Urszula

My name is Ula. I completed pre-clinical medicine (3 years), so I hold a BA in Medical Sciences from Oxford. I then decided to temporarily step of out medicine to do an integrated PhD. I am currently a final year MD PhD student, specialising in rheumatology (genetic bone disease, specifically Marfan Syndrome). After my PhD, I am returning to complete the Clinical component of my medical degree.

Over the past five years, my teaching roles have spanned from personalised one-on-one sessions to leading larger, lecture-based groups, highlighting my flexibility as a tutor. I have tutoring experience in A Levels biology, chemistry and psychology, GCSE science, EPQ and medical admissions (entry exams (UCAT and the now-discontinued BMAT), interviews, and consulting on choosing medical schools). Of note, all students that I have tutored for medical admissions have secured offers for medicine, dentistry or biomedical sciences. I am also an undergraduate Medicine Tutor at St Hilda’s College, Oxford, where I lead tutorials in medical sciences. I also engage in scientific research education for first-year medical students during their practical sessions.

Aside from academia, I have a strong passion for increasing access to education, as illustrated by my active involvement in various outreach initiatives, where I promote access to higher education and medical research, aiming to inspire underrepresented students to pursue scientific careers.