Pros: - Excellent Student's Union - there is an entire building with a bar, multiple balconies, a theatre, multiple shops and cafes, a thriving bar/nightclub, study facilities, seminar rooms and a lounge area equipped with a kitchen, pool table, books and board games - Excellent Student Support: very compassionate and responsive with access to disability support, a GP/health Centre, financial/ bereavement /crisis /mental health support and counselling, free sexual health advice and screening - Dozens and dozens of varied and thriving clubs and societies - A good balance of in person vs online learning Cons: can't think of any! I have really enjoyed my time in Queen's so far

The first two years of medicine at Queen's focus on the biomedical/clinical sciences, including anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, pathophysiology etc. These are taught via a mixture of in-person and online lectures and tutorials. Of note, QUB still teaches anatomy using cadavers which I found very useful for understanding this sometimes complex topic. There are also weekly "case based learning" sessions in which students have to work through a mock clinical case, do their own research and make presentations. There is a small amount of patient contact in 1st and 2nd year via occasional GP attachments, and some clinical skills like medication administration and patient assessment are taught in 1st and 2nd year. Overall, the course contact time is more than enough to teach you what you need to know, but also not too heavy - it's definitely possible to do well in medicine at QUB whilst maintaining an active social life, getting involved in clubs and societies, and/or working a part time job. From 3rd year on, the course is almost completely structured around extended clinical placements in hospital wards, clinics, etc. There are teaching sessions and lectures in the hospital, and occasional weeks where there are in person lectures, otherwise most content is provided via online lectures. The course is assessed via "Progress Testing" in which the students get the same exam 3 times per year, with the goal of achieving a higher score with each attempt. The Progress Test is the finals exam taken at the end of the course.

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Centralised campus with east availability from bus and train services. Student union is very involved with events focusing on student support. Library is easy to access and contains useful facilities for self and group studying.

Course taught mainly in person with some remote support sessions/tutorials. Lectures account for 7-10hrs per week. Contact with lecturers/tutors is encouraged. Practicals have become more computed based rather than in lab as you move through the years, with final year contains no wet practicals. Improvement in additional lab based practicals for later years would be welcome.

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