WARRINGTON students with long-term ambitions of pursuing a career in medicine have been given a unique insight into prospects – and hands-on opportunities with a number of techniques.
Students on a pre-medical enrichment course at Priestley College took part in a mentoring scheme with local medical students from the Fastbleep Foundation.
Jordan Oldbury, Eleanor Snape and Elspeth Hill discussed entry route to medicine and the best ways to secure a university place.
They also outlined their own personal experiences and led a range of practical demonstrations as students got hands-on with CPR, learned how to read blood pressure and took part in a quiz based on the anatomy of the human body.
Priestley Tutor Wendy Winnard said: “It was really useful and intriguing for the students to learn at first hand just what may be involved in the medical profession. It is always good for them to hear such accounts from those currently training but also working in a front line setting.
“The pre-medical enrichment programme we run at Priestley is pretty unique but is part of a wider collection of courses that aim to stretch and challenge a large number of our students who have very high ambitions.”
Pictured (above) Lauren Monaghan and Jonathan Brown do the required blood pressure tests and (right)
Jessica Oates and Catherine D’Anzab look into anatomy with Fastbleep’s Elspeth Hill.
