My placement experience on a COVID ward at the Children’s Hospital – Sarah Cribben, 3rd year Student Paediatric Nurse

Being a third year student nurse out on placement at the moment is both terrifying and exciting. I am told I am working on the ‘frontline’, but I am in exactly the same place that I have been for the last three years, a children’s hospital. Working with children during this pandemic makes it so … Continue reading “My placement experience on a COVID ward at the Children’s Hospital – Sarah Cribben, 3rd year Student Paediatric Nurse”

My volunteer story at Pyramid Pharmacy – Aneesa Ahmed, 4th year Pharmacy

An opportunity to volunteer at Pyramid Pharmacy in Cannock during the COVID crisis was announced from an email sent by the university careers team. Thereafter, I decided to volunteer with Pyramid Pharmacy to support its staff with the increased workload and pressure to supply patients with both their prescribed and non-prescribed medications. In doing so, … Continue reading “My volunteer story at Pyramid Pharmacy – Aneesa Ahmed, 4th year Pharmacy”

My experience on 4th Year Speciality Medicine (SPM) by Beth

One of the longest placements of the MBChB programme is the 18-week Speciality Medicine (SPM) block in 4th year. I did this placement from June to November at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital so I thought I would share a bit about my experience. Before starting this placement, I feel apprehensive about how much there was … Continue reading “My experience on 4th Year Speciality Medicine (SPM) by Beth”

My Tours diary – Isabella Montagna, Biomedical Science

Sat 22nd It’s the day before I set off for Tours and while packing enough clothes, toiletries and travel adapters for 4 weeks, I’ve been thinking back to when I applied for a summer placement in Tours. I completed the application form without thinking I would ever end up here, but I got through to … Continue reading “My Tours diary – Isabella Montagna, Biomedical Science”

Université de tours, France: My Summer Placement Abroad by Hannah Evans

From the start of second year, our head of year and other lecturers drilled it into our heads that having a summer placement in second year was invaluable for our CV. Gaining extra experience, apart from our research project in year 3, would truly give us the edge. I first thought about contacting lecturers to see … Continue reading “Université de tours, France: My Summer Placement Abroad by Hannah Evans”