Medics’ Inn Medical Placement Programme

Programme Aims & Objectives

Medics’ Inn provide medical placements for pre-medical school students or students at any stage in medical school. We appreciate how difficult and overwhelming it can be to get quality medical experience in a foreign country. Medics’ Inn Medical Placement Programme will add value to your medical school application and can give you the experience for you need to stand out in an interview.

Our programme objectives are adapted to the General Medical Council (GMC) standards of good medical practice:

  • Knowledge, skills and performance:
    • To demonstrate their clinical knowledge through history taking, physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses, interpreting investigations and discussing management plans.
    • To follow-up patients and explore the outcome of interesting cases.
    • To practice appropriate clinical and surgical skills under supervision.
    • To take part in case presentations and clinical discussions within the department.
  • Safety and quality:
    • To assess the safety measures in place in the Nigerian healthcare system.
    • To have a positive impact by engaging in clinical audits or quality improvement projects to improve clinical practice and patient safety.
  • Communication, partnership and teamwork:
    • To work within a highly skilled and knowledgeable multidisciplinary team.
    • To assist in the provision of healthcare to a demanding population.
    • To contribute to the teaching and training of doctors, medical students and other healthcare professionals.
  • Maintaining trust:
    • To work together with patients
    • To demonstrate the ability to act with integrity and within the law.

Specialties

Medics’ Inn Medical Placement Programme specialties include: Anaesthesia & Intensive Care; Community Medicine; Dental and Maxillofacial surgery; Ears Nose & Throat; Family medicine; General Medicine Inc. cardiology, nephrology & gastroenterology; General Surgery; Haematology; Internal Medicine; Neurosurgery; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Oncology; Ophthalmology; Orthopaedic Surgery; Paediatrics & Neonatology; Pathology; Plastic surgery; Radiology.

Medics’ Inn work hard to provide participants with their first-choice, although participants are reminded, placements are provided on a ‘first-come, first-served’ basis.

Medics’ Inn Medical Placement Package Programme includes:

  • 2-8-week (flexible) clinical placement
  • Placement confirmation letter
  • Welcome pack – including: notebook, stationary, Medics’ Inn gift, checklist, thorough placement guide covering geographic information, educational material, health advice and more.
  • Temporary Nigerian sim-card (refundable £50 deposit required)
  • Personal protective equipment – disposable latex free gloves, disposable aprons, disposable theatre hats, disposable theatre masks, antibacterial gel and disinfectant wipes (for surgical specialties and additional fee)
  • Placement supervisor
  • Return airport transfer
  • Accommodation
  • Water & food – breakfast, lunch and dinner for the duration of the placement
  • Support with changing foreign currency
  • Leadership opportunities such as quality improvement projects, clinical audits, medical research and teaching during the placement
  • Support with tourism & social events such as live performances, Afrobeats, dance classes, handwoven Batik clothing, tours and more.
  • End of placement evaluation form

Medics’ Inn Medical Placement Only Programme includes:

  • 2-8-week (flexible) clinical placement
  • Placement confirmation letter
  • Welcome pack – including: notebook, stationary, Medics’ Inn gift, checklist, thorough placement guide covering geographic information, educational material, health advice and more.
  • Personal protective equipment – disposable latex free gloves, disposable aprons, disposable theatre hats, disposable theatre masks, antibacterial gel and disinfectant wipes (for surgical specialties and additional fee)
  • Placement supervisor
  • Support with changing foreign currency
  • Leadership opportunities such as quality improvement projects, clinical audits, medical research and teaching during the placement
  • Support with organising social and tourism events in Nigeria
  • End of placement evaluation form