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- 1. MY WORK EXPERIENCE JOURNEY By Amnah Shah
- 2. Work Experience Timeline 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Trading Assistant at Sainsburys Ludwig Cancer Research Institute, Oxford Customer Assistant at Iceland Foods Student member at Royal College of General Practitioners Oxford Eye Hospital Shadowed doctors and nurses in glaucoma and uveitis clinics as well as the eye A&E department Summer placement before university Completed online courses to broaden my knowledge spectrum on diseases of the human body Worked in labs alongside scientists
- 3. OXFORD EYE HOSPITAL • Shadowed doctors in glaucoma and uveitis clinics as well as in the eye A&E department • Gained a broader perspective of the role that staff in other professions play in patient care. • Used a slit lamp to observe patients with cataracts • Observed how doctors write up medical notes after each appointment
- 4. LUDWIG CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE • Shadowed researchers to experience what life is like working in a research laboratory • Used a confocal microscope to observe fluorescent zebrafish embryos • Learnt about the study of immune cells • Put fundamental molecular biology methods into practise
- 5. ONLINE COURSES DURING THE PANDEMIC • Used Royal College of General Practioners E-learning website to complete online courses on clinical and non-clinical content • Allowed me to explore interests outside of Biomedical Science • Kept up to date with new and changing knowledge in clinical areas such as the effectiveness of different COVID 19 vaccines
- 6. RETAIL EXPERIENCE & TRANSFERABLE SKILLS • Over four years of retail experience • Improved my interpersonal and communication skills • Acquired time management skills • Learnt how to effectively work in collaboration with others as well as lead a small group • Developed my ability to work under pressure, prioritise and plan different jobs and built my emotional resilience
- 7. HOW WILL I DEVELOP AS A SCIENTIST BETWEEN NOW AND GRADUATION • Applying skills learnt from my second-year project to my final year project • Extra reading to gain a deeper understanding on the subject • Gain independence in the lab environment
- 8. HOW HAS MY WORK EXPERIENCE INFLUENCED MY FUTURE CAREER • Developed new skills • Explored my interests within the scientific field • Built a professional network • Enhanced my employability
- 9. QUESTIONS?
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- This timeline provides an overview of the past five years of my professional career. Since starting my first job in 2018, I have worked part-time in the retail industry and gained experience in labs and hospitals.
- Last summer I was fortunate enough to secure work experience at the Oxford eye hospital. During my time spent shadowing doctors on the glaucoma clinic, I observed how patient histories were recorded and how a slit lamp was used to examine the eyes for abnormalities such as cataracts. The top image shows a slit lamp whilst the bottom image shows a patient with cataracts observed using the slit lamp. From my experience in the hospital, I learnt many skills that healthcare professionals require to perform their roles in the clinic. For example, emotional resilience is an important skill to have due to the high pressure working environment. Time efficiency and management were also key aspects in this role due to the vast number of patients. The collaborative effort between the nurses and doctors helped me to appreciate the importance of teamwork in the workplace. Furthermore, the majority of patients in the clinic were senior members of the community and I noticed the sympathising and reassuring attitude doctors had towards their patients eased their anxiety about the appointment. Overall, this was a valuable experience in my professional career because I got to appreciate the reality of working in healthcare as well as increasing my knowledge in this career. Although I enjoyed the busy environment and being able to interact with patients, I realised my interest lies in a career that has a balance between patient interaction and being lab based.
- The summer before I started university, I was fortunate enough to secure a week-long work experience at the Ludwig cancer research institute in Oxford. Prior to this I had not worked in a professional laboratory which made this an extremely valuable experience that contributed to me deciding to pursue a degree in biomedical science. I spent the week shadowing researchers to experience what life is like working in a research laboratory. Throughout the week I took part in several different activities to learn key skills and techniques used frequently in the lab. For example, I learnt about the study of immune cells through the use of protein detection methods such as western blotting and fluorescence-activated cell sorting. I then used a confocal microscope to observe fluorescent zebrafish embryos. The top image shows the zebrafish embryo with red and green fluorescently labelled white blood cells. I also used fundamental molecular biology methods to amplify DNA by transforming DNA into bacteria, allowing the bacteria to grow and replicate the DNA, performing a DNA extraction and visualising the purified DNA on an agarose gel which is shown on the bottom image. Learning how to carry out this gel purification technique became useful in second year, when I completed my molecular biology lab. The knowledge I acquired from this experience allowed me to readily analyse the data and write it up in a lab report. Overall I found this experience the most valuable because I explored my interests through working in a professional lab and learning how cancer is being researched.
- The COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges in gaining hands on experience in the scientific and medical field however, there were many virtual work experiences and online courses available as a replacement. I used the royal college of general Practioners platform to access online courses that covered a wide range of topics covering clinical and non-clinical content. I found this useful because it allowed me to explore interests outside of Biomedical science. For example, I completed a module on leadership and management where I learnt how a well-led organisation results in a safer and positive place to work and for patients to receive care. Furthermore, I chose to study that module because gaining leadership skills is important to access the more senior roles in any career which is my main goal. Due to the vast amount of courses available on the website it wasn’t possible to learn about everything I found interesting. Instead I chose the topics that are most prevalent in society such as obesity. Since one in 4 adults in England have obesity I felt learning about the treatment options would be beneficial to broaden my spectrum of medical knowledge. Lastly, the biggest global topic in science was COVID 19 in 2020/21 and using this platform allowed me to keep up to date with new and changing knowledge such as the effectiveness of different COVID 19 vaccines. As a scientist I believe it is extremely important to be up to date with new theories and discoveries because the field is constantly changing, this website was very useful for this purpose.
- Since 2018, I have worked various jobs within the retail industry whilst studying. Through these jobs I developed many transferrable skills that would benefit me in my future career. For example, my interpersonal and communication skills have improved through actively listening and building rapport with customers. The retail industry can have extremely busy periods so I had to learn and adapt to work efficiently under pressure through planning and prioritizing different jobs as well as effectively working in collaboration with others. Furthermore, balancing a part time job with university has its challenges and therefore requires good time management skills to maintain a balance.
- Completing my final year project will play a major role in my development as a scientist between now and graduation. As well as providing valuable lab experience, there are several things I learnt from my project that I can use to improve and develop. For example, to gain a wider understanding of my subject I will do extensive reading and analysis of scientific literature during and prior to starting my project. Furthermore, I will gain independence within the lab setting by designing my own research investigations and experiments for my project.
- As I approach the completion of my Biomedical science degree, I have explored my interests in the scientific field through gaining valuable experience. In particular, working in a world leading cancer research lab motivated me to aim for a career in that field. This is because I have learnt more about the importance for innovative scientific research to navigate our understanding of diseases and to provide better therapeutics for patients. Working in both lab based and patient faced roles has been valuable because it has helped me to come to the decision that working a lab based role would be more suitable for me. Overall, my work experience from the past years has enhanced my employability and helped me to build a professional network, both of which will benefit me in my graduate job search.