MEDLINK 2013

When people ask what you want to be when you're older, you often get responses such as a fireman or a princess, but for me my answer has always been different; a doctor. Despite the fact that I've been told that I would make a very good lawyer, because of my ability to argue well, there's never been any doubt in my mind that my chosen career should be medicine. I've always been hugely interested in science but also in people so it's obvious to me that medicine is the perfect combination of the two. On my blog, I'm going to post cool stories which I think will be of interest to people who are like me and are keen on pursuing a career in medicine. So, how did I get the idea to blog?

At the beginning of my holidays, I went on the Medlink conference held at Nottingham University which was held for students looking into a career in medicine. It consisted of a series of lectures intended to guide us all on our path to med school. I must admit, a lot of my friends laughed at me for going on this 'nerd conference' and frankly, I was concerned that it could turn out to be just that; 5 days surrounded by crazy geniuses whom I had no chance of even attempting to socialise with! However, when I arrived early on the Saturday morning, I was pleasantly surprised. Everyone was really normal. It was so easy to make friends because everyone had one massive thing in common! We all did the same subjects, we all loved working with people, we all wanted to be doctors. After meeting some nice people and getting lost on the huge university campus, the lectures started. I won't bother writing about all of the amazing things we learnt in the lectures because I would be here all day but I will make a post with some of my notes from them in and some good resources we were given. We had five hectic days, 7am-midnight, jampacked with amazing lectures, inspirational speakers and loads of laughs. Even in the nonstop, intense lectures, the speakers had the whole room captivated from beginning to end. It was such an unbelievable experience to be in a room full of such amazing people and to be able to listen to some really incredible lecturers who had taken their time to tell us their stories.

 I would like to recommend Medlink to anyone considering studying medicine; it is an eye-opening conference and it will educate you beyond belief. If you're not sure if you want to be a doctor, Medlink can help you decide and if you are sure, Medlink helps you get there. You'll have a great time, meet some fab people and it will make you so so excited to make your application to medical school.