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Welcome to the first Mature Medic Spotlight! We have the pleasure of talking to Rebecca Bradford, a second-year medical student at the University of Bristol. Rebecca has experienced a huge variety of careers before starting medicine through an access course, and shares her challenges and positives from her first year and a half. You can follow Rebecca's non-traditional route on her Instagram @bec_uk or her Youtube, Rebecca Bradford. 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bec_uk/ ▶️ YouTube:

The next Mature Medic Spotlight is with Alex Matthews, a second-year medical student from the University of Bristol! Alex has previously studied Chemistry at the University of Warwick, to then go on to Teacher Training. He decided very quickly that it wasn't the career for him and after a year's experience as an ambulance call handler applied to Medicine. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

This spotlight is with Mainga, who is a second-year medical student at the University of Bristol. Mainga came from a non-science background, working in media production and publishing, before completing an access course and then going onto study at Bristol. We talk about bringing transferable skills to medicine, working in your excellence and finding the place where you do your best work. Mainga also writes a blog for Study Hub, her publishing background and English literature degree makes for

This spotlight is with AJ, who is a second-year medical student at the University of Bristol. AJ started out as a professional footballer, before working hard over a number of years in the pursuit of studying medicine. His journey includes studying an undergrad science degree, a masters in neuroscience, working as a medical secretary at Great Ormond Street and four applications to med school. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -