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Neoplasias Encefálicas/fisiopatologia , Lobo Parietal/fisiopatologia , Convulsões/fisiopatologia , Transtornos da Visão/fisiopatologia , Adulto , Neoplasias Encefálicas/complicações , Neoplasias Encefálicas/diagnóstico , Eletroencefalografia/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Vias Neurais/fisiopatologia , Convulsões/etiologia , Transtornos da Visão/etiologiaAssuntos
AMP Desaminase/deficiência , Distúrbios do Sono por Sonolência Excessiva/complicações , Distúrbios do Sono por Sonolência Excessiva/fisiopatologia , Pupila , Erros Inatos do Metabolismo da Purina-Pirimidina/complicações , Erros Inatos do Metabolismo da Purina-Pirimidina/diagnóstico , Reflexo Pupilar , Adulto , Síndrome de Brugada/complicações , Síndrome de Brugada/genética , Distúrbios do Sono por Sonolência Excessiva/genética , Feminino , Humanos , Canal de Sódio Disparado por Voltagem NAV1.5/genética , Polissonografia , Reflexo Pupilar/genéticaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: This exploratory piece details the development of the programme Medic Insight, which was established in 2007 in Lothian. This is an aptly-named unique organisation that provides an insight into life as a doctor for school students. CONTEXT: We believe that the provision of work experience needs to be improved for both students and doctors. Securing work experience in medicine has historically been biased: individuals that have family or friends who work as doctors are able to organise shadowing placements with greater ease. Shadowing experiences are of questionable value, and frequently offer exposure to only one field, and administrators struggle to match doctors' working schedules with those of students. INNOVATION: Medic Insight has been developed to address these key problems. It provides a free, application-based shadowing experience for 15-16-year olds, in addition to interactive seminars for younger students. Over the course of the 5-day shadowing experience (Medic Insight Week), students rotate through a variety of specialties, meeting doctors of all grades. Doctors agree to act as mentors prior to the shadowing weeks and post their availability online. IMPLICATIONS: Data from our pilot in 2008 has been encouraging. All students who answered our questionnaire found the experience to be either useful or very useful, and ongoing data collection is proving this to be an enjoyable and effective programme. We are confident that Medic Insight will help all suitably enthusiastic and able school students make informed decisions to apply to study medicine.