Work Experience

Work experience and volunteering are essential parts of your medicine application

Hospital

Work experience overview

Medical schools will require you to have either work experience or volunteering before applying to medicine. This ensures you know what it is like being a doctor before applying. Read more for examples of work experience and volunteering you can do.

AgeUK

My work experience and volunteering

During my undergraduate degree I volunteered for Age UK Manchester and also shadowed doctors at Wythenshawe hospital. I describe my work experience and volunteering which gave me insight into the medical profession.