Current Medical Students - what are placements like?

Thread Starter Current Medical Students - what are placements like? Follow 5 hours ago 5h ago Quote: Originally Posted by micholate9 Hey guys, I'm applying to Medicine this year and wanted to understand what placements are like. I've been to a few virtual open days but there haven't been many opportunities to speak directly to students, so I thought I'd ask on here. Do you normally just shadow on placements? Or do you get to actually speak to patients? Are you allowed to take history or examine patients at all? Are there any assessments based on placements? Thanks! I'm a graduate from a few years ago but yes you definitely get to speak to patients; practicing history taking, examination, clinical skills etc is the whole point of being there. Some aspects are more passive e.g. observing a colonoscopy, watching an operation etc, but in general it's much more practical than lecture based ...
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