Medical schools consider that applicants for Medicine should have researched this as a career. Candidates who have undertaken work experience are likely to achieve a greater understanding of the implications of a career in medicine and will thus be advantaged in the selection process.
Doctors at Work is the preferred placement model for persons (pupil or undergraduate) seeking more information to support applications for medicine. This programme includes shadowing named senior clinicians as part of an overview of NHS Grampian designed with the advice from the University of Aberdeen Medical School.
Application for the programme by pupils is made via Guidance staff that authorise application forms for pupils who have the potential to achieve the grades required for entry to Medical school. Application forms are issued to all local authority work experience units for distribution to their schools, and to appropriate guidance staff in independent schools in January of each year. Applications close at the end of March of the same year.
In the event of over subscription of programme, pupils who have had no work experience in NHS Grampian will be given preference for placement.
Programmes run over the summer months from May to August in Aberdeen and Elgin.
Local University contacts/prospectus information:
University of Aberdeen
School of Medicine
Polwarth Building
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD
Tel: 01224 553015
Fax: 01224 554761
Email: medicine@abdn.ac.uk
Useful Information
British Medical AssociationOffers guidance on rules regulating the activities of medical students and access to patients, it also has a whole host of information on ethics and confidentiality
.Volunteering with NHS Grampian
Are you friendly, dependable and interested in working as part of a team within NHS Grampian? Do you have a couple of hours a week to spare? Volunteering is a rewarding way to spend your spare time and we'd love to hear from you!
Visit the Volunteering page on the NHS Grampian website to find out more.
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