Name: Discover careers in medicine
Start: 2024-07-03T16:45:00+01:00
End: 2024-07-03T19:00:00+01:00
Location: Sir Henry Floyd Building lecture theatre, Post-Graduate Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital

What's it really like to be a doctor and how do you become one? What alternatives are there to medicine? Meet our medics to find out more.
About this Event

The latest in our series of after-school careers talks looks at how to get into medicine. It's aimed at young people from Year 7 and above in our local schools and colleges.

AGENDA

4.45pm: Arrival and registration

5pm: A day in the life of a doctor at BHT

- Dr Matthew Size, Undergraduate Lead and Consultant Anaesthetist at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Senior Honorary Lecturer at the University of Oxford and the University of Buckingham

5.10pm: Getting into medicine - the application process, optimising your personal statement and tips for interview

- Dr Joanne Selway, Phase 1 Lead and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Undergraduate Medicine at the University of Buckingham and Medical Schools Council Selection Alliance member

5.30pm: Medical simulation in action - a live demonstration

- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Simulation Team

6pm: The medical student experience

6.10pm: Work experience and volunteering

- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Schools Engagement Team

6.15pm: The importance of having a Plan B and keeping an open mind

6.25pm: Alternatives to medicine

6.35pm: Career question time - put your questions to our panel of experts

6.45pm: Close

Further details about the event

PARTICPANT AGE: This event is for students from year 7 and above in our local schools and colleges. Over 16s are welcome to attend on their own with parent/carer consent. On the evening, seats will be prioritised for students, and parents/carers may be requested to sit at the back.

TICKETS: Tickets are free and all attendees (including parents/carers) must book one to secure a place. Bookings are limited to one parent/carer to each young person. You do not need to print out your ticket. Your name will be on our list of attendees on arrival.

VENUE: The event will take place in the Sir Henry Floyd Building lecture theatre which is round the back of Stoke Mandeville Hospital. See Google Maps for an exact location or ask for directions at the welcome desk in main reception.

ARRIVAL TIME: Registration is from 4.45pm and we recommend arriving early to find a parking spot, or you can get dropped off right outside the Sir Henry Floyd Building.