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This means that you’ve got a rare opportunity to find a creative way to stand out in your UCAS application and interview.
Clinical work experience placements have been cancelled because of the pandemic – but that doesn’t mean that all opportunities have stopped. You could still volunteer, take on a research project, or look for a remote opportunity, for example. We outline your options in our guide to COVID-19 work experience alternatives.
For 2021 entry, Medical Schools have generally relaxed their requirements when it comes to placements. They recognise that the pandemic has scuppered most applicants’ plans and they won’t penalise you for this.
Find out what each Medical School’s work experience requirements are.
Broadly speaking, there are three types of medical work experience:
You might also want to think about volunteering for St John Ambulance or remote work experience schemes.
The best way to get medical work experience is to ask – and to be persistent. If you want to shadow a GP, you’ll need to ask a lot of practices and follow-up with them. If you want to get a hospital placement, you’ll need to apply with a few Trusts.
Of course, during the pandemic, these routes are closed to you.
Our guide to volunteering placements outlines how to arrange this – and our COVID-19 work experience guide lists a few opportunities for you to consider.
The real value in work experience is the way you reflect upon it when writing your Personal Statement or answering work experience questions at interview.
With the right reflection, volunteering is just as useful as a hospital placement.
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