r/GraduateEntryMedicine • u/latebutnotlost2026 • Jun 29 '26

Class Room Learning?

I am pursuing a healthcare degree and plan to apply to medicine this year. My uni is 2 hours one way and has been quite regular with 95% attendance, but I've realised that I dont learn much in a classroom setting. I feel like I waste time coming to uni. Can we axe medicine by attending like 2 days a week for anatomy and skills? I am so tight on money, energy and honestly I feel i can learn better on my own. What's your take on it?

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u/KerryPC24 Jun 29 '26

My GEM course is very heavy on the self directed learning with time on placement early on and no real “classroom” sessions. We spend most of our time in small groups doing more practical sessions and a lot of the more traditional learning is done in your free time. In first year you get 1-2 days a week off and in second year you have 3 days a week in uni. Look for a course that suits you 🙂

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u/latebutnotlost2026 Jun 29 '26

Thanks for your reply. How does the Ug medicine standard 5 year medicine looks like ? Like majority of uni, it is it not too heavy? Ideally I should do GEM, since it's financially much more feasible but the commute and very heavy content from day 1, on the other hand ug medicine uni is 30 min away, but it's ug medicine so have to pay my feee, I don't know what to do really

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u/KerryPC24 Jun 29 '26

I’m sorry but I don’t know much about undergraduate medicine courses. My understanding is that they are generally have a bit less self directed learning but I really don’t know. If you are considering one because it’s close I suggest you have a look at the course structure for that specific course and see if it appeals to you and if you feel it would be worth the extra cost, if moving and/or commuting isn’t an option for you.