What’s it like being a medical student in Dublin these days?

And is there more to the Intern Year than exhausting drudgery?

In this episode, Dr Maia Springael, a June 2024 medical graduate and Intern at Tallaght University Hospital, explains how French schools differ from those in Ireland, describes the lasting benefits of an early career in artistic gymnastics, and explains how she ‘came out of her shell’ during her Leaving Certificate year, and made the decision to study medicine. Maia also enthuses about the annual Student Medical Summit, the Intervarsity ‘SimWars’, her hugely useful ‘electives’ in Paris, Toulouse and Cork, and the envy-inducing medics’ professional completion programme at University College Dublin. She is also remarkably upbeat about her current job.

This is a must-listen for anyone considering a career in medicine or wondering how to survive (and thrive in) that first ‘Intern Year’.

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