Balancing the books: managing study and clinical placements

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ByOliver Ralph
Published01 November 2018
Having studied for American and British medical exams, MDU member Oliver Ralph has some advice on treading the thin line between the pressures of study and the demands of clinical placements.

…find a way to enjoy and appreciate the content for what it is - it will make you want to sit down and study…

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This page was correct at publication on 01/11/2018. Any guidance is intended as general guidance for members only. If you are a member and need specific advice relating to your own circumstances, please contact one of our advisers.

Oliver Ralph

Oliver Ralph is a final year graduate medical student at St George's hospital. Prior to medicine he studied for four years at Oxford University for a master's in biochemistry before taking his place on the graduate MBBS4 medical program. When not studying he is a keen musician and singer. His hope is to take up a surgical residency post in the USA in two years' time and he has been taking the American exams alongside the British ones. The views expressed here are his own.

Balancing the books: managing study and clinical placements