Emmanuel Widening Access Programme for Medicine

A free mentoring scheme I co-founded and direct at Emmanuel College. It pairs state-school Year 12 Medicine applicants with a clinical medic, with webinars, personal statement feedback and a mock interview.

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Poster for the Emmanuel Medic Mentoring Scheme asking whether you are aspiring to apply to Medicine at a top university

Problem

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Intended users

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My contribution

I co-founded the programme and direct it. I ran the mentor team and delivered webinars, mock interviews and personal statement marking.

Implementation

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Important tradeoffs

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Verification

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Outcomes

The programme received more than £5,000 in funding. In its first year it attracted more than 50 applications from state schools.

Relevant links

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Evidence

Medic Mentoring Scheme at Emmanuel College

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Contact

For opportunities or project conversations, email me.

nas60@cam.ac.uk
Neil Sardesai