Poppy Fairbairn: Finding My Place in Medicine at St Andrews
First-year MBChB (ScotCOM) student Poppy Fairbairn shares how community, hands-on learning, and student life have shaped her first year studying medicine at St Andrews. Poppy in her traditional red gown after participating in the Pier Walk I’m Poppy Fairbairn and I...
Clinical skills, real confidence: Kelsey Wilson’s third-year reflections
Kelsey, a Third Year BSc (Hons) Student reflects on the growth of her clinical skills. Kelsey Wilson, Third Year BSc (Hons) Student Hi! My name is Kelsey Wilson and I’m a third year BSc (Honours) student. Clinical skills have always been the cornerstone for my...
Following in her grandfather’s footsteps: a student’s path to surgery
First-year BSc (Hons) Medicine student Layla Ferguson shares her experience of starting her medical degree at St Andrews. First-year BSc (Hons) Medicine student Layla Ferguson (L). My name is Layla, and I am a first-year medical student on the A100 Medicine BSc (Hons)...
From documentary filmmaker to doctor: Lily Brodnax-Bell’s path to ScotGEM
Third-year ScotGEM student Lily Brodnax-Bell reflects on leaving a career in TV documentary production to pursue graduate entry medicine, drawn by ScotGEM’s focus on rural placements and early patient contact. Third-year ScotGEM student Lily Brodnax-Bell (left)...