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Use code EARLY15 for 15% off our 2025 summer experience programme fees

Use code EARLY15 for 15% off our 2025 summer experience programme fees

The Young Doctor Weekend

The Ultimate Work Experience in Medicine

InvestIN Education
InvestIN Education

The Young Doctor Weekend

The Ultimate Work Experience in Medicine

Overview

The Young Doctor Weekend gives students aged 15-18 a chance to test-drive life as a doctor. Learn from top doctors as they guide you through a series of interactive activities: learn to suture a wound, examine patient X-rays and discuss diagnoses. You will also be coached on how to get a place at a top medical school, with expert guidance on how to excel in applications, interviews, the UCAT & BMAT, and more.

You can attend either in-person in London or live online. Register now to gain an edge over other aspiring doctors, and a super-curricular experience to add to your university application.

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An Interactive Masterclass:
  • Top doctors will coach you through a range of interactive activities, including:
  • Review patient X-rays and ECGS, come up with a diagnosis and initiate treatment
  • Stitch up a wound on dummy skin after a live demonstration by a surgeon
  • An A&E experience: enter an A&E simulation using cutting-edge VR technology and race against the clock to save a patient’s life 
Medical School Admissions Coaching:
  • Receive coaching from doctors on how to excel at every stage of the medical school admissions process
  • Unlock your writing skills and receive invaluable tips on your UCAS personal statements
  • Be prepared for your UCAT exam with comprehensive guidance on how to do well and succeed
  • Recieve powerful interview techniques
An Audience With Top Doctors:
  • Hear from successful doctors and ask them all your burning questions
  • Q&A panel with doctors from a range of disciplines and specialties 
Boost Your Career Potential:
  • Attendance demonstrates you’ve gained skills that are key to becoming a doctor
  • Complete the online assessment after the programme and receive a personalised certificate to include in your applications
     
11.00am

The World of a Doctor

  • Diagnosing patients
  • Your duties as a doctor
  • Key medical skills
  • Issues in healthcare
     
11.45am

Medical School Applications

  • Choosing the right medical school
  • Model UCAS personal statements
  • Mastering the application process
  • Excelling in the UCAT and BMAT tests
12.45pm

Lunch Break

  

1.45pm

Practical 1: The Virtual Emergency Room

  • Live demonstration of an A&E scenario using the latest Virtual Reality technology
  • Investigate symptoms
  • Discuss diagnosis
  • Examine a patient’s x-ray and ECG
  • Initiate treatment
     
2.30pm

Medical School Interviews

  • Excelling in interviews
  • Mock interview demonstrations
  • Coaching by doctors who run medical school interviews
3.45pm

Practical 2: Suturing*

  • Live practical demonstration from a senior surgeon
  • Stitch up a wound on dummy skin
  • Working under pressure
     
4.45pm

Panel Q&A

  • Ask questions to high-ranking doctors across various specialties
  • Guidance on applications from those on the inside
  • Receive valuable advice
5.30pm

Close

  

* For the live online programme, students will do a patient diagnosis exercise instead of suturing. This involves reviewing blood tests and patient consultation notes.

This programme is for students aged 15-18. No prior knowledge or experience is required. The programme involves a mixture of interactive simulations, exercises and Q&A sessions. You can choose to attend the programme either in-person in London or ‘Live Online’; the content is the same for both.

Programme Fee:

In-Person: £195/student for full day

'Live Online’: £165/student for full day

There is no application process, and you can secure your place simply by clicking “Register Now”. We operate on a first-come first-served basis and programme places are limited.

Choose a location below:

In Person

Available dates:

  • 3rd November 2024

Venues:

  • University College London (UCL)

Accommodation location:

  • University College London (UCL),
    Bloomsbury,
    London

WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY ABOUT US

Covid-19

In the unlikely event that the in-person programme is completely cancelled because of Covid-19 then students will receive a refund. We have never yet had to cancel a London summer experience, having successfully delivered programmes during the summers of 2020 and 2021, with strict social distancing and excellent feedback. We shall of course adhere to all Covid-related government guidelines in place at the time of the programme and keep student safety as the highest priority.

If you pay via credit because you postponed a previous booking then the credit note will be reissued to you in full.

 

Support

If you are trying to register and the registration box is not appearing it is likely because of firewall restrictions on your desktop device.

You may wish to try on your mobile device instead. Alternatively, please email info@investin.org with details of the programme you want to register for. We will reserve your place immediately and send you a link to pay by card online.