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If you were to ask me what Manchester offers that other universities don't it would be
the PBL structure of the course. The first two years you spend in what's called Phase One,
and then you go into Phase Two in Year Three.
The first two years - because its problem based learning -
there is a lot of time you're left to learn on your own, and there's not as much time in the university.
But for me that was a good thing. I don't want to be stuck.
I wanted to get into the hospital as soon as possible.
Year Three you begin life as a medical student
in a hospital environment and the teaching revolves around consultant-led teaching.
Life in a teaching hospital is busy and it can be challenging, but also the staff know
that it's a teaching hospital and they're aware you need to be taught while you're having these experiences.
Life at the teaching hospital is a bit more like work. You're dressed up,
presentable and you're expected to be on time, depending on the schedule of whatever you're
attached to at the moment.
You are fully immersed in the medical environment.
If you read about a condition in a textbook you don't then wonder what it's like to live with that
condition. There is literally always somebody with that condition you can ask about it...
how it has affected them.
The highlight of my student learning experience would be my
clinical years here in Manchester.
Manchester as a whole has so many different societies,
I think everyone that comes to the University would be able to find a society they're interested in.
I've really enjoyed Manchester itself as a city. The people here are very welcoming.
The advice I'd give to somebody who'd like to come study here is work hard, and do your
best to achieve a place. It's an absolutely fantastic place to study. You really do feel
very well taken care of and you have excellent opportunities.