Richard Huish College hosted a special evening for aspiring medics in the Autumn term. In partnership with Musgrove Park Hospital, over 25 doctors, led by Huish Alumna, Dr Amber Leach, delivered a rigorous and engaging preparation session.
The event welcomed students from Huish’s Medical Careers Academy, alongside visiting students from Kings College, Taunton School, and Wellington School. Participants were challenged through a carousel of activities, comprising of a presentation by Dr Gam Ratnayake on ‘Preparing for Your Medical School Interview’, mock traditional interviews, and multiple mini-interviews (MMI) in a speed round setting.
It was a fast-paced evening offering essential experience of what to expect when students seek employment in the medical profession.
Richard Jones, Careers, Exams and Learning Centre Manager at Huish shared “What a pleasure to welcome such enthusiastic medics to our college. The students went away feeling very well-prepared for their forthcoming university interviews. We couldn’t be more thankful to the staff at Musgrove for making the event happen and helping to support the next generation of medics. It was also so inspiring to see some of our returning students”.
The Huish Medical Careers Academy, which supports those making applications to competitive vocational degree programmes of Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science, is a specialist branch of the Academic EnRICH programme available at Huish. In addition to specialist events like this, Medical EnRICH includes guidance on the UCAT admissions test, debates on medical ethics, seminars from visiting speakers, recommendations on super-curricular activities, and advice on progression opportunities and work experience schemes, plus much more.
Find out more at https://www.huish.ac.uk/student-information/enrichment/academic/