Third Year Medicine at St Andrews
Third Year Medicine at St Andrews – Hear From Our Students Third year marks a turning point in the medical student journey. The reasons for choosing medicine are still there, but they are now enriched by experience…
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Student Stories: Practice Makes Progress: A Student Perspective on Clinical Skills
Kelsey, a Third Year BSc (Hons) Student reflects on the growth of her clinical skills. Hi! My name is Kelsey Wilson and I’m a third year BSc (Honours) student. Clinical skills have always been the cornerstone for my…
Moving from St Andrews to Edinburgh for the Clinical Phase
Ayla, a Fourth Year A990 student shares her experience as a Canadian student studying at St Andrews and Edinburgh. My name is Ayla Ahmed and I’m part of the A990 Canadian program. I graduated from St Andrews in 2025…
Student Stories: My Life as a 3rd Year Medical Student
Third Year BSc (Hons) Student Tiah, shares her experience of studying and living in St Andrews as a medical student. My name is Tiah and I am a 3rd year medical student on the St Andrews medicine BSc course. I started…
Student Stories: Life in the Dissection Room
First year BSc (Hons) student Dong Min Huh shares his experience in the Dissection Room. If you asked 100 medical students what the best part of studying Medicine in St Andrews is, I’d confidently bet that most of them…
Student Stories: “Enjoy every step of the journey and remember how much you’ve already achieved”
Second-year BSc (Honours) Medicine student Daniel Hogg shares his experience of completing a medical degree at St Andrews. Hello! My name is Daniel Hogg, and I am a second-year BSc (Honours) Medicine student. I chose…
Students gain hands-on pre‑hospital emergency care experience with BASICS Scotland
This week, 170 second-year BSc (Hons) Medicine students spent an immersive day learning the essentials of pre-hospital emergency care alongside the talented team from the British Association for Immediate Care…
Student Stories: Discovering Medicine through the St Andrews MBChB
First-year MBChB (ScotCOM) student Raine Wong shares her experience of starting her medical degree at St Andrews. I’m Raine and I’m in my first year of the MBChB (ScotCOM) programme at the University of St Andrews. My…
Student Stories: “The anatomy teaching is exceptional”
Third-year medical student Ayra Ahmad shares her experience at St Andrews thus far as she joins the first cohort to undertake the new MBChB (ScotCOM) programme. My name is Ayra, and I’m a third-year medical student who…
Student Stories: “A culture of mutual support and encouragement”
First-year MBChB (ScotCOM) student Akondu Iyoko shares his experience of starting his medical degree at St Andrews. Why St Andrews? Growing up in a large city like Leeds, I knew I needed a drastic change. I needed…