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Welcome to our collection of Medicine Personal Statement Examples! We’ve searched far and wide to find personal statements from successful applicants all around the UK and asked them to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of their work for your own inspiration. Today’s subject is from Faraz, who studies Medicine at the University of Bristol.

Faraz applied for medicine in 2020 at four high-quality universities in the UK, all of which gave him an offer. Between them, he had chosen to study at the University of Bristol !  

Let’s read the personal statement that got him a place at Bristol, or skip straight to his feedback to learn what made his personal statement a success!

Please be aware that these examples are meant purely for the sake of inspiration, and should absolutely NOT be used as a model around which to base your own personal statement. UCAS have a rather strict system that detects plagiarism .

University of Bristol Medicine Personal Statement Example

Whole personal statement.

For most people health is a very important aspect of their lives. For me, being a doctor will give me an ideal opportunity to apply my mind in a field I enjoy, diagnose patients, and determine the best way to treat them.

During secondary school I loved science- my ability and interest developed thereafter. It was during this period that I was intrigued with human physiology and a desire to treat patients whose physiology is impaired. Whilst studying Biology at A-Level, I was astounded at how organs work together to perform the various functions of the human body. A lecture on cancer treatment taught me about different types of cancer and their cure rates and inspired me to do further research into the subject.

Spending my life in either the UK or the UAE has given me the opportunity to interact with people of different customs and traditions. This experience, together with being bilingual, has helped me to communicate with people of different cultural and social backgrounds.

I have experienced how diverse a medical career can be; not just prescribing medicines or performing surgery but also how to be empathetic and compassionate whilst delivering effective care. This was emphasised during my week of work experience at my local hospital. I had the opportunity to take part in numerous tasks such as pre-clinical assessments and ward rounds. By listening to each patient’s needs and concerns and taking notes on their specific available treatment options, I recognised that there is more to each patient than just a diagnosis. Having also observed MDT meetings, I was able to appreciate the input various teams had in patient care and the value of collaboration within the NHS.  

Another fascinating experience for me was observing CT scans when a neurologist discovered the reasons behind a patient’s seizures. I had the opportunity to work with junior doctors who were responsible for conducting nervous stimulations on patients to diagnose diseases. I left the hospital with a great medical interest which further cemented my wish to pursue medicine.    

While working in a care home, I was able to interact with the residents, learning the importance of a friendly nature and good communication skills. I realised how important holistic care is for patients who may have CHD and polypharmacy which are more prevalent in the elderly. While there, I also completed a workshop which gave me an insight into how memory loss affects a person physically and emotionally, thereby making me a member of the ‘Dementia Friends’ society.

Attending a medical conference, I had the opportunity to speak to medical professionals who advised me that whilst Medicine is challenging, it is personally satisfying and rewarding. I joined my school’s medical society and read articles from the GMC on ethical guidance to gain an extra dimension of good medical practice. I also attended a 12 week “First-Aid at Work” course at school.

I also have additional responsibility as my school’s technical director to manage events such as music and drama shows and have been elected as House Official to manage my house’s media and communication. This is more challenging now as all events are being held virtually due to Covid-19 restrictions. I am also working to complete my Gold DofE. This has taught me that I enjoy personal responsibility and strive hard to achieve my goals. I also did the National Citizen Service which helped me to build my self-confidence amongst people I had not met before and develop strong team working skills. I enjoy playing badminton and have acquired my green belt in karate. These activities help me to relax and unwind.

I am aware of the challenges associated with a medical career such as long shifts and work-life balance. However, I would relish the opportunity to make use of my medical knowledge acquired from university to help improve the life of vulnerable patients and achieve my career goal of becoming a doctor.

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Now, let’s go section by section and see what Faraz has to say about what he wrote:  

INTRODUCTION

Introduction

This introduction talks about various important topics in regard to my application, including how health is a detrimental factor in all lives rather than just my own and how I have chosen a career path that is applicable to my mindset and the way I want to achieve my goals. It is also direct, upfront and gets straight to the point, which is a desirable quality for any personal statement introduction. It’s short, but it sums up why I am even applying for this course to begin with and sets the stage for more detailed discussions to follow.

I feel that I could have made it slightly more concise rather than writing three sentences. I could have also started with something more relevant and specific to the current time writing about what inspired me currently to do medicine and not throughout my life. Discussing personal history can be good when you have particularly interesting or relevant experience to discuss, but my discussion is very generic and would have benefitted from relating more to a specific point about myself or my experience.  

During secondary school I loved science- my ability and interest developed thereafter. It was during this period that I was intrigued with human physiology and a desire to treat patients whose physiology is impaired. Whilst studying Biology at A-Level, I was astounded at how organs work together to perform the various functions of the human body. A lecture on cancer treatment taught me about different types of cancer and their cure rates and inspired me to do further research into the subject.  

Spending my life in either the UK or the UAE has given me the opportunity to interact with people of different customs and traditions. This experience, together with being bilingual, has helped me to communicate with people of different cultural and social backgrounds.  

The first paragraph fits the purpose of displaying my motivation and intent of studying medicine, which in my case is because of my love of science. I display my various experiences during this time in a way that shows how the time helped me develop into the person I am now while also showing my understanding of the topic in subtle ways. In the second paragraph, I take some time to discuss the cultural aspects of history and how they have helped me become a more well-rounded person. The takeaway from this about my communication skills demonstrates a skill that is extremely important to becoming a doctor.  

Overall, I believe this part of the personal statement is too long and not as impactful as I would like it to have been. Everything discussed in the first paragraph is generally quite unimpressive, as pretty much every applicant will have gone through some form of secondary school studying science. Different people will have different interests in the field of medicine, whether it’s the scientific side or the human side, but this much space is not required to state where my interests lie. Overall, it’s just not a good use of the limited word count. In the second paragraph, I should have linked this experience closer to medicine. I have explained how I have developed my communication skills, but I should have explained more how this would specifically help me in medicine.  

Another fascinating experience for me was observing CT scans when a neurologist discovered the reasons behind a patient’s seizures. I had the opportunity to work with junior doctors who were responsible for conducting nervous stimulations on patients to diagnose diseases. I left the hospital with a great medical interest which further cemented my wish to pursue medicine.

This is the biggest portion of my personal statement, my look at my work experience . This is naturally going to be one of the most important parts of my personal statement, and I feel I explained myself very well. I decided that I would focus on showing my wide knowledge of all aspects of medicine here by using my work experience to describe an example and skills learnt in relation to medicine. I then used my other work experience to show the emotional side of medicine and that aspect of care. This was important to do in order to balance out my writing somewhat, as I have mainly discussed the scientific side of medicine so far. These two aspects of medicine hold equal importance, so you can’t let one side go ignored if you have a stronger interest in the other.  

Although I am very reflective of the lessons I learned during these work experiences, I could have mentioned personally how I felt during the actual placement from either a professional or emotional way. This would have allowed me to better show that I did understand the hardships of medicine and the determination that a good medical professional has to show. I was also a bit too vague in some places, such as where I state “I left the hospital with a great medical interest”. This statement does not have any value as I surely should already have had a great medical interest, otherwise I wouldn’t have been doing work experience! Overall I include a lot of information, but I perhaps should have reprioritised where I discussed thing in detail to focus more on personal reflection.  

Voluntary work is an important thing to discuss, even if the amount of direct medical experience gained from it it is minimal. Working at a care home has many areas that link to medicine without directly involving complicated medicine, whether it be through physical care or helping emotionally support venerable individuals. I try to link these aspects of care in with this paragraph in order to show how the experience has helped me as an applicant.

I perhaps neglected the human side of this topic somewhat to instead focus on scientific aspects that are not as relevant to this type of work experience. I could have left out terms like CHD and polypharmacy which would be obvious to medical professionals that patients of this age category are likely to suffer from these conditions. It’s also not something that directly impacted my experience in any particular way other than the need to ensure the person’s safety. Overall, it doesn’t add much value to the statement and makes it seem as if I have less of the emotional skills required by good doctors.  

These last two paragraphs go over a bunch of additional experiences and extra-curricular activities that I felt would be important to speak about. The first paragraph is especially relevant, as attending a conference like this is something that not too many medical students do. I also discuss various medicine-related activities and courses that have all helped me develop my skills as a medical professional.  

After this is when I discuss my general extra-curricular activities, which is always important for demonstrating that you are a well-rounded individual and not just a talented applicant. These are all linked in with skills that are important for any doctor, be it management, communication or team skills. I have demonstrated how everything here makes me a better individual and a better applicant.  

In the first paragraph, I have done very little to reflect on the things I learned during this experience. This is a big miss looking back at it, as these are things I learnt lots from. Not discussing these lessons in detail only shows that I have very little to say about them and thus did not learn much. These would have also been very unique things to talk more about, as not too many applicants have that experience.  

Following on from this paragraph, I do begin to reflect on my activities more effectively, but I also do very little to link these things to medicine. Instead, I explain the more general skills that I learned from them. All the skills I mention are highly transferable to medicine, but it would have been a good idea to highlight that fact. The more you demonstrate your understanding of medicine and the qualities it requires, the better.  

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This conclusion shows I truly understand the career path I have chosen and what I am going into. I understand the benefits, the risks and the challenges associated with medicine but despite this, I am willing, eager-minded and determined to continue with this. Having this level of awareness is important, but it’s even more important to demonstrate that you have this awareness. All of these things may seem obvious, especially since you’re writing to someone with much more experience than you, but the point is to show that you are fully aware of the sacrifices required to enter the industry.  

Considering what I have just said, this conclusion should have linked more to the rest of my personal statement, as it currently reads like I am trying to quickly explain this final point. I haven’t really mentioned risks of going into medicine anywhere else, so it almost gives the impression that I forgot to discuss them earlier. As an example for what I could have done better, I could have linked it to the start by talking about how my interactions and experiences in life have helped me decide that this is the ultimate career path for me and this is what I would like to do.

Final Thoughts

One thing I think is really important is my personal statement is personal. There is a good balance between what the university is expecting from me and what I have been happy, or even excited, to write about. It discusses my personal traits as well as the variety of work experiences I have done and the experiences that have personally had the most impact on me. This all adds to my eagerness and determination in choosing this career path and how it is fitting for me. I truly want to study medicine, and this personal statement explains why in my own words.  

I think the biggest areas of improvement would be to cut some parts short and know that the reader who is likely to be a medical professional or will have a good idea of the medical field will know some of the intricacies mentioned. While it’s important to show that you have a deep understanding of the subject, there are more effective ways of doing this than just explaining concepts and using technical terms. I mention various experiences that would have proven my scientific knowledge very well, but I didn’t go far enough in explaining them. A more detailed and personalised discussion of my wider reading would have helped display both my technical knowledge and ability to reflect on experiences.

So there you have it! This personal statement helped Faraz get all 4 offers from his application, which is the perfect position to be in.  

Everyone has different experiences and abilities, so you may not be able to relate to everything that was said in this personal statement. However, the information and advice provided by Faraz is universal and will help any applicant write a better personal statement!  

Be sure to check out more Medicine Personal Statement Analyses to see advice from all different kinds of applicants, including Ali Abdaal himself! Or if you want to get started on your own statement, check out 6med’s Personal Statement Bundle for all the support and resources you’ll ever need! If you want full support on every part of your application and a guaranteed place at med school, the Complete Bundle will be perfect for you.  

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In this series of blogs, medical students and medicine offer holders share and explain their personal statement so that you can learn from our experiences and reflections. Tom is a medical student at the University of Bristol.

Disclaimer: Please do NOT be tempted to use our personal statements as a model/foundation/plan. UCAS is very strict about plagiarism, more information can be found here .

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A career in medicine promises lifelong learning, the opportunity to make a difference and to be consistently challenged on an emotional and intellectual level. I aspire to be part of, then leading a multidisciplinary team, while maintaining the patient contact I have enjoyed during my work experience and to not only study and practice medicine, but to progress far within my career, becoming a consultant surgeon.

The aim of this paragraph was to show why I wanted to go into medicine . I show insight into the roles of a doctor , and the positives of going into the career, as well as acknowledging the negatives . In hindsight, I feel that I could’ve shown knowledge of what challenges I might face when I say, “consistently challenged on an emotional and intellectual level”, as this is an important realisation that Universities will want their students to be well aware of. The other aim is to draw in the reader with something catchy but not too cliché , which I feel I did well. Stating aspirations (“becoming a consultant surgeon”) can show dedication and knowledge of the journey of a doctor, however, may also indicate naivety , so use carefully. Looking back, I would’ve just said “becoming a consultant”, indicating that I am open to all aspects of medicine and all specialties.

As part of my Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award, I went to India for two weeks to shadow doctors in a Delhi hospital. I spent time in the operating theatre and emergency departments, observing brain surgeries, Caesareans and the emergency resuscitation of a young lady. One thing I found interesting was that the doctors in emergency took turns in presenting about a different common condition and the treatments available, in order to ensure that each doctor's knowledge was up to date and extensive, which seems similar to how UK doctors stay up to date by following NICE guidelines.

I spent the bulk of my personal statement talking about what I had learned and gained from work experience, as this is what Universities want to see. I chose this experience to show I had learnt about the role of a doctor in not just treating , but as a teacher and student for their whole career . I chose to link this back to the British health system, showing off my knowledge (role of NICE - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ). As I didn’t utilise or develop any soft skills during this experience, I chose to show off these with different experiences below. In hindsight, I would like to have gone into more detail about watching the doctors work together with nurses , anaesthetists and technicians in surgery and the emergency department .

NOTE: Overseas work experience is by no means necessary, there are plenty of opportunities within your own country and online to reference in a personal statement, very few medical students will have done something like this.

By volunteering at a dementia care home for the past year, I have realised how important a holistic approach can be in improving the welfare of the residents. I felt truly rewarded while reading a book to one of the residents and to see her spirits rise for the duration of that afternoon. The experience brought home the importance of considering the emotional wellbeing of a person and how it can be just as important as their physical wellbeing. I will never forget that moment, as it filled me with such pride to have improved this lady's day which further set in stone my aspiration to do the same for other patients as a doctor.

I took the opportunity to show off knowledge of medical care (e.g. holistic care and emotional wellbeing ) and how this is important . I also used this experience to further develop why I wanted to go into medicine, as there should only be one main reason – a desire to care for people . It also showed my emotional maturity as I can demonstrate compassion and empathy .

To gain an insight into the healthcare profession, I work as a Pharmacy Advisor and have gained an NVQ Level 2 equivalent in Pharmacy Services. I converse with customers and patients to assist with their minor ailments and continue to feel the same sense of responsibility each time I assist someone. It pleases me to know I have helped someone's welfare by utilizing my academic and interpersonal skills in tandem with each other to ensure the best patient outcome.

I used this experience to show off my ability to converse well with patients and people less knowledgeable than myself. This is an important skill as a doctor to help a patient understand their treatment, which boosts success rates by increasing the likelihood that a patient adheres to treatment plans ( patient compliance ). By choosing to work at a pharmacy it has shown my desire to gain an insight into the healthcare system. In hindsight I feel that saying I had gained an appreciation for all the different roles in healthcare would be a good point to add in regarding the pharmacy.

A similar experience has been tutoring younger students on a weekly basis. This has required me to adapt my vocabulary to ensure that I use appropriate terms in order to not over complicate the topic or intimidate the student. I wish to further develop this skill throughout medical school as it will be essential in future consultations, to not confuse patients by using medical jargon.

The main aim here was to talk about my work experience and everything I have learned from it. I made sure to include references to extra-knowledge such as NICE and holistic care , to show my interest in the medical profession as a whole. I made sure to talk mainly about what I took from the experiences, as opposed to just describing them, which tells universities that I am capable of self-reflection , which is strongly encouraged for medical students and doctors alike, leading to an improvement in care . I make sure to show examples of many important qualities, such as an ability to communicate well with patients, a desire to learn new things, team-working and professionalism.

As a keen drummer for over 10 years, I have played in multiple bands in which self-discipline and communication are essential in order to succeed as a team. These have been further enhanced by playing cricket since a young age, in which camaraderie within the team plays an important role in the success and overall morale of the team.

In this and following sections, I chose to focus on non-medical experience that has provided skills that are applicable to medicine. I have listed relevant skills such as self-discipline , communication and camaraderie which are all vital for good teamwork – probably the most important of the doctor’s soft skills – and made sure to back them up with relevant evidence. In hindsight this would be a great opportunity to show how these can be used as stress relief when work gets tough in the future, as all doctors will need ways to destress and process difficult moments.

I have recently enjoyed the intellectual challenge of designing a working machine for GSK as part of an engineering project with five other students. We worked as a team to explore ideas, eliminate possibilities based on risk and other factors, and to decide on a final process. Each member has a different set of strengths and therefore working on different areas has allowed us to design a prototype and led to our success at the regional Big Bang science fair. Through this, I have earned the Gold Industrial Cadet award, a Gold Crest award and I look forward to progressing to the national Big Bang final next March.

I used this experience to display my ability to work in a multidisciplinary team , through a scientific process to develop a successful outcome. This is useful to show because it means that I can act on the theory knowledge that I have demonstrated previously. I decided to mention the awards I gained as they are quite difficult awards to obtain and so might help me stand out.

I also recently took over leadership of the Aspiring Medics group at my school which has been satisfying to know I will be passing on lessons and discussion topics on medical ethics and other topics, along with advice on their application, which I myself have benefited from greatly.

This shows a desire to teach and assist others, as well as a desire to further my knowledge , something I thought was important to show. It also showed my ability to lead, which is something doctors must have the confidence to do. The experience itself is quite unique and helped me to stand out.

Ultimately, I believe all of this combined with three A's in my internal exams prove I possess the intellectual and interpersonal potential needed for university and for later life as a doctor.

I used this as a closing sentence to summarise why I thought I was a great consideration. It felt very arrogant, however you need to be in personal statements to gain attention and showcase yourself.

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Aerospace Engineering Personal Statement Example 2 The Aeronautical industry is currently one of the most rapidly advancing and high tech industries, it fascinates me to see how the machines are being built and developed to achieve magnificent goals. I have a basic understanding of how this is achieved through documentaries and research, however I endeavor to know more about this industry and broaden my understanding as the more I know the happier and more content I will become, the thought of working within this industry and helping mankind to advance and improve really excites me and your university provides me with the key features and opportunities to achieve this...

Marketing Personal Statement Example 4 When you ask somebody what they think of when you say ‘Phones4u’, most people will probably reply with a hand gesture which vaguely resembles a phone, the number four and the letter ‘u’. The power of marketing and the way it can manipulate a person’s view of a company or brand is something which has fascinated me for several years...

Law Personal Statement Example 80 I have chosen a law degree because it will enable me to study criminal and human rights law in more depth. This course has a practical and theoretical basis, which I find fascinating, and will expand my knowledge; it will also help me understand legal aspects of law and their impact on society...

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The university on film, the city of bristol, students' union.

Bristol SU is our active union that looks after students’ interests and co-ordinates a huge range of activities.