Medicine

[SECTION:why]Medicine as a vocation is unmatched in its net benefit to society. I experienced this first hand struggling with bouts of psoriasis as a young boy. Seeing GPs and specialists in the hope of finding a successful treatment was difficult, but it led me to reflect afterwards. How had I inhe

Pursuing Medicine will allow me to treat patients and contribute to the NHS’s crucial work, but also impact the future of the field through research or teaching. The ability to have an impact on healthcare in different ways is what makes me want to study Medicine. By arranging placements in differen

The challenge to bridge the gap between what we know and what we aim for draws me towards medicine. Reading about new advances, such as induced pluripotent stem cells, demonstrates the exciting and on-going intellectual challenges of a medical career, something which is fundamental in my desire to s