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Spring term timetable

Day Time Location Adviser
Monday 2 PM-4 PM 52 Pritchatt's Rd Jenny Mullins-White
Tuesday 12 PM -3.30 PM Student Services Reception Medical School Jenny Mullins-White
Thursday 12 PM - 3.20 PM Student Services Reception Medical School TBC

You can book appointments online up to seven days in advance via our Interactive Careers Service.

Having booked an appointment, please ensure that you arrive on time; if you are more than 5 minutes late you may need to rebook. At the advice desk you may request a longer appointment or a mock interview, if appropriate.

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Events

This term we have a series of speciality lectures aimed at helping you to make informed decisions regarding your medical career.  The programme is as follows:

Tuesday 7 February 18.30 to 19.30 Opthalmology and Radiography lectures

Thursday 1 March 18.30 to 19.30 Paediatrics and Neonatology

Talks are open to all years on MBChB and GEC programmes and take place in the medical school.  No sign up is required.  There will be a question and answer session at the end of the presentations.  Look out for further specialty lectures taking place later on this term and during the summer term.

For additional events open to students from all colleges, please take a look at the list of all careers events

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Vacancies

You can find details of positions advertised through the Careers & Employability Centre on our interactive careers service. First or second years can find work experience or summer placements. Final years can look for postgraduate courses and PhDs as well as graduate jobs across a wide range of sectors for when you graduate. Previous vacancies have included:

  • Sports coach / summer camp
  • Medical school summer studentships
  • Associate medical writer
  • Trainee research executive
  • Clinical project assistant
  • Science teacher
  • DNA sampler and analyst

For help with making careers choices and researching occupations, please go to our Choosing a career section.

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Careers resources on WebCT

The following courses and departments within MDS have dedicated careers WebCT modules, which contain information tailored to your needs. As a student on one of these courses, you should be automatically enrolled via WebCT. If the careers module does not appear on your WebCT course list, please contact us.

  • Undergraduate - Careers resources for Medical Students
  • Undergraduate - BMedSci
  • MDS - Careers resources for Nurses and Physiotherapists
  • Biomaterials E-course
  • Careers - Graduate entry to Medicine or Dentistry-updated for 2012 entry
  • Postgraduate - MDS PhD Students
  • Postgraduate - MSc Health Economics - Careers service and opportunities

New resources added to WebCT this term include information on working in Bioinformatics and Health Promotion careers as well as the recent induction presentation to 1st year MBChB students .

You may also be interested in the following modules which are available for self enrolment:

  • Careers: Psychometric testing online assessment
  • Careers: Practice e-tray exercise

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Our online bookmarks

You can find more resources for the College of Medical and Dental Sciences on our delicious account, at the College of Medical and Dental Sciences tag.

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What do MDS graduates do?

You can also watch videos of past Medicine and Dentistry students discussing their time at Birmingham and their future careers:

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CVs for different health professions

When it comes to CVs, it is vital that your placements and clinical experience and skills are clearly identified and showcased. Please find below guides to effective CV writing for the Medical, Nursing and Physiotherapy sectors.

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Contact us

Your college careers consultant for the Medical School is Jenny Mullins-White and your careers adviser is Sarah Warburton.

Got a careers question? Contact us through our interactive careers service.

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What we offer - Careers & Employability Centre

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