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Tue 05 May 2004Let loose on the wardsHeart Beat It was time to resume the medical pathway, having taken an intermission to undertake a B.Sc.(Med) degree - a year I thoroughly enjoyed. This brought a new class and new friends. It also brought my first real introduction to hospital life, writes Maurice Neligan.In my wisdom, or lack of same, although living on the south side of Dublin, I became a student at the Mater Misericordiae, Hospital on Eccles Street. This involved a lengthy commute from home and also time-consuming journeys between the Mater and Earlsfort Terrace and other medical locations.