Mature medical students

Our Medicine curriculum is patient-centred and continually adapts to the needs of society and developments in medical knowledge. In addition there are more than 20 other training hospitals and more than primary care practices that facilitate your learning. You will also benefit from a diverse range of exciting international placement opportunities. Applicants who have previously been unsuccessful in any Medicine programme will not normally be accepted onto a Medicine programme in UCD.

In nearly every class I teach here at GradReady I hear of students being ashamed or frightened at the prospect of starting a medical degree at a more mature age than what those going straight from high school would be. Unfortunately, for most of us, there comes a time when you have to hang up the baggy rave pants and accompanying fluro sunglasses that you wear to your favourite dark and questionable club on a Saturday night. Other responsibilities start popping up in life, such as full-time employment, family, more serious relationships, or you really start enjoying TV shows on weekend nights. Getting into medical school, however, is a very mature decision, and often demands a very mature person to make it.

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Ozlem started medical school as a mature student at the University of Leeds in at the age of With a first degree in politics, she had initially planned a career in journalism, but temporary work in hospitals after graduating made her think again. Ozlem found the medical world fascinating and began to wonder if she could train as a doctor. Having only studied sciences to GCSE level this initially seemed an impossible dream. Ozlem talked to Medical Careers about her path to medical school and the reasons behind her career change.