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KEELE STUDENTS ACHIEVE AMAZING THINGS
Meet the student juggling a medical degree with a professional football career
A Keele student has spoken of the challenges of training to become a doctor during the Covid-19 pandemic – all while juggling a professional footballing career .
All of Keele ’ s medical , nursing and healthcare students have stepped up throughout the pandemic to put their training into practice and help support the NHS , continuing their education while on the job .
But for Harriet Scott , a third-year Medicine student , this has come with the additional challenge of balancing the pressures of a medicine degree with her commitment to her role playing for Birmingham City Women ’ s FC , where she has played as a defender since 2018 and serves as Club Captain .
Her footballing career took off after her first degree in physiotherapy , when she signed for Reading for her first professional contract and has included international duty representing the Republic of Ireland on several occasions . Her passion for football started whilst playing for the local boys ’ team at 10 years old , and she recently racked up her 50th appearance for the Blues .
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