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Leicester Medical School: Dr Margaret Barnes-Davies
• Getting into medicine
• Work experience – What counts– How does it count– How is it evaluated– What evidence is required
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Work experience – what counts?
• Shadowing of limited value– Direct observation– May help a candidate to know if right career– Health tourism? – UK experience better– Considered by some – not LMS
• Working directly with people– Caring or service role– Much more opportunity to communicate and interact– Could be paid or voluntary – many options
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Work experience – how does it count?
• Evidence of motivation and desire to work with people in a caring way
• Evidence of steps taken to assess ones own suitability
• Some medical schools assess this with the personal statement – not LMS
• Leicester Medical School– Work experience can be evaluated at interview
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Leicester Medical School Interviews
• Multiple mini interviews (MMI)
• Several stations assessing different attributes– Communication skills– Motivation– Problem solving skills– Personal qualities
• Work experience may be assessed directly
• Will also be assessed indirectly
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Work experience – how is it evaluated?
• Duration and commitment– Few days shadowing vs weekly commitment to
helping in a care home
• Reflection on the experience– Not just what you did– What did you learn
• Yourself• Other people• Good care, good practice
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Work experience – how is it evidenced?
• References– Could be verified by school– Candidates may be asked for references from work
or volunteering– Verification of level of commitment
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Focus on Medicine Open Day
• Saturday June 14th
• Talks– Admissions– Course (including student panels)– Finance
• Hands-on demonstrations– ECG, lung function, GENIE
• Tours– Campus, accommodation
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