has any tips of how I can stay on top of my clinical medical knowledge over the year (obv alongside my intercalation workload) and if I should be doing anything to keep my clinical skills sharp?
For context, at my uni intercalation is optional, so many friends are continuing on into the next year. Our exams are UKMLA style, so I guess my main concern is if I’m going to fall behind and if that will impact my progress test (aka mock ukmla) scores when I come back after intercalating.
Additionally, the way our course is structured, I have already completed two clinical years and have had some exposure to clinical medicine, as well as completing two sets of osces. I’m competent and confident with basic skills like bloods and cannulas but don’t want to lose my knack for it over the next year.
I guess I’m just a little nervous since I’m intercalating externally at another uni and I really enjoy clinical placement so am slightly anxious to be away from it! So so excited to have the year out to intercalate despite all this though!!
Any tips would be appreciated!!
I'm in a similar situation as another recent post on this subreddit...I gave my written exam today for year 4 and I feel like I'm absolutely panicking -- please don't think I'm one of the humble brags who gets 90s or smthn -- I really cannot sleep and I keep fixating on the mistakes I made, and my brain is racing with trying to do the math and rationalise that I should realistically (hopefully?) pass. A whole day has passed and this feeling isn't going away.
I could just use some reassurance or tips cus ik there's nothing I can do at this point -- it's 1 am and I cannot lie down let alone sleep. I hate this post-exam waiting-for-results stress, it's not something I'm about to handle well evidently. Another issue really adding to it is the financial burden of every year of med school that I go through -- it would be really nice to get done with it in one go.
Every time post OSCE, I focus on everything that went wrong. I remember every wrong answer, every time I forget a step or got the diagnosis wrong.
The pressure in the exam always gets to me and I am fully aware in practice there will also be an incredible amount of pressure, but there is something awful about hearing that bell and being asked to enter station and knowing the next few minutes could decide if I pass or fail.
I feel like I’ve genuinely failed and it really is an awful feeling
It’s a minor thing and honestly some may not get it had to repeat 2 years in med school so will graduate when I’ll 25 if I get there (fingers crossed). Meaning F2 at 27.
It’s not old but I can’t but help thinking when will I get settled down with other aspects of my life ie relationship family etc. 2 years is nothing in grand scheme of things but Idk I think it’s finally hit me that I’m getting old now and still not done with med school 😂
Hey guys,
I'm resitting my 4th year osces in a week and I just feel absolutely awful. I feel like if I wasnt good enough the first time round how will I be good enough for another lot? especially considering I need to do BETTER to make up for my performance first time round...
I'm in quite a good situation in terms of I only need to pass 6/8 stations whereas some students need 8/8 but considering i only passed 4/8 first time round i just feel so stupid. I did so much practice and for what...
I know its all a bit heavy but I just want to hear from other people that im not alone in this I guess
Thanks