I am struggling to get work experience. Will I be rejected from medical school?

Medical schools appreciate that getting work experience in hospitals has become a case of who you know and who your contacts are. Having weeks and weeks of work experience is not a necessity to get into a good medical school. Having a broader range of activites such as volunteering that show your commitment to working with people (especially those in vulnerable situations) is far more valuable than following doctors around endlessly on wards. This will also give you far more skills desired by medical schools such as organisational skills, teamwork skills and communication skills. These will all be experiences you can draw upon when asked in interviews. 

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