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00:00My name is Sorka Hill. My first degree was French and Irish from Queen's University.

00:06I worked for some time in Dublin before I decided to come back and try to begin this new course.

00:12So amazing, you really jumped from humanities, that side of things, a total different change of direction.

00:18I had hopefully medicine in school, but things never worked out that way for me.

00:23And I'm glad now, looking back, I had a great experience with my first degree, but it wouldn't have let me be where I am today.

00:28And what was your experience of the graduate entry medical program that we've got between you?

00:35It was more than I imagined it could have been. It was so special to be the first intake, the first cohort,

00:40and the welcome that we got from day one of the course from both the people of Derry and the wider area and in the hospitals was just immense.

00:48And you were kind of forged in fire because he's came in there and you're doing your experience.

00:54Was it the worst possible time?

00:56Absolutely. But we haven't felt too much of that heat and we have only just felt like we've been warmly welcomed

01:04and people are grateful to see the medical school finally up and running in the area.

01:07And where to now?

01:09So I was fortunate enough to get my top choice. I'll be in Belfast for my F1 in the Royal

01:14and coming straight back to Derry to help the Gellvin for my F2 and hopefully stay beyond that too.

01:19That's exactly what we want to hear.

01:21That can only...

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