Manchester

Question 1

Why Manchester Uni?

Answer 1

Biggest medical school in the UK:
- Range of ideas and personalities

International diversity:
- Student from over 160 countries
- CISV and international friends

Question 2

Why the city Manchester?

Answer 2

Placement:
- In between the coast and the peak district
- Hiking and spending time at the beach
- About an hour from Manchester to each

Art galleries:
- Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art
- Manchester Art Gallery
- OT Art Trail

Distance from home:
- About a 3 hour drive
- Train line
- Far enough to be independent and a challenge
- Close enough to seek support if necessary

Question 3

What is it about the Manchester medical course?

Answer 3

Communication Skills Learning Centre:
- Practising clinical skills
- Patient centred learning

Full cadaver dissection:
- Only offered at a few medical schools in the country
- I am a visual learner
- Value of interacting with anatomy

PBL:
- More independence, room to highlight some of my own interests
- Interact with content
- Speak to people (hear diverse opinions, make friendships)