Welcome to 2018-19 Medical Students!
THIS WEBPAGE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING UPDATED FOR 2019-2020
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.
Occupational Health Information 2019
Individual Occupational Health appointments running from Tuesday 8th October - Friday 18th October (see your welcome letter)
For Your Appointment
- Occupational Health - Bloodborne Viruses Consent Form (Print Me!)
- Occupational Health - TB Questionnaire (Print Me!)
- Occupational Health - Map for appointment
Tuesday 2nd October
Molecules in Medical Science Information
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm (check your session) in the Biochemistry Hopkins Building
Molecules in Medical Science (MIMS) flyer
Wednesday 3rd October
Introduction to Anatomy
From 9 am to 12 pm.
Map for the Babbage Lecture Theatre
You will be asked to formally sign the Medical Student Register.
MSC Database Permission Form (Print Me !)
Friday 11th October 2019
TBC: MedSoc Freshers Fair. An exciting opportunity for incoming medics to meet their MedSoc team. Not only can you sign up for membership and get your t-shirt, you can also meet other medical societies (e.g. Paediatrics society, O&G society), apply for free student membership at MDU (indemnity programme) and get lots and lots of freebies! We cannot wait to see you there.
12 pm: Introductory MedSoc talk. Babbage Lecture Theatre.
Wednesday 9th October 2019
Introduction to Clinical School
4:30 - 6:30 pm in the William Harvey Theatre at the Clinical School.
Thursday 11th October
Preparing for Patients Introduction session
2:00 pm, Babbage Lecture Theatre
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 2020, 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
