What type of work experience should I get if I am considering medicine? Any tips?
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Yusuf Jaami
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Yusuf Jaami
Versatile tutor and a Masters graduate at UCL School of Pharmacy
Start by approaching your local GP(s)and ask if you can shadow him/her for a session or two. Make sure to write a cover letter to explain your ambition for pursuing a career in medicine. Gaining work experience in the NHS can be extremely difficult and they stopped taking ok students within a clinical capacity as its caused issue in the past. You could try any other clinical settings in and around your area, any exposure to healthcare would benefit but universities are keen on students whoโve gained experience within the NHS framework which includes GP surgery.
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