The University of Edinburgh is a gorgeous university that is built into the historic city. There is a main campus (called George Square) that contains the main library as well as other buildings for educational purposes (e.g. lectures, seminars etc). As a medical student, you spend your first 2 years learning mainly the core science and fundamentals behind disease. You spend most of your time in lectures at the hospital or George square.

As you enter your clinical years, you spend more time at the hospitals (mainly the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and the Western General Hospital). However, you can also be placed on peripheral placements in Scotland (such as the Borders General Hospital, or Victoria Hospital in Fife) as well as GP surgeries. These placements are incredibly useful for developing your skills and you get some great teaching from these outside locations. You also become really close with the other students you are on placement with, and it gives you a chance to explore some really beautiful parts of Scotland.