Answering so many questions about getting through medical school, how to apply for internship and life as a doctor. Oscar graduated from UL medical school in 2022 and is now working as an intern within the HSE in Ireland. We chatted about all things medicine, from his journey through to is on call shifts. Let me know what you guys think, and if you have any other questions, feel free to leave a comment below.

Timestamps:
01:30 How did you get into medical school, and summarise your 4 years at UL med
2:50 Did you have a favourite year of study (comparing preclinical with clinical years)
3:35 Social life in medical school?
4:30 Work life balance?
6:00 Exams in medicine vs undergrad exams
7:30 How do you apply to internships, what is the process?
10:00 List of jobs and how they’re structured
11:30 Significance of ranking for getting an internship
14:00 Does the ranking include those not staying in Ireland to practice
14:55 Criteria other than ranking that contributes to obtaining a position?
16:00 Prioritising specialty or location for internship?
17:42 Is there a way of knowing how competitive are certain intern positions are?
19:00 You’re in Beaumont now, are all of your rotations in that hospital? What rotations are you doing?
19:50 Does Beaumont have a mix of interns from all the medical schools, or is the majority from the school it is associated with (RCSI)?
22:05 Dad coming in with a cup of tea… legend!
23:00 Your nationality and the way you entered medical school will impact your intern application (the “POT” system)
25:30 Shoutout to Ollie Burton, love the vids
27:00 Are there exams at the end of intern year or is it continuous assessment
29:15 How soon after intern year can you apply to speciality training? Are you guaranteed a position after intern year?
32:30 Are you currently applying to the US for training?
35:30 Having graduated medical school, any advice for med students in general? Anything specific to UL students?
39:30 Interesting point on how difficult it is to get Dublin for your intern year
41:00 Clarifying: Does the medical school you went to help you get into a particular training network?
43:05 How have you found the job? Have you been overworked or felt overwhelmed? How has the transition been?
45:40 Lots of overtimed, are you paid for it all?
48:57 What you do day to day in the hospital?
49:57 What is it like being on call?

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