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We'll, we'll give it like one minute and then we'll just make it stop. Um, ok. Um So I think we'll probably make a start just to make sure we stay on the schedule. Um So hello everyone. Uh Thank you for um joining today. As everyone knows, this is gonna be our BS. So basically just a run down from students giving that honest opinions on, I think like the big thing, um, like it, it's gonna be like the ability for you guys to just an answer questions, get like a response whether there's there like faculty or anyone like, um kind of looking over you. Um So, so it's a great, a great chance to ask questions today. Um And like for this just because you're a meal you can't like on you. But the, there's the chat. Um, so feel free to like any point during like when, when a speaker speaking, like throw in uh questions into the chat and we'll make sure we get those answered for you as well. Um So we're gonna start off with um, anesthetics, uh and will, is gonna be um giving, giving that talk. Um Again, I think you. So fifth year uh in fifth year did anesthetics last year. Um, and I have not much what to say. So I'll hand over to, will um, to talk about anesthetics group. Ok. Hi guys. Er, so, yeah, my name's Will. I'm in fifth year. Um, and I did, I did anesthetics PSE when I was in my third year. Um, I think the bottom line is that, uh, I really enjoyed it. Uh I think it was my, my favorite year of medical school so far. Um, and I'll kind of go into why I think the first thing that's important to note is that, er, everyone calls it anesthetics, kind of colloquially. It's a bit of a miser. So the actual name is anesthesia in critical care. And the reason I think that's important is because I picked anesthetics initially, er, because I really enjoyed my anesthetics rotation in my surgery placement in third year and thought, ok, maybe I wanna be an anesthetist. Um, and if that is what you wanna do, then this is obviously a very good degree to have on your CV. Um, obviously when you're applying for specialty roles, it's a really good thing that you would be able to talk about in interviews. Uh, but what I would say is that this is, this is a science degree, right? Uh The content is stuff like it's about drugs, it's about mechanical ventilation, vasopressors, inotropes, er, receptors, stuff like that. It's like proper scientific theory stuff. Um, so the one thing that I would just be cautious of is that you're not gonna get, like, unless it's changed since two years ago. But I don't think that's likely you're not gonna get like clinical exposure, um, in, in the other room or anything like that. Um, yeah. What, what I liked about the BSC. Um, honestly, I think the, the main reason I liked it so much was because I think it allowed me to be very independent and it kind of gave me a, a real, a chance to have a really good work life balance. Um The kind of, I think the the bulk of the BSC really is in the tort content module which is uh kind of October through to December. Um And you've got three assessments during that time. Um But I was in and again, it may have changed, but I think it's unlikely I was in Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Um So that meant I basically had a long weekend um every week for about half a year. Um And on those days where I was in, it was from 10 a.m. until about like three pm, sometimes 2 p.m. which means you're not waking up early. Um And when you're done, you actually have time to basically do whatever you want. Um And obviously there's, there was, as far as I can remember, there was nothing on Wednesday mornings either, which was a bit of a shock coming into fifth year having that again. Um, but I think it gives you the opportunity to have a really good work life balance. Um, the teaching is in person. Um, but I think that's a good thing. I think it helps you be engaged. Um, but yeah, in terms of, in terms of the teaching, uh I think the teaching is generally of quite high quality. Um, you get quite a lot of big names in, in kind of anesthetics in London coming in to give lectures. The one thing that I would bear in mind is that the assessments are not really based on the actual content that you're taught. Um I think there's pros and cons to that the pros is obviously that you can technically just kind of not focus during the lectures. And in retrospect, I wish I focused a little bit more. There are obviously a few key ones, like ones on statistical methods that you'll get ones on how to properly read, critique and analyze and evaluate a paper which can be really, really useful. Um But again, the assessments are basically based on critiquing papers and then later building up your own papers. Um And while these are going to be anesthetics and critical care themes, I think the V se as a whole is more critical care leaning, then anesthetics leaning. Um the actual you won't, you won't have to sit there making an anky decks out of your lectures. Um which I think is a really nice change uh from clinical medicine. Um And the one thing I would say as well is in the whole anesthetics versus critical her thing. Yes, there are two sides of the same coin. And at the end of the day, both subjects are essentially that we're taking over the basic life functions of a patient who's unconscious. Whether that's because we've put them to sleep for an operation or whether that's because they've had a major life threatening injury, major trauma and they've had their, and they're unconscious for that reason and we have to take over their breathing, er, and stuff like that. Um, but it is definitely more critical care leaning than anesthetics leaning. I would just bear that in mind in terms of organization. Uh I think it was really well organized and I don't think this is something you realize until the end when you hear horror stories from other BSE S um, about how their supervisors didn't get back to them properly. The assessments weren't well organized, they couldn't get into contact properly with course leads. Um, but I never had any issues with getting into the people that I needed to get into contact with. Um, yeah, getting to people that I need to get in contact with. So I don't think that's an issue whenever I had a query it was answered quickly. Um, and I always felt like I was adequately supported in terms of project choices. I think there's a really wide range of project choices. We had lab options, we had clinical options, we had big data options. I did a big data project in retrospect, I don't know whether I would do that again. And at the end of the day, what I mean, what most people want is a first and a chance to get published. And I would say that both of these things are very achievable in anesthetics. I think if you set out to get a first, you can absolutely do that. Uh You just have to put in the effort when it comes around to assessments. Yes, it helps if you have a good supervisor. But I think you're kind of able to suss that out from the lecturers as well. Um, but II definitely think it's possible to get a first. Uh, and in terms of the publication, obviously it's a bit results dependent on your project. But even if your project isn't that good, there are still chances for publication if you have a good relationship with your supervisor, which is kind of something that I wish I'd followed up on a little bit more, I think. Um, but I