Doctor for a Day
Gain in person clinical work experience supervised by NHS doctor and Medical School Undergraduate Tutor Dr. Abdul Mannan 🎓
See what it like working as a doctor 😷 See real patients, learn about the NHS and gain clinical skills which you use in your application to medicine.
Why should you choose Dr. Abdul Mannan for your Medical School admission training?
Fully qualified experienced medical school tutor at NHS University GP Surgery Hazelvalley Surgery 🎓
Over 5000 students secured UK medical school places 🏆
Over 200 medical students, 20 foundation doctors (FY) and multiple GP specialist trainee (GPST) doctors trained 💎
Trusted to teach at top UK schools at all levels, state and independent as well as 3 medical schools in the UK 🤝
Our Team includes members of the BMA, RCGP, Health Education England, Primary Care Networks trained at Masters level in Medical Education 👑
In Person Doctor for a Day Placements
Why should you attend our doctor for a day placements?
Dr. Mannan will supervise you in person on all placements. Dr. Mannan regular appears on TV and is here talking about remote consultations during the pandemic 📺
You need to have an insight into what it is like working as a doctor in the NHS 🔎 Medical schools still want evidence of this even during the COVID19 pandemic.
It’s tough studying 5 years at medical school 📚 You need to be aware of the qualities required to be a doctor, and have some of them.
You need to not just watch healthcare being delivered, but also reflect and provide your own thoughts on what you have experienced 🚦
What do you teach on the doctor for a day courses?
We will teach you how to take a clinical history from a patient and then let you practice your communication skills with patients from our practice 🎙
We will go through common diagnostic tests that you can do in the GP surgery, such as checking blood pressure, ECG’s and pulse oximetry 🩸
You will learn about cardiology, respiratory and emergency medicine and use this knowledge to treat your patient
You will learn about medical ethics, as well as the General Medical Council, good medical practice guidelines and how to apply these to patient scenarios ⚖️
You will need to be holistic in the care that you provide to patients. Not everything needs a prescription or an operation 💊
The experience in hands on 👊 Students are expected to engage with the tutors and other students, as they will be as medical students in a team.
What practical skills and experience will I gain from the medicine work experience?
You placement will include practical surgical skills including how to suture a wound and take blood samples from patients ✂️🩼
On our weekend placements we provide full training in Basic Life Support. Learn how to respond to a patient who has stopped breathing and administer emergency resuscitation.
Weekend placements come with full basic life support training ❤️⚡️
We will provide and incinerate all disposables and sharps after the placement 🔥 Students must adhere to our infection control protocols.
All students are provided with a certificate of attendance following successful completion of the programme 🏅
Example Programme for Day 1 of the Doctor for a Day course (subject to revision).
Example Programme for Day 2 of the Doctor for a Day Course (subject to revision).
Learn and practice your suturing skills with Dr. Mannan, using the same surgical kits that surgeons will use in operating theatres.
📽 You will see patients that are unwell and undertaking specialist treatment. You may have to see these patients using video consultation (another skill we will teach you).
🔎 You may also see patients in person and this requires you to pick up non verbal cues as well as well as dealing with angry or upset patients.
In person placements are in a top venue with a top lunch and all refreshments included. We want our students to gain new skills but also enjoy the placement.
Students are taught in small groups to ensure personal care and attention. See what it is like working as a doctor and gain skills that you can use in your medical school application. Photo during COVID19 restrictions.
COVID19 safe environment. All tutors are fully vaccinated against COVID19 and undertake regular NHS lateral flow testing. Photo during COVID19 placement.
Meet your educational supervisors on your Medicine work Experience
Dr. Abdul Mannan MBChB, DFSRH, PG Cert, MRCGP
🩺 Dr Mannan qualified in Medicine in 2000 from the University of Manchester Medical School. After a brief stint as a junior surgeon, Dr Mannan decided he wanted to be a GP.
🎓 He is trained at Masters level in Medical Education and helps supervise medical students from local medical schools. He is also a GP trainer and educational supervisor for foundation doctors and GP specialist trainees.
Dr Mannan, as well as running a successful NHS university GP training practice for many years, is also the Medical Director of the local Primary Care Network (PCN). He is currently helping with the COVID vaccination role out in Rossendale. You can see plenty of his public health videos on Hazelvalley Practice Facebook Channel.
Dr Mannan is an excellent public speaker and a talented tutor, having helped thousands of students into medical school and hundreds of junior doctors realise their dreams. He records many of our video tutorials and teaches in person on all of our courses.
Dr Mannan designs the UCAT courses as well as the highly successful NHS work experience placements. He also helps the local NHS Deanery with postgraduate training assessments for the MRCGP exam.
In his spare time, Dr Mannan maintains his fitness by mountain biking 🚴♀️ and has a keen interest in food, particularly of the Thai and Indian varieties.
Dr. Imran Khan MBChB, LLM, DFSRH, FRCGP
🩺 Dr Khan qualified with Dr Mannan in Medicine back in 2000 at the University of Manchester. Dr Khan initially wanted to be a physician and spent a considerable amount of time in cardiology, coronary care and oncology in hospitals in Northamptonshire, Cheshire and Merseyside. He then decided to become a GP.
🎓 He is trained in Masters level in Medication Education and also has a Masters degree in Medical Law and Ethics from the University of Edinburgh. He has also trained as a GP expert witness at the University of Cardiff but tends to spend most of his time in the NHS.
Dr Khan works as a GP with Dr Mannan in Hazelvalley Family Practice in Rossendale, Lancashire. He is the safeguarding and clinical lead there, as well as supervising medical students and physician associates. He has held several leadership roles in the NHS over the years including providing a Lead GP role in GP out of hours to over 200 doctors.
He has previously worked as a clinical lead in the local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) as well as been a district representative for the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Dr Khan designs the highly successful Medical School Interview Courses as well as training for Situational Judgement.
Dr Khan has a keen interest in IT and looks after the Blue Peanut website and social media as well as looking at all the magic that makes all our online courses highly effective. At home, he also has a rather curious cat called Lizzy 🐈.
We recently held an Easter ‘Medical Work Experience during COVID19’ Workshop to help students discuss how to locate work experience. For students who could not make it, you can watch the recording below. Follow and subscribe to Dr Mannan’s Youtube Channel and get updates on medical school admission tips and also what is happening in the NHS.