Miriam
10th June, 2001, 5:44 PM
Well since I'm avoiding study I'll tell you what I thought of work experience in Monklands.
It all began when I decided to go for medicine. I realised this would not be easy as I technically didn't have the grades but thought there was no harm in trying. I wrote to both the Universities and to hospitals asking for advice and work experience respectively. Glasgow uni showed interest and then I realised I'd have to impress-then Elliot replied and he (with a feeling of futility I think) took me under his wing. When the university said they would consider me I told my school and they let me take time off to do work experience. And there it began I was pretty scared-lots of seasoned proffessionals and me-bit strange really. I was made to feel welcome and Elliot bent over backwards to help as did many of the other staff there. Elliot also set me up with an SYS chemistry project with Angus McDonald a consultant colo-rectal surgeon. That helped immensely and I felt quite smug when the rest of my chemistry class were running around at the last minute trying to complete their projects when mine was finished (and in a nice presentation folder that Elliot gave me). I was offered a conditional offer-I'm sure that wouldn't have happened if I Didn't have the experience that I got at Monklands (in work experience, my job as an auxillary nurse and on the first aid course-all of which Elliot was involved in!). Now I'm days away from finishing first year and it seems ages ago since I walked into that now familiar office and donned the white coat. I now have a stethoscope to match-not entirely sure how to use it but it looks good!
My ambitions for the future are to primarily complete the 5 year course and perhaps do an intercalated and/or a elective abroad somewhere interesting, and to eventually get a job in an A&E. Derek let me watch in A&E in Monklands and it was the best part of my work experience-I went over a weekend and learned loads of stuff that tied in with stuff I had done at uni. Time pressure has kept me away since but I hope to go back eventually-if Derek lets me (and by the way not only does he have a flash car-you should see him in scrubs up to his elbows in someone else's blood-it's quite impressive). Anyway I better get back to work only another 4 years to go.
Miriam;)
It all began when I decided to go for medicine. I realised this would not be easy as I technically didn't have the grades but thought there was no harm in trying. I wrote to both the Universities and to hospitals asking for advice and work experience respectively. Glasgow uni showed interest and then I realised I'd have to impress-then Elliot replied and he (with a feeling of futility I think) took me under his wing. When the university said they would consider me I told my school and they let me take time off to do work experience. And there it began I was pretty scared-lots of seasoned proffessionals and me-bit strange really. I was made to feel welcome and Elliot bent over backwards to help as did many of the other staff there. Elliot also set me up with an SYS chemistry project with Angus McDonald a consultant colo-rectal surgeon. That helped immensely and I felt quite smug when the rest of my chemistry class were running around at the last minute trying to complete their projects when mine was finished (and in a nice presentation folder that Elliot gave me). I was offered a conditional offer-I'm sure that wouldn't have happened if I Didn't have the experience that I got at Monklands (in work experience, my job as an auxillary nurse and on the first aid course-all of which Elliot was involved in!). Now I'm days away from finishing first year and it seems ages ago since I walked into that now familiar office and donned the white coat. I now have a stethoscope to match-not entirely sure how to use it but it looks good!
My ambitions for the future are to primarily complete the 5 year course and perhaps do an intercalated and/or a elective abroad somewhere interesting, and to eventually get a job in an A&E. Derek let me watch in A&E in Monklands and it was the best part of my work experience-I went over a weekend and learned loads of stuff that tied in with stuff I had done at uni. Time pressure has kept me away since but I hope to go back eventually-if Derek lets me (and by the way not only does he have a flash car-you should see him in scrubs up to his elbows in someone else's blood-it's quite impressive). Anyway I better get back to work only another 4 years to go.
Miriam;)