MANCHESTER MEDICAL SOCIETY
(Registered Charity No 222800)
C/o John Rylands University Library, Oxford Road,
Manchester M13 9PP

Welcome!

Manchester's first Medical Careers Fair was held on the 17th March 2010. It was a culmination of several months of careful planning, fuelled by a shared enthusiasm from the Manchester Medical Society, the University of Manchester Medical School and the Manchester Medical Careers Society to improve the medical student experience at the University of Manchester. Student Affiliateship of the Society is open to anyone who is currently undertaking a medical, dental or biomedical degreee at the University of Manchester as is FREE. An application form can be downloaded here.

Manchester Medical Careers Fair 2010 had 3 aims:

1. Fresh insight into medical careers

Teams of representatives from a number of different specialties engaged in a series of interactive careers sessions. In every session, delegates benefitted from structured specialty-specific careers guidance, as well as extended informal interaction with the team of representatives. The team included an eminent consultant, a middle-grade doctor and a junior trainee - all of whom offered up-to-date information about their specialty as well as personal reflections.

2. Engagement with Manchester’s finest

Manchester has a fantastic research heritage, and is fortunate to be home to a number of World-renowned clinicians and research specialists. This Fair actively encouraged interaction between delegates and invited speakers. This was a fantastic opportunity for students and junior doctors to learn about the exciting work taking place throughout the North West. We encouraged students and junior doctors to seek out opportunities to network. It was a good way of identifying an SSC or Project Option tutor, and may lead to opportunities to gain experience in audit or research.

3. Skills development

Thanks to support from The General Medical Council, The North Western Deanery, The University of Manchester Careers service, and a number of clinicians based in Greater Manchester, skills sessions took place throughout the day, covering a wide variety of topics.

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