Faq: Experience

The following is not a definitive guide, it is what I believe, in consultation with colleagues, an applicant should be aiming to achieve prior to application.

1. It is not Work Experience, Voluntary Work, Work or Extra-Curriculars that counts, it's experience of the above.

2. Through your experience you should demonstrate an understanding of the role of a (junior) doctor in modern medicine in both a primary and secondary care settings.

3. Through your experience you should demonstrate an understanding of caring for people and the harsh realities of illness.

4. Through your experience you should develop skills that would be applicable to medicine, including but not limited to; communication, patience, responsibility, accuracy, punctuality, reliability, team work, individual work, leadership, teaching, learning, etc.

That's really about it. It doesn't matter whether you learn about the above as a paid HCA, volunteer nursing assistant or sixth-former mindlessly following a consultant for a few days, just so long as you learn it.

Reply 1

bright star

awww renal!! that's amazing!! it's not all that hard is it :rolleyes:

Reply 2

menxtina

Thank you, That was very thoughtful of you :biggrin:

Reply 3

Wangers

Give that man a coconut!

Reply 4

person 34

Wangers

Give that man a coconut!

LOL

Reply 5

Philosoraptor

Do you know what, although I was worrying about work experience like everyone else in terms of do I have enough, the different things I did really did give me an insight and a realistic view of things. Some people still have this starry eyed , I'm going to be a millionaire doctor view and I pity them really.