why this med school

Question 1

Why medicine at Brighton and Sussex?

Answer 1

1) LOCATION
-social life
-beautiful location
2) COURSE STRUCTURE
- full body dissections for the first two years
-early exposure into clinical areas alongside the lecture-heavy first two years
-spiral curriculum which means you cover the same topics repeatedly over the course, each time getting more and more detail, building on your knowledge each time and consolidates the information in a much better way.

Question 2

Brighton & Hove area -common diseases / problems specific to the area and ways to target them

Answer 2

obesity, diabetes, COPD, HIV, repiratory and circulatory diseases
-public health campagins on lifestyle changes
-teaching in schools
-sexual health education
-support for those unable to buy contraception

Question 3

what sets this med school apart from the rest

Answer 3

1) location
-lot of green space and open areas in the surrounding area
-by the sea
-beautiful town
2)course structure
-full body disections for first 2 years
-early exposure to clinical areas alongside lectures
-spiral curriculum so cover the same topics repeatedly over the course , each time getting more and more detail, building on your knowlege and consolidating info
3) holistic student body
-‘well rounded’ individuals