Information for Freshers
Welcome Medical Students (2025-26)!
Please note that details are still being finalised for these sessions and further information will be confirmed via email in due course.
You will find below information regarding your first week at Cambridge.
You will receive, by email, a welcome letter detailing your set, and how to access the online timetables. Please check your @cam email account.
The documents below make up the Freshers Pack, which you must read carefully and print off as necessary.
Computer Specifications:
The Faculty of Biology have issued specifications to help you choose a suitable device, costs of new devices will depend on choice, but existing devices, if less than four years old, are likely to be fine. These specifications can be found on the Costs of Studying Medicine at Cambridge webpage. If students are in financial difficulties, they can reach out to their college.
Occupational Health Information 2025
Individual Occupational Health appointments will be running from the beginning of Michaelmas term (see your welcome letter)
For Your Appointment
Please read the information page on the Occupational Health website and print and complete the following forms which you should bring to your appointment:
It is extremely important that you attend your Occupational Health Appointment, if you realise that your scheduled appointment clashes with a timetabled session then please contact the Occupational Health Service to rearrange, otherwise this appointment should take priority over other society/college commitments, including supervisions.
Signing of the Medical Students Register
You will be asked to formally sign the Medical Student Register and the MSC Database Permission form online via Moodle our VLE, further information will be in your welcome letter.
Wednesday 8th October 2025
09:00-13:00 Functional Architecture of the Body (FAB) Induction sessions, Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Anatomy Building, Downing Site (Map to the Anatomy Building)
Functional Architecture of the Body (FAB) flyer
14:00-15:30 General Medic Induction, Babbage Lecture Theatre, New Museums Site (Map to the Babbage LT)
15:30-16:00 General Induction for Medics and Vets, Babbage Lecture Theatre, New Museums Site (Map to the Babbage LT)
Thursday 09 October 2025 at 12:00
Molecules in Medical Science (MiMS) Launch Lecture
The MIMS Launch lecture is scheduled for Thursday, 09 October 2025 at 12.00 in The Babbage Lecture Theatre. The first session of the practical course (Problem-Based Learning exercise) is on Monday, 20 October 2025 for students in Group G, comprising Sets M15 and M16. The MIMS handbook includes MIMS timetables and a course outline, and they are also available at: http://www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/teaching/first-year/mims.
Molecules in Medical Science (MIMS) flyer (includes directions to venue)
14:00-15:00 Academic Induction for Medics and Vets, Babbage Lecture Theatre, New Museums Site (Map to the Babbage LT)
15:00-16:00 Academic Induction for Medics: Achieving Good Medical Practice, Babbage Lecture Theatre, New Museums Site (Map to the Babbage LT)
Friday 10 October 2025 at 11:00
11:00-15:00 MedSoc Fair, Downing Church.
This year's MedSoc Fair will be held at Downing Church, 4 Downing Pl, Cambridge CB2 3EL.
MedSoc Fair is a great opportunity to check out specifically medicine related societies that medics may have more interest in. While the general freshers fair is more diverse, the MedSoc Fair is catered specifically to medics of all year groups. This year’s participants includes interesting societies such as surgical innovation society, sports societies, and many more. Additionally, MedSoc members and many other medics from the years above will be available for fresher medics to ask for advice. This year’s fair will happen on the 10th of October at Downing Place Church, we look forward to seeing you there!
You should consult your timetable for lectures after Friday 3rd October but please be aware there is a further introductory session on:
Wednesday 15 October 2025 at 12:00
12:00 Preparing for Patients Introduction session
Preparing for Patients (PfP) flyer
Further Information
Basic Principles of First Aid
All MedST students will attend a compulsory First Aid Course in Lent term 2025, to gain practical skills to deal with emergencies. The content of the course may include how to deal with the following:
- Recovery position
- BLS with AED
- Choking
- Anaphylactic reaction
- Burns
- How to bandage a wound
- How to apply arm slings
- Haemorrhages
Travel and Transport
Contacting the Faculty Office
You can email us at FacBiol@admin.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions.