Welcome Class of 2023
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By Dr Diana Barron, Senior Tutor, Marie Curie House
Congratulations to our First Class, the Class of 2018 that graduates this year! As we bid farewell to the Class of 2018, we offer a warm welcome to the new cohort! (Warning ahead!)
I am so excited to find out who our new cohort is and what each one of you are going to bring to LKCMedicine.
As you are about to discover, medical school provides the best of educations – does any other course teach you about science and humanity, history and innovation, global healthcare policy and one individual’s lived experience (and the list goes on)? Welcome to your life-long journey of learning and discovery.
Apart from all that academic stuff, here’s what to expect for the next five years:
- The next five years are going to be fast and furious.
- You will live in each other’s pockets.
- You will never be alone.
- There will always be more work to do…
- … and something that you can improve on.
- There are endless scheduled learning activities, ad hoc teaching, assessments* and feedback*.
- (…and then there is the relentless social calendar that you simply must keep up with).
Every interaction and encounter in LKCMedicine are opportunities to learn. The House System is no exception – there is no escaping it and there is no reprieve.
On the positive side… in your Houses, you will learn that every House member, including you, is here to support each other. Each one of us (from the lowly M1s to loftiest of M5s*, to the most cerebral of academics) has the capacity to be a role model, a mentor, a colleague and, when the chips are really down, a listening ear and purveyor of foodstuff* and comfort).
Please take note of the good news:
- Your Houses and House Tutors* are approachable, approach us.
- Your seniors* are experienced, draw on their experience.
- As a community, if something is good, we share it.
- If something is not working, we fix it.
- If you need help, ask for it.
*TERMS TO KNOW
Assessments: an evaluation of knowledge and/or skills. Examples are summative and formative exams, reflective essays, presentations, iRAs, tRAs.
Feedback: information about your performance that you use to plan your personal development. Examples are peer review, multisource feedback, iFolio
Foodstuff: Pizza, again? Really?!
House Tutors: You are allocated your own house tutor who can be called upon in almost any circumstance – they will always have your back.
M5s: it is very, very, very rare to actually see one; take a wefie and send it to Comms or the MedSoc immediately for the next yearbook.
Seniors: these creatures tend to be very helpful and can answer almost any questions you have. (Warning: you will be a senior next year.)
