💼 Work Experience
Work Experience
Work experience is one of the most important parts of a medicine or dentistry application, but also one of the areas students find hardest to navigate. This section explains what counts, how much you need, how to find opportunities and how to reflect effectively.
What this section covers
- What counts as clinical work experience?
- How many hours do you need?
- How to find work experience as a sixth-form student
- GP shadowing: how to arrange it
- Hospital work experience: clinical and non-clinical
- Care home and residential placements
- Voluntary work: what medical schools think of it
- How to reflect on work experience for your personal statement
- What to observe and record during placements
- Using MedCompass to log and reflect on experiences
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