Medicine Work Experience
The Medicine Work Experience gives students who wish to pursue a medical career an intensive experience in a University NHS training practice in the English countryside.
Our students will train alongside medical students from three UK medical schools, foundation year and GP specialist trainee junior doctors.
Learn to take a clinical history and examination, undertake and interpret medical investigations, and undertake surgical procedures in a live working NHS practice. They are designed to match the curriculum in the first year of medical school.
Gain expert training in medical school admissions, including UCAS personal statements, strategies for choosing medical schools, and interview skills.
Why should you choose Dr Abdul Mannan to be your educational supervisor for your Medicine Work Experience?
Fully qualified, experienced general practitioner at university undergraduate teaching practice Hazelvalley Surgery 🏆
Over 5000 students worldwide have gotten into medicine with us 🥇
We have trained over 200 medical students, 20 foundation doctors and 15 GP specialist training doctors (GPST) 💎
We teach at some of the top UK state and independent schools, as well as three medical schools ⭐️
Our teaching is proven to get results, with over 98% of students gaining at least one offer after our Medical School Interview Course.
We have been helping students get into medical school since 2001 ⏱
Our team are members of the BMA, RCGP, Health Education England, clinical leaders in the NHS trained at Masters level in Medical Education 📜
Medicine Work Experience in the English Countryside
You will be based at Hazelvalley Surgery in Rossendale, Lancashire. This is our own NHS surgery, and your educational supervisors will be Dr Abdul Mannan and Dr Imran Khan in person
The surgery hosts medical students from the University of Manchester, University of Central Lancashire and Lancaster Medical Schools Years 1-5 and has platinum-level awards for the standard of medical training.
We are offering 5-day and 7-day placements during July 2024. 5-day placements 22-26 JULY 2024, 7-day placement 22-28 July 2024 inclusive.
The surgery supervises foundation year (FY) and GP specialist trainee doctors (GPST), and you can network with doctors. Your training with highly experienced, fully qualified medical educators will be world standard.
Our training programmes are based on the medical school first-year curriculum and our medical school admissions experience.
The attachment is heavily hands-on. You will shadow clinics real NHS clinics with doctors and have the opportunity to see patients with supervision.
Seven-day placements will include private dinner with local English food and expert training in clinical resilience, leadership, teamwork, communication skills and private networking,
Medicine Work Experience
Why should you attend our Medicine Work Experience placements?
Medical schools want you to know what it is like working as a doctor in the NHS, including what it is like working under current NHS pressures 📚
Medical schools want you to be aware of and have some of the skills and qualities of a doctor and the ability to study through a 5-year degree. You can develop some of these on our programme 🏆
You will not just have shadowed medical care being delivered but also reflect and talk about your experience. We teach these skills over the course 📚
All placements are taught and supervised in person by Dr Abdul Mannan. Dr Mannan leads the COVID-19 response in East Lancashire, and here is talking to ITV about remote consultations during the pandemic 📺
Patients and cases will be chosen from our own NHS practice to offer you training at the same standard as we teach our medical students 😷
You will develop your communication skills, confidence and a reflective approach to real medical cases, including breaking bad news and conflicts. This will help you with your interviews and studies at medical school 😡
The programme is designed around the General Medical Council Standards and outcomes of medical training, so you know your teaching is relevant and valuable for your future medical career ✅
In-person placements are in the practice with a lunch and all refreshments included. We want our students to gain new skills but also enjoy the post.
7-day placements include the weekend, which includes
Formal lunch and dinner at a top local English restaurant with local organic ingredients
Formal networking with top local doctors
Formal training in clinical resilience, clinical communication skills, teamwork, leadership and opportunities for parents to have individual sessions with Dr Mannan
What will I learn from the Medicine Work Experience placements?
You will learn to take a patient history, conduct a clinical examination, and practice on actual patients. Teaching mirrors Years 1 and 2 at medical school 🪩 You will not just be shadowing - you will see the patient.
Patients will have pathology covering cardiology, respiratory, oncology and other clinical specialities 🫁❤️
Teaching is in small groups, allowing individual attention for every student. This is not a conference 👁
Learn how to do diagnostic tests, such as blood pressure monitoring, pulse oximetry, temperature measurement and otoscopy 💉
Learn how to resuscitate a patient who has collapsed and stopped breathing and how to revive a heart that is not working using an automated external defibrillator ⚡️
Learn basic life support (BLS) and defibrillation skills complete with a certificate of completion of training ❤️⚡️
Learn surgical skills such as suturing of a wound and phlebotomy and practice on simulated medical mannequins just like with real surgeons 🔬
Learn about the history of the NHS, medical law and ethics and the GMC's good medical practice guidance 📚
Develop your team working and communication skills with medical exercises involving real-life simulated events 🚑 Develop your confidence in making your case in front of an audience.
Learn about current NHS hot topics and apply your knowledge to patient care 🔥
All placements are hands-on, and we expect students to engage with doctors and other students like a medical team. There are no monotonous, boring lectures ⚠️
Hands-on practical tasks and learning in small groups. This photo was taken during placements when there were COVID-19 restrictions in place.
Why should you book your Medicine Work Experience placement with us?
You will experience telephone consultations, management of chronic diseases such as asthma and diabetes, admitting and referring patients to the hospital, and mother and baby checks (with patient consent).
Awareness and shadowing with the wider general practice team, including trainee doctors, physical associates, nurse practitioners and the management team.
Gain expert feedback on your performance and learn how to identify and resolve your problematic areas. You will be challenged on the placement.
Get involved in a clinical practice project and develop your presentation, confidence and communication skills.
Students can ask for help if they are stuck and don’t understand concepts or questions. Our training programmes are designed to be challenging but also delivered in a friendly and open environment 🤝
Students are taught in small groups to ensure personal care and attention. See what it is like working as a doctor and gaining skills you can use in your medical school application. (COVID-19 protocols in place in this photo)
You will have a formal induction to the programme as we would with our medical students.
A formal structured timetable for each student to practice
All course materials, equipment, and resources, including PPE and secure clinical waste disposal, are included.
Pastoral care during the placement with the doctors in the practice
Certificate of attendance and a professional reference if required.
We provide lunch and refreshments on-site during the placement. We do not include accommodation, but several hotels and B&Bs are nearby at reasonable prices.
We are open and transparent 🔎 We have uploaded photos of our previous placements, and you can quickly look up our surgery online. You can book with confidence.
Meet your educational supervisors on Medicine Work Experience
Dr Abdul Mannan MBChB, DFSRH, PG Cert, MRCGP
🩺 Dr Mannan qualified in Medicine in 2000 from the University of Manchester Medical School. After a brief stint as a junior surgeon, Dr Mannan decided he wanted to be a GP.
🎓 He is trained at Masters level in Medical Education and helps supervise medical students from local medical schools. He is also a GP trainer and educational supervisor for foundation doctors and GP specialist trainees.
Dr Mannan, as well as running a successful NHS university GP training practice for many years, is also the Medical Director of the local Primary Care Network (PCN).
Dr Mannan is an excellent public speaker and a talented tutor, having helped thousands of students into medical school and hundreds of junior doctors realise their dreams. He records many video tutorials and teaches in person in our courses.
Dr Mannan designs the UCAT courses and the highly successful NHS work experience placements. He also helps the local NHS Deanery with postgraduate training assessments for the MRCGP exam.
In his spare time, Dr Mannan maintains his fitness by mountain biking 🚴♀️.
Dr Imran Khan MBChB, LLM, DFSRH, FRCGP
🩺 Dr Khan qualified with Dr Mannan in Medicine in 2000 at the University of Manchester. Dr Khan initially wanted to be a physician and spent considerable time in cardiology, coronary care and oncology in Northamptonshire, Cheshire and Merseyside hospitals. He then decided to become a GP.
🎓 He is trained at Masters level in Medication Education and has a Masters degree in Medical Law and Ethics from the University of Edinburgh. He has also qualified as a GP expert witness at the University of Cardiff but tends to spend most of his time in the NHS.
Dr Khan is a GP with Dr Mannan in Hazelvalley Family Practice in Rossendale, Lancashire. He is the safeguarding and clinical lead there, supervising medical students and physician associates. He has held several leadership roles in the NHS over the years, including providing a Lead GP role in GP out of hours to over 200 doctors.
He has previously worked as a clinical lead in the local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and has been a district representative for the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Dr Khan designs highly successful medical school interview courses and training for situational judgment.
Dr Khan has a keen interest in IT and looks after the Blue Peanut website and social media, as well as looking at all the magic that makes all our online courses highly effective.
We recently held an Easter ‘Medical Work Experience during COVID19’ Workshop to help students discuss how to locate work experience. For students who could not make it, you can watch the recording below. Follow and subscribe to Dr Mannan’s Youtube Channel and get updates on medical school admission tips and also what is happening in the NHS.