Hello everyone, welcome to Episode 4. In this episode I am joined by Emma aka @medical.dilemma, who is a final year medical student who I was lucky to meet on Instagram and get to know her.
Our conversation explores a few different topics especially focusing on Emma’s intercalated degree, which is an extra degree that medical students can do while taking a year out in the middle of medical school. Emma has done an intercalated Masters in Medical Ethics and Law, which I was very keen to find out more about. I found it amazing to hear about all the different skills and knowledge that Emma gained from this year, which are so different from all the scientific and clinical knowledge we gain at medical school and will be a great addition to her in her future career. This episode was a real reminder for me that studying or researching whatever topic can really enrich a person in so many ways!
We also chat about working as an HCA (healthcare assistant) before medical school and what that can bring to you, as well as mental health at medical school and finding a balance.
Leave a comment to tell us how you find the episode! Let us know if you have done an intercalated degree and how you found it!
Book recommendations: A very short introduction to medical ethics, by Tony Hope. A very short introduction to medical law, by Charles Foster
Finding our guest: Instagram: medical.dilemma
