Oxford Scholastica Online - Academic Courses and Internships

I attended Oxford Scholastica Summer School 2024 on the "Experience Medicine" Course as well as a recent Medicine Internship, and I had such an amazing time! I would 100% recommend this to everyone, as you are guaranteed to learn a lot, about medicine, culture, and independence.

Firstly, I learned a lot in my classes. The tutor was extremely kind and explained all the knowledge and concepts in a way where there was an engaging learning environment. I was able to do some hands-on learning, stay engaged, learn a lot of specialized information about Medicine, and even experience how medical workers work in a class where we went to a real hospital with real patients! I also really enjoyed the self-study tasks, they challenged me not only on my knowledge but also on my creativity in finding creative solutions for certain problems. I was also able to improve myself as a learner, thanks to various workshops we had about people, learning, and debate. I also learned how to write a professional article in the internship, which gave me a lot of important skills to use later down the line.

Secondly, the experience also taught me how to live independently, and bond with those around me. I had some time to roam around the city as well as bond with the other students in my house. This taught me to rely on myself with tasks such as buying certain things I may need and managing money, as well as socializing with new people. I was able to make a lot of friends from both the internship and summer school that I still have, and I learned to motivate and depend on myself for my studies and also for general day-to-day life. There was an evening party on a yacht where we all bonded and had fun together! These skills will help me with living alone or with a roommate in college later and gives me a great idea of that experience.

I also got to learn a lot about the city of Oxford and the UK in general, due to the visits we made to various locations. As linked in the pictures below, I visited the city and various different places such as Windsor Castle. I learned a lot about the history and culture of the city, which made me only love the city more. It also gave me a sense of open learning as every place we visited had so much to do and see, and we were able to check out whatever we were interested in. It was a great balance that was provided between studying and enjoying our course.

I also took a medical internship at Oxford Scholastica. I had to learn about breast cancer and research how modern AI can play a role in the detection and situation of breast cancer. I worked with a team of three other members, mainly helping with deciding our next course of action, to write an academic article that has the chance to get published in the OxJournal Public Library. I was able to learn to to write professionally, with a formal and academic format and language, as well as writing in-text citations and Harvard style bibliographies, and even got the article published at Oxjournal.

Overall, this has been the been summer program I have ever had! I am 100% coming back the following year, and I am even bringing my friend along with me! If you are looking for a summer experience where you dive deep into a subject of your choice, learn about the college experience, and explore the unique city of Oxford as well as the special sights, then Oxford Scholastica is right for you!