Widening Access to Medical School (WAMS) Thoracic Surgery
Clinical
Nottingham University Hospitals is committed to widening access to medical school. We aim to encourage applications from under-represented groups including care leavers, pupils from lower socio-economic groups, or attending schools with low progression into higher education and those who are the first generation in their family to consider higher education.
Applicants should be committed to applying to medical school and have the necessary GCSE grades and A Levels/predicted A levels, including sciences, for entry to medical school.
Applicants will be able to observe morning ward rounds, surgeries in operation theatre, MDT meetings, clinic consultations, mortality and morbidity meetings and weekly thoracic teachings.
Hours are 8am-5pm.
Successful applicants will be also be invited to attend a session to meet medical students and obtain guidance with applying to medical school. The invite to attend this session will be sent to you via Eventbrite.
Applicants are encouraged to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
You will be required to attend an induction session before your placement, we will book you onto a session in line with your placement start date.
See the induction session dates below:
See the induction session dates below:
03/04/25
08/05/25
05/06/25
01/07/25
05/08/25
02/09/25
02/10/25
06/11/25
04/12/25
Nottingham City Hospital
Report to Dee Tuckwood, Secretary to Mr Jadoon on 1st Floor, Department of Thoracic surgery, North Corridor, Nottingham City Hospital.
17 (Please ensure that you meet the age criteria of this placement before you apply)
5
2/year
8am-5pm
Smart dress. Flat comfortable shoes. Bare below the elbows. Long hair tied back and only one set of stud earrings, no other jewellery.
Due to the demand for work experience placements, all work experience applicants must be Nottinghamshire residents or attend full-time education in Nottinghamshire. Applicants must attend an induction before they can attend the placement.
Applicants should be committed to applying to medical school and have the necessary GCSE grades and A Levels/predicted A levels, including sciences, for entry to medical school.
If you are successful, we can only co-ordinate one placement per person, per academic year, through the directory of placements. This is due to the demand for placements.