The warmest LivUniMedicine welcome
This month the School came out in force to welcome 335 student doctors to Year One of the MBChB course with a series of welcome activities to help students settle into their new Liverpool home.
Alongside a fantastic programme of University welcome events, students also took part in small group sessions to get to know each other and the School teams that will be supporting them in their studies, including team building exercises where students got to show off their resourcefulness and creativity.
Year Director Dr Kevin Hamill says, “It was great getting to meet our newest student doctors over the last two weeks. I hope you enjoyed yourself too! We certainly have been impressed, entertained and amused by the many different submissions to the Impress the Dean task! Getting to know you was just the beginning, now we are excited to see how you develop as you progress through the course.”
We've had a great first day of Welcome Week - meeting so many of our new student doctors for team-building & welcome sessions 🎉
— UoL School of Medicine (@LivUniMedicine) September 20, 2022
We hope you've enjoyed your first day with us & wanted to share a short welcome message from our Dean, @HazelRScott.#TeamLivUni @LivUni pic.twitter.com/fnyQqpefVK
A Walking Tour on and around campus allowed students to get to know their Peer Mentors, student doctors from higher year groups who will help guide them throughout their first year with us.
Peer Mentor Megan McDonagh is in Year 4. She says, “My aim is to help first years settle in and to really get them to feel comfortable on campus. We’ll be reaching out to students during times that we think they might be a little bit stressed or the pressure is getting a bit high. Students in older groups are the best people to go to if you ever need any advice, we’ve all been there!”
Year Two Student Doctors Emmanuella Adu and Osagioduwa Obasyi took the time to record some messages of support, offering their top tips on everything from how to stay organised to where to grab lunch on campus.
Y1 students have been out exploring their new Liverpool home with their Peer Mentors this week. Y2 Student Doctors Emmanuella and Osagioduwa share their fave places to grab lunch, stretch their legs and make friends on and around campus. 🌯🌳🧑🤝🧑#TeamLivUni @LiverpoolGuild pic.twitter.com/WpQGKHgZ3j
— UoL School of Medicine (@LivUniMedicine) September 22, 2022
The School was delighted to partner with Liverpool Guild of Students this year on a dedicated Medical Societies Fair at Mountford Hall. This event showcased the vast range of societies run by student doctors here at the University of Liverpool and gave students the chance to get to know a bit about the upcoming events and initiatives they can get involved with through these passionate student groups.
Welcome on board! We’re so happy to have you with us.
Discover more
- Download the My Liverpool app (link) to stay up to date on all the activities running at the University.
- Browse through the full catalogue of medical societies on the Guild (link) and join as many as you like – they're a great way to meet new friends, develop your interests and have fun!
- If you didn’t manage to pick up a School hoodie or other official School of Medicine merchandise at the fair, not to worry! You can make an order any time on our School Web Shop (link) to collect from the main office at Cedar House every Wednesday.