To round off an amazing science week, our year 10, 12 and 13 science learners enjoyed a virtual masterclass, delivered by junior doctor Ashik.  

Ashik's job role involves emergency medicine, trauma treatment and surgery.  

Our virtual visitor began the session by outlining why he decided to pursue medicine and some of the key skills are needed in the profession. He also shared valuable advice about option choices for those who want to study medicine in higher education.

Following on from this valuable advice, Ashik spoke about a recent trauma case that he had dealt with. He shared the story of a 16-year-old boy who had been hit off his bike and suffered brain bleeds and a collapsed lung. Our virtual visitor shared the science knowledge that he had to apply in a short space of time to save this patients life. Through this case study, Ashik shared the way that doctors must apply anatomy knowledge, use equipment such as CT scanner and react quickly in emergency situations.  

Ashik concluded the session by sharing the importance of communication skills when working with colleagues whilst under pressure or when talking to a patient or their loved ones. He stressed the importance of empathy and maturity. To end this session, our visitor invited learners to ask any questions about his experiences working as a junior doctor.  

Following on from this informative talk, our year 10 learners were tasked to use the descriptions of the digestive organs to correctly label a diagram of the digestive system and our year 12 and 13 learners were tasked to understand and outline the health conditions and patient care pathways for various diseases.  

'I found this session very useful as it gave me a better understand to what medicine entails. Learning about the different qualities that are needed in becoming a doctor. Few schools can provide you with a session where a medical professional can answer a various range of questions that you would have, therefore I found this EE very helpful,' Fatima, year 13 learner.