*Closed* - Work Experience and Voluntary Work [Part 1 of 2]

1.Yes
2.My sixth form do a venture scheme so yes. I'm not too sure about other colleges and sixth forms.

Just arrange it yourself, ring up the local hospital, hospice, G.P's. Do it in the holidays.

Thanks, does it matter at all that I'm 15? I know most hospitals/GPs only take in 16+, but I mean does it hinder me in any other way?

Yeah it does matter I tried to get some work experience in a GP when I was 15 they wrote back saying you have to be 16. So I did it in a pharmacy.

I did work experience last year in year 10... School arranged it for me at a GP. They only let me do admin work at the reception... It was sooo boring and the only thing I learned was: I do not ever want to be a receptionist. :P Most sixth forms have voluntary schemes and work experience programmes as enrichment so you should be able to do it in sixth... Also i'm going to try and apply for a hospital on my own in summer holidays...

I did work experience last year in year 10... School arranged it for me at a GP. They only let me do admin work at the reception... It was sooo boring and the only thing I learned was: I do not ever want to be a receptionist. :P Most sixth forms have voluntary schemes and work experience programmes as enrichment so you should be able to do it in sixth... Also i'm going to try and apply for a hospital on my own in summer holidays...

I went for a job interview as a Lollipop Man.

Apparently, hanging around school kids with sweets in my pocket is not relevant work experience.

Some GP's might let you but you would just be doing paperwork. But you could use the opportunity to get close to some doctors and ask them if they will let you shadow them or just talk to them about the profession in general.

I need some advice. When I write to GPs requesting work experience, is it better to contact the Practice Manager, even if they're not a GP, or contact one of the GPs themselves?

Practice Manager. Their job is to arrange things such as students on placement, if you write to the GP you end up with a needless extra step.

applied 2009, entry 2010
6 months shadowing a psychiatrist 3-4 days a week. inpatients/outpatients/academic commitments/meetings
Trained as a samaritan. 8 weeks training (twice a week for 3 hours), 3 times a fortnight commitment on the phones (4-6 hours per shift). 3 months experience prior to med school application.
3 months volunteering in Peru, various projects

How did you get to shadow a psychiatrist??
Did you get to sit in when they were with patients etc. ?
I was thinking about trying to psychiatrists but discarded the idea as I thought there was no way it would be allowed!

I have done a week at the GP
And I have a week at the path labs booked for July
Currently awaiting a reply from my local care home for volunteering
I have done 3 years volunteering at Guides, and still going strong
Wondering if it would be worth trying to shadow a doctor in October half term, bearing in mind I am in year 12 at the moment

i'm collecting a host of many mobile numbers to different GP'S in my town

shall i ring each building, and enquire about any oppurtunity

similar, how do i ask my own gps?

i think they don't like me, because i've been ill/abit panicky due to my illness, they may have bad reserved feelings to me -.-