Welcome to the tour.
We'll be showing you around the medical school. I'm Jesse.
I'm a fourth year medical student.
I'm Pascal. I'm a fifth year medical student.
The medical school is based in the Queens Medical Center,
which is the biggest hospital in Nottingham.
It means you're immersed in a clinical setting while you're learning,
and it could be the place where you're working in the future.
This building is the home of medicine, but we do also share it with health
and life sciences and we're just across the bridge from Uni Park.
So not too far from your first year halls and your second year housing
If you'd like to follow us.
This is lecture theater
one, our biggest lecture theater and where you'll be doing
majority of your learning throughout your earlier years.
It's a great place for academics and clinicians to pass on their knowledge.
I remember when I was in first and second year, I remember learning about
blood pressure, protein structure, the cardiac cycle, the screens huge.
So you can see it from everywhere in the room.
The seats are nice and cushioned to get comfortable next to your friends.
There are lots of charging points and the temperature is always just right.
We're now going to be heading up to some of the other teaching rooms
you can either take the stairs or the lifts.
On the top floor.
We have the anatomy suite, which is where we do full body dissection.
When in the anatomy suite you have to wear PPE like this.
Everyone in the five year course and six year course does full body dissection.
It takes place from January through to December in your early years
across the 12 months you work through the different bodily systems
and you do this in small groups.
There's plenty of staff on hand to show you all the different techniques you need
is an absolutely invaluable opportunity to understand and appreciate
the human body in its entirety.
I know that my knowledge of anatomy is much better because of it.
This is the
gratitude wall where we can pay our respect to the donors.
Another way we can pay our respects is by going to their memorial services.
This is a practical learning space at the moment.
It's set up for teaching nerve examinations,
but it can also transform into a microscope lab for studying cells.
This is the clinical skills suite, which is designed to look like a real ward.
There are lots of different rooms to practice,
different techniques and use different equipment.
In your earlier years, you might learn how to do a respiratory examination here
and then you later years
You might even learn how to take bloods.
It's always taught in small groups with a facilitator present
clinical skills are essential to becoming a doctor.
So it's great that we get to practice this
in the medical school before working with real patients.
There are learning rooms and floors, A, B and C, and this is one of them.
This is where you'll
have seminars which tend to be in smaller groups and lectures.
Here you can discuss medical topics such as ethics with peers
and professionals.
This is Greenfield
Medical Library, an area familiar to any Nottingham medical student.
We have social areas for studying
with your friends and getting stuck in on group projects.
And we've also got quiet and silent study zones for more independent study.
We have lots of resources covering almost every topic you'll ever need.
We also have plenty of printers and photocopiers.
Should you ever choose to use them
If you need to use a computer there
Computer rooms like this in the medical school, we don't do much teaching.
However, you may take an assessment or two in these rooms throughout your degree.
The Student Service Center team are very friendly
and supportive and are a great resource for those of you pre-clinical years.
If you have any queries about anything.
For example, one time I lost my uni card, I contacted the student services
and they were able to help me sort out finding a replacement. While studying
It's important to take breaks and relax.
The foyer of the medical school is a great place to do this with modern seating.
It's a great place to chill and catch up with friends.
You can also take a break in one of the cafes in the medical school.
This is Green's Cafe and it's great for food and cold drinks.
If you're in catered accommodation in first year,
your meal card will work in both of the cafes.
This is Hipps Cafe
It is better for hot food and is my personal favourite
When it's filled with medical students and other health care professionals.
It has a really vibrant atmosphere.
I'd personally recommend the hipps burger with waffle fries.
Another great thing about
Nottingham Medical School is how easy it is to get out and about.
You can take the Hopper Bus to Royal Derby Hospital, you can take the Medilink bus
to Nottingham City Hospital from the Queen's Medical Center
and there's also loads of trams and busses you can get from campus
into Nottingham City Center.
We hope that's given you some insight as to what it's like to study medicine here
at Nottingham. Thank you for watching and please do feel free to get in touch
if any questions arise.