In this first episode of a two-part theme we open the conversation on demystifying studying medicine, with valuable insights from our six medical student and staff hosts.

We discuss some of the questions and anxieties that students may have just before starting medical school, focusing particularly on the transition to higher education learning. We ask whether studying medicine is 'hard', how to manage the volume and pace of the course yet still achieve a work-life balance and the importance of a malleability to old habits. 

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Recommendations from the episode:
—Film- Three Idiots
—Book- 'Make It Stick' by Peter Brown: watch this book summary video for its key messages

Time Stamps
(01:29) Is medicine hard?
(12:44) Is a work-life balance achievable?
(17:08) Changing learning and study approaches and seeing the bigger picture
(29:53) Comparison to and competition with others
(36:05) Key take home messages
(36:56) Recommendations