How you will demonstrate your knowledge of working within the medical professionĪs well as demonstrating your motivation for working within the medical profession, it’s also important to show that you have a realistic understanding of what this entails, which can be achieved by acknowledging the less attractive side of medicine. Similarly with your hobbies or clubs, you should reflect on relevant skills and qualities that you have developed as a result of these. Your personal statement should reflect on any work experience and demonstrate what skills and/or qualities you’ve developed which are required within the medical profession. Universities aren’t looking for a narrative of work experience that you’ve carried out, they’re interested in what you learnt as a result of the experience. Whether you’re discussing work experience you’ve undertaken or hobbies or clubs that you partake in, you should always focus on making them relevant to your future studies. Equally, ensure that your writing is cohesive and flows well so while you'll undoubtedly have a list of skills, experiences and information you want to include, you want to avoid it reading like a list. The quality of your writing is important within your personal statement, so consider your choice of language carefully and remember your audience and what you’re trying to convey. Consider which elements are most important to you, and which qualities and experiences you want to demonstrate, as there may be things you have to sacrifice to avoid exceeding the character limit. Remember, you only have 4,000 characters, which is roughly two sides of A4.
One of the biggest challenges when looking at areas that you need to cover is trying to include everything within the tight UCAS character limit. You’ll find some guidance on what you should aim to include in your personal statement in the next section but it’ll also be useful to consider the following when preparing to write your personal statement: 1. Your personal statement is a key opportunity to show your chosen universities your skills and experiences that make you a suitable candidate, and your ambitions for a career within medicine. How to write a personal statement for medicine
Therefore, you should see it as an opportunity to show universities more about you, your experiences and your motivation for applying. It will be used in the decision making process by universities, when comparing candidates either prior to or following an interview, along with the result from your admission exam (if applicable) and your predicted grades. Competition for medical school is always fierce, and 2023 entry is set to be no different, therefore your personal statement will be key for distinguishing yourself from other applicants. Your medicine personal statement is one of the most important elements of your medical school application.
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