Abstract
We congratulate Kennedy & Belgamwar[1][1] for adding to the evidence base for the beneficial effects of work experience placements (WEPs) for secondary school pupils on stigma and recruitment, the two major problems facing psychiatry. We searched the websites of all 54 mental health trusts (MHTs)
Highlights
The article by Kennedy & Belgamwar[1] nicely illustrates the importance of work experience in psychiatry for secondary school pupils
Our event consisted of taught sessions, similar to the programme detailed by Kennedy & Belgamwar, to help the sixth-formers explore what it might be like to be a medical student and doctor, as well as a session entitled ‘What is mental health?’
Our aim was to support sixthformers in their application to medical school and so we provided sessions for personal statement advice and interview practice
Summary
The article by Kennedy & Belgamwar[1] nicely illustrates the importance of work experience in psychiatry for secondary school pupils. Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) Medical Education Department recently joined forces with Bristol University to provide a week-long summer school event for local sixth-formers. This programme included 2 days of work experience with consultant psychiatrists and their teams as well as half a day with local general practitioners.
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