Cambridge University Summer School Day 3 | Lifestyle

Hi there!

I didn't take many photos on Wednesday and really wish I had done, oh well... can't do anything about that now so I'll just have to post what I took!

The Fudge Kitchen which has some of the nicest fudge I have ever tasted!

This cat apparently most likely belonged to someone in the college, it spent a lot of its time roaming the grounds!

And I'm afraid that's it for pictures! I'll just have to write about what went on instead. After having some breakfast (basically a buffet of whatever you want!) we took a taxi down to Addenbrooke's Hospital where we had a talk about Cambridge University Medical School and the differences between the courses at different Universities, this was really interesting for me as it allowed me to clearly see how each University went about teaching us the same course. We then got some time to have a chat with some medical students in their final years of training, asking them questions gave us some really useful information. Our next session was also in Addenbrooke's Hospital where we were split into two groups, my group was first shown to a room where Addenbrooke's Hospital teachers medical students some basic but crucial skills, we got the chance to have a go at some of these such as blood pressure, urine testing and registering peak flow. In this room was also where medical students are taught how to dress injuries and take blood samples. We then swapped around with the other group who were in a room where medical students were taught the best way to communicate with patients. I was blown away by the realism of the role plays. A professional actor was there to play the part of a patient and medical students could then demonstrate how they would communicate with them. This session was 'Breaking Bad News'. After lunch we took a taxi down to another part of the University where we had a lecture about Medical Ethics. We then had another Supervision session where we got the time to talk to a lecturer.

During our free time we took a trip to the Fudge Kitchen which had been pointed out to us during our first day on the tour of Cambridge. They gave out free samples which you just can't say no to!

Our evening activity was a Quiz Night, again it was another opportunity to speak to people you hadn't had the chance to yet, we didn't win but hey, its the taking part that counts right!?

If you haven't seen Day 2 then click here!