Student Lili Inspired by Family's Care Secures Place to Study Medicine
She received offers from Cardiff, Liverpool and Bangor universities after clinical placements and mentoring through Coleg Cambria and SEREN programmes.
- Lili Gonzalez-Lewis, 18, secured a place to study Medicine at Cardiff Medical School after completing two years at Coleg Cambria's Yale Sixth.
- Inspired by compassionate care provided to family members, Lili gained clinical experience at Wrexham Maelor Hospital and the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, sparking interest in surgery and anaesthetics.
- To prepare for the competitive application process, Lili credited the SEREN Wrexham Medic Programme, mock interviews, and support from tutors Nora Richardson and Olwen Kiff for her success.
- Gareth Jones, Assistant Principal and Head of Yale Sixth, praised Lili for her commitment, stating, "We are all incredibly proud of Lili and can't wait to see what she does next." She plans to become a consultant anaesthetist.
- Medicine remains one of the most competitive degree courses in the country, and Lili aims to emulate the compassionate, patient-centred care she witnessed from healthcare professionals throughout her life in her future career.
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A WREXHAM student inspired by the compassionate care her family received from doctors is preparing to study Medicine at Cardiff University after two years studying here gave her the confidence and support to achieve her ambition
Lili Gonzalez-Lewis, 18, from Wrexham, studied A Levels in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and the Advanced Skills Welsh Baccalaureate at Yale Sixth after leaving Rhosnesni High School. She received offers to study Medicine from Cardiff, Liverpool and Bangor before choosing Cardiff following a WAMMS (Widening Access to Medicine Mentoring Scheme) conference organised by Cardiff Medical School at the University Hospital of Wales. After gaining clinica…
Student inspired by family care secures place to study Medicine at University
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