By Cheryl Osborne, Teacher of Biology and Careers Advisor

The next Beyond Bedales event, Meet the Medics, will take place on Microsoft Teams on 1 March at 5.45pm. Six Old Bedalians currently studying or practicing medicine – Luke Austen, Adam Osborne, Claudia Anholt, Ollo Catton, Molly Graham and George Sinclair – will be joining us for this event. Each of the OBs will talk about their application journeys and where they are now, and students will also have the opportunity to ask questions.

This event is a must for anyone who is interested in medicine or another healthcare career,Students interested in attending this event should contact me at cosborne@bedales.org.uk so I can invite them to the event via Teams.

Luke Austen, Clinical Fellow in Acute Medicine, Edinburgh

Luke studied at Bedales Sixth Form from 2010-2012, before doing pre-clinical medicine at Pembroke College, Oxford from 2012-2015 and clinical medicine at Harris Manchester College, Oxford from 2015-2018. He completed FY1 & FY2 year at University Hospitals Birmingham before moving to Edinburgh, where he is currently a Clinical Fellow in Acute Medicine. His main interests are simulation-based education, clinical human factors, resuscitation and critical care. He is pursuing a career in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine.

Adam Osborne, F2, Aberystwyth and Masters in Global and remote Medicine, Plymouth

Adam left Bedales in 2014 with A levels in Biology, Chemistry and Maths, and an AS in Physics. He studied medicine at the University of Exeter. He spent four years in Exeter (two mostly lectures and learning life sciences, two placement based) and one year in Truro, Cornwall (all placement). He chose not to intercalate but he is now completing a Master’s degree in Global and Remote Medicine at the University of Plymouth (long distance due to COVID) whilst also working as an F2 (18 months out of graduation), in Aberystwyth for the year.

Claudia Anholt, Fourth year, University of East Anglia

Claudia left Bedales in 2014. She did not get into medicine first time round and did not put down a fifth choice, as she only wanted to do medicine. She was going to re-apply following A Level results, but with AAB she applied to the University of Liverpool to do Biomedicine through clearing. Once she completed this degree, she re-applied to medicine and is currently in her fourth year at the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Ollo Catton, Fourth year, University of Bristol, and intercalating BSc Childhood Studies

Ollo left Bedales in 2017. He went straight to the University of Bristol where he is in his fourth year. Ollo is currently intercalating in a BSc in Childhood Studies. 

Molly Graham, Second year, University of Manchester

Molly left Bedales in the summer of 2018 and is currently studying at the University of Manchester in her second year.