British English should be used 4000 characters limit around 47 lines Draft attached which can be referred to (Make it applicable to mainly medicine but can also apply to other healthcare related courses) Medicine Personal Statement for UK universities Opening explaining how I′ve always been interested in caring for others, and how spending time admitted in hospital allowed me to appreciate what the NHS do. Work experience reflection I′ve previously done; (virtual work experience watching a clinical environment), real life work experience in an operation theatre environment, working with children at a primary school, volunteering at a nursing home, at my church during COVID (cleaning and supporting) and also working alongside a dementia charity as part of the NCS programme, completing over 30 hours of voluntary service (I worked together and helped lead my team to raise money and create souvenirs for dementia patients) work experience showed me the importance of anaesthesiology and administering the correct drugs – an interest I pursued further when I read the book ′the dirtiest race in history′ by Richard Moore inspiring my EPQ on the use of drugs in sport. I understand medicine and healthcare is a constantly changing field that requires an interest to stay updated. Also on work experience i saw the importance of leadership and communication and how important it was in a variety of situations; communication within your team was important and communication with patients of differing ages was important. Talk about how empathy and sympathy was important and how I displayed this on work experience, on voluntary work. Importance of compassion and how driven I am – I have represented my school in numerous roles such as prefect and school councillor and in sports such as badminton and basketball. Talk about how speaking another language at home in Malayalam, useful. coming from a home surrounded by people who work in the NHS. Importance of advocating for ALL patients and how my skills match those of doctors Having to care for my mother when she received a third degree burn and helping her with everyday tasks and what that taught me. outside of school I′ve also captained a football team which required leadership and getting the best out of the team mates around me by motivating and supporting them. speak about the 4 pillars of medical ethics and how I recognise the importance of them, As well as the 6 Cs – care compassion competence communication courage commitment
