Pre-medical school

We can offer you a two-to-three-day placement to shadow a doctor so you can gain an insight into the day-to-day activities of doctors and the rest of the healthcare team.

We can only offer placements to pupils applying to study medicine at university who have the appropriate grades/predictive grades that meet the medical school entry criteria.

If you are interested, please get in touch as soon as possible as placements are filled quickly.

Depending on where you would like to have your placement, please contact the local site team:

• Broomfield Hospital – email mse.schoolworkexperienceplacements@nhs.net
• Southend Hospital – email mse.medical.education.suhft@nhs.net.

Please note that Basildon Hospital is currently unable to offer any new medical workshadowing opportunities.

I would just like to say how thankful I am for having had the opportunity to shadow the doctors in both specialties. I absolutely loved both days and had an amazing time.  Talking to some of the junior doctors has helped me realise that I am capable of achieving my dreams in medicine, so thank you for allowing me to have this opportunity!

We work with Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), to support students interested in medicine through a yearly summer school designed to increase exposure to the medical setting.

The school consists of the following parts:

• Managing a cardiac arrest – learn how to identify a cardiac arrest and the chain of survival, before demonstrating good chest compressions.
• Hospital tour – showcase around the hospital and an opportunity to receive smaller group teaching with consultants.
• Clinical Skills Museum - a passive learning opportunity where the models and equipment used in simulation throughout the academic year are displayed.

The school is always in high demand, so to find out more and to register your interest as early as possible, visit Amplify Your Summer - ARU and complete the application forms on the ARU website.

Once a year we hold a morning of talks for up to 100 local school students to be able to gain an insight into the life of a doctor at different stages of their medical/surgical careers.

If you’re interested in this, speak to your career leads/head teachers at your school as we promote this to all local schools. You cannot apply directly, schools will coordinate and confirm pupils attending.

However, if you would like to know more, please email mse.medical.education.suhft@nhs.net.

There was a great range of medical professionals allowing to see people across the timeline of a medical journey.

Once a year we hold a Medic insight day for 50 local year 11 and 12 students to gain an insight into the ‘day in the life’ of a newly qualified doctor. With the help and support of a group of Foundation Year 1 and Year 2 doctors, we host a day full of practical activities, informative talks and question and answer sessions.

If you’re interested in this, speak to your career leads/head teachers at your school as we promote this to all local schools. You cannot apply directly, schools will coordinate and confirm pupils attending.

Amazing session so informative every was explained so clearly and gained new knowledge on suturing thank you very much.