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Work experience FAQs

What should you do and how do you go about it, especially during the restrictions of COVID-19?

We appreciate that work experience is difficult to arrange at the moment due to the current COVID-19 restrictions. We would, therefore, advise that you try to get some work experience later in the year ahead of the 15 October deadline if possible. If you cannot organise anything in this time, please aim to complete your work experience prior to the interview season in January next year. Make a note of the work you have arranged or plan to do in your application and the interview panel may be able to ask you about your experiences. 

You may find the following resources helpful for obtaining work experience at this challenging time: 

  • The Royal College of General Practitioners has created Observe GP,a free online platform to provide insights into general practice
  • The Medical Schools Council has recently released this advice
  • Brighton and Sussex Medical School has a free offering

If you are interested in work experience for dentistry:

At Barts, we do not specify type or amount of work experience, but we instead focus on what you learn from the experience, concentrating on the following: 

  • Motivation and realistic approach to medicine as a career
  • Show initiative, resilience and maturity
  • Work well as part of a team
  • Be well organised and demonstrate problem solving abilities
  • Likely contribution to university life
  • Communicate effectively in a wide range of situations
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