She also told members about her elective in India, travelling to a smaller hospital to look at unique cases that she had not seen anywhere else, eg. cholera and tuberculosis.

We then had an opportunity to ask questions, and a particularly good one was, ‘What is the best and worst part of your job?’. To which she answered, that the best part is being a biological detective by working through problems and ticking off possible diagnoses in her head until she finds the one that fits all the symptoms; the worst part she described was how the NHS (particularly in mental health) does not have access to enough resources to help everyone as they should be and in the time they need to be helped.

All in all, this was a very valuable experience, and I am sure more things like this will be arranged in the future!

Ace, Year 12