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#AskAMedStudent: How did starting a blog help you as an aspiring medic?

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#AskAMedStudent: I’m starting year 13 in September and applying to medicine but all of my work experience has been cancelled due to Covid-19. I have three days of hospital experience planned for September and have done some volunteering in school but that’s it – am I going to get rejected by everyone I apply to?

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#AskAMedStudent: I am a year 12 student & I want to apply for medicine. I started a volunteering placement at the start of February this year at a care home but no longer attend due to the pandemic. I also have no hospital work experience so I am really worried about not having a sustained placement somewhere or much work experience for my application. Do you have any advice on what I can do? I am currently completing the virtual work experience programme that you recommended.

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#AskAMedStudent: Hi! I really want to go to Manchester medical school, and I know they are keen on hands on experience. I have done work experience in a primary school + nursery, and spent a week in the womens centre of my local hospital, mainly on the gynaecology ward. I feel I learnt so much from this experience, but I have been struggling for two years now to get volunteering in my area, and I’m worried this won’t be enough. How can I demonstrate what I’ve learnt about being a doctor if I don’t fit the criteria of hands on care?

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#AskAMedStudent: How much work experience do I need for medicine?

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#AskAMedStudent: What Extracurriculars Do You Need for a Competitive Application?

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Short weekend Dubai trip over and back now in Abu Dhabi now. I do prefer Abu Dhabi to live in but Dubai was a dream, especially this stunning view. 🏙 In our short stay we spent hours just looking out of this window - somehow this view was better than the view from the Burj Khalifa. Definitely going to miss it! 🥺
As you may know, I’m currently on my medical elective in Abu Dhabi. I should’ve probably made a post explaining what an elective is earlier, but better late than never. So let’s answer 2 of the commonly asked general elective questions.
Currently in Abu Dhabi, UAE for my elective. 🇦🇪 The hospital is stunning, literally looks like a fancy hotel over a public hospital. We’ve only been here 3 days but have already noticed so many differences to the approach to healthcare here compared to the UK. It seems like the healthcare system here is almost a perfect idealistic version of the NHS: completely free for citizens, yet very well funded and resourced with specialists coming from all areas of the globe to deliver care.
Just over two weeks and exams will be over which is absolutely mind boggling to me! I am nowhere near ready and motivation has been seriously lacking this semester. 😭
Eid Mubarak! 🌙 hope everyone has had a lovely day! ✨
Today’s the 7th day of Ramadan - hope the month is going well for everyone so far 🌙
Have you ever broken a bone? 🦴
#ad I know I talk about @Quizlet_UK quite a lot, but that’s because I use it a lot! Every week I put all the learning points from our TCD (Themed Case Discussion) cases into a question and answer format on to Quizlet and by the end of the week I have a complete study set on whatever the week’s cases were. ☺️
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