Online medical work experience Work experience is a key part of your application to study medicine at universities; you need to have it and then reflect well on it for your personal statement and during an interview.  Organising work experience in a medical setting...

What is reflection Reflection is how we process what has happened to us/around us or because of us. We reflect all the time on things, sometimes without even thinking about them. The Gibbs Reflective Cycle is a tool to help you with reflection. Questions such as why...

Work experience is an essential part of your medical school application. You will need to talk about it in both your personal statement and in subsequent medical school interviews. By undertaking work experience, you're showing medical schools a level of commitment...

What is Doctor shadowing? Shadowing a Doctor gives you the opportunity to follow them around, see what it is they do, attend team meetings, clinics, ward rounds and more. It is a highly valuable experience and can give a real insight into life as a Doctor. It can be...

Reflective journal template sheet Reflecting on your work experience is crucial when applying to Medicine (other universities as well). You need to show what you experienced, what you learnt from it and how it made you a more mature person. Easier said than done!...

Reflection in Medicine Reflection. It’s a key skill for a Doctor to have, it facilitates learning from clinical practice and improvement to clinical practice from said learning points. Reflection in Medicine is a tool for continuous learning for Doctors. Doctors...

Finding Medical Work Experience The General Medical Council (GMC) states: “students can gain practical experience and find out more about a career in medicine through work observation” – quote directly from GMC website. To talk about where and how you can get medical...

How can I find hospital work experience near me? Hospital work experience close to home is fantastic. It’s convenient, can easily fit in around school and studies and may be easier to organise due to local contacts. You may not investigate organising work experience...

Does Duke of Edinburgh count when applying to Medicine? Duke of Edinburgh, a lot of you will have done it. Do you need it to get in? No. Can you use it to improve your chances of getting in? Absolutely 100% yes. As with any extra curricular activity, if you can say...

Organising work experience in a medical setting during a pandemic can be a complete nightmare. Thus ensuring that you ask the right questions and make the most of your experience and get the best and most helpful experience you can is vital.  It doesn't matter if...

When to do your medical work experience? Medicine is highly competitive, and it's essential you make the most out of your summer before writing your personal statement and preparing for interviews.  While you do need to relax before your final year and the stress of...

How hospital work experience works… Where possible, hospitals try and facilitate some work experience for aspiring medical students. Experience in hospitals comes in two forms: shadowing/clinical experience or volunteering. Shadowing is when students can follow...

Hospital work experience is a great way for a Medicine applicant to get that much-needed work experience every Medical School is after. However, it can be very difficult to get hospital work experience since every Medicine applicant tries to get some. So let's dive...

Medicine application requirement Having work experience in a medical setting is nearly always a requirement for applying to study Medicine at university. That's why medical work experience is so important. However, during the COVID era, some universities may have been...

Why do I have to do medical work experience? The General Medical Council (GMC) states: “students can gain practical experience and find out more about a career in Medicine through work observation” – quote directly from GMC website. Medical work experience shows you...