Which course are you studying and what year are you in?

I’m on the Chiropractic MSc course year 5 at Health Sciences University (formerly known as AECC University College), so I’ve been here for five years, doing two years in clinic placement.
 

What initially drew you to study chiropractic?

I just always want to be a health professional, trying to help people I always considered medicine, that sort of field and physiotherapy. I want to be like primary healthcare professional, being able to diagnose and then help people and maybe even refer if there is nothing I can do. I also find chiropractic interesting as well, like the adjustment side of things.
 

Why did you choose to study at HSU?

Well, firstly there isn’t a course in Norway so I had to look like abroad. The closest is Denmark for us. I think the entry requirements there is the same as medicine there as they do this for the first two or three years. But for me if I if I’m going abroad, let me just go somewhere that’s totally different not Scandinavian. Also, as you search Chiropractic and ask around chiropractors in Norway, everyone just seems to have studied at HSU as this is the one of the best courses, one of the most known.
 

Are you involved in any of the student societies and do you belong to any of the clubs or society or sports teams?

Not now, I was in the football team, in years 1, 2, 3 and half way through year 4. I liked playing football with the team, but not anymore, because with being in clinic, typically sports fixtures are on Wednesday and I would have to take your time off from my clinic placement time, so I have to consider what I need to prioritise, so I ended up deciding I’m not going to be involved during this busy year. Instead, I play football and sports with my friends and as I a member of the uni gym, go there as well.
 

What do you most love about living in Bournemouth?

The sea, especially being here during the summer. I think it’s the best thing is actually like when it’s warm you actually feel like it’s summer here. It’s not like it is in Norway like snowing and rainy. You don’t have that. It’s beautiful right here in Bournemouth. I think that’s the biggest benefit. That, and the community as everyone knows each other, especially in the university because it’s quite small, like you get to know people quite quickly and quite well as the years goes by.

And then of course London is quite close if you really want to visit a big town. I like that because I’m from Oslo originally, so it’s nice that I can get away from like the big city. During my time I’ve also visited the New Forest, it’s good for nature here as well. You see the horses running around, it’s beautiful.
 

What are your ambitions for the future?

My main goal is just to finish up the courses and then just take it from there, hopefully if I can pass all the exams and become a chiropractor. The initial plan is to go to Norway because obviously growing up there my family is there and it’s been a long time, such a wonderful time as well. But the goal is to go back to Norway once I’ve finished the course here, I think we have to do an internship initially, there in Norway once I get back, I’ll work there, then the next step buying a house, building a clinic and owning my own clinic.

My biggest ambition is just keep helping people and patients, that’s the biggest goal. So that’s the goal for now, that’s my ambition right now and then from that point on I just wait and see what happens.
 

What would you say to anybody leaving school who’s thinking about studying abroad, what would your what would your advice be to them?

Go for it. It’s just like, it’s really good to have that independence. I think how my first couple of years were like, it was okay, getting into the routine, need to find my own daily routine, what to do and it’s good, you get to know yourself better. You see that it’s a challenge as you cannot be depending on someone else, you just complete on your own.

It’s like a completely new beginning. A new page in your life and I think that’s a good challenge. You get to know new people as well and I think that’s like the biggest thing. I think you have a big question which is will I make any friends as I don’t know anyone but you certainly you will and you’ll make close friends. You quickly realise that everyone is on the same boat. I was a bit nervous the first couple of days when I started Uni, but you know you get settled and you get to know people and you think to yourself, that was good and you congratulate yourself, giving a pat on the back that you made it happen.

- Ebu