1. Monday 4 th February 2013 Registration

2. Sharmila Sothi Introduction

3. Hospital Tours

5. Clinical Talks

6. Tuesday 5 th February Sharmila Sothi NHS Talk

7. Tuesday Hospital Tours

8. Hospital Tours

9. Clinical Talks

10. Wednesday 6 th February 2013 Talks

11. Group Activities

12. Comments Friendly welcome Excellent talk, liked the interactive aspect. Very informative, clear introduction Endoscopy: Extremely interesting, learnt a lot about the different endoscopic procedures. Interesting and informative Day Surgery: It was quite inspiring to see an actual theatre for the first time, despite it being for non life-threatening operations. Dialysis: Really interesting, liked learning about the machines and problems of dialysis. Fascinating to see the actual machines operating on patients. Paediatrics: Interesting to realise the importance of play in the children's recovery. Felt privileged to witness the ward in action. Anaesthetics: The hands-on practice was very informative and interesting Very interesting and informative of the various roles of an anaesthetist. X-ray/Radiology: Interesting to hear about the different imaging techniques & like the way we were asked questions about x-rays and were asked to solve problems. Insightful presentation, interesting and in-depth tour. Learnt a lot about the importance of this department in the hospital. Talks: Laura Coxon, Respiratory – Good insight into life as a junior doctor. Really helpful. Learnt a lot. Heather Stirling, Paediatrics – Really interesting and thought provoking. Gave me a good view on the demands a paediatrician faces. Andrew Short, Ethics – Really interesting debates & useful for future interviews. Very useful to touch on ethics. Detailed. Mr Menon, Keyhole & Colorectal Surgery – Made the talk fun and interesting using visuals. Good insight into surgery. Mr McCullough, Surgery – Good to hear how long it takes to become qualified and the pros and cons of the job. Understand surgery a lot more now.

13. Comments cont... GP Nish Wiratunga – Gave good insight into advantages of becoming a GP. Surprised at how rewarding a career as a GP can be. Extremely useful showing work/life balance. Kevin West, application process – Brilliant talk, highlighting exactly what I need to be thinking, in preparation for applying to medical school. Very informative and beneficial. Immensely helpful and worthwhile 10/10. unbiased view. Q&A excellent. Dr Andrew Ashley Smith, Psychiatry – Very engaging. Great insight into Psychiatry. Interesting case studies and process of rehab useful. Interesting alternative view. Chris Harmston, Colette Marshall & Steve Parker, Surgery – Amazing and humorous talk from Chris, great insight. Really made me want to follow a surgical career. The colorectal talk was very informative. Brilliant people, very friendly and enthusiastic. Loved handling the surgical equipment. Interview Practice – Extremely good/useful advice. Valuable practice, amazing experience. Great to speak to medical student about student life and application process, university choices etc. Med students Jayne Beresford & John Williams – Enjoyable and informative with friendly people. Nice to see they still had a good full university experience. Mention of finances appreciated. Interesting to hear about the lives of postgraduate junior doctors. Matthew Patterill, Work Experience & Anaesthetics – Helpful to see it can be a ‘family’ career too. Very informative. Learnt more options for family friendly specialities. Great opportunity. Sharmila Sothi, Oncology – Great personality and I was very grateful for the speech. Amazing information given, enjoyed it very much. Dr Sothi covered a painful subject in a sensitive way. Her presentation was brilliant. She had a great influence on me. General – Awesome. Very privileged to have this experience. Wonderful and extremely helpful. Excellent 3 days. THANK YOU!