Medical

There are many different healthcare professions that aim to keep the people of an ever changing population fit and healthy. Podiatrists are healthcare professionals that provide preventative care, diagnosis and treatment of patients with foot and lower limb injuries and abnormalities in order to improve mobility.

Social work is a challenging and exciting career choice. Also the social care sector is currently taking a huge step forward, embracing improvements in standards and developing greater professionalism amongst the workforce. Could social work be the career for you?
What do social workers do?

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Sports Physiotherapists treat athletes with sports injuries. They identify the injury and then devise a programme to improve the movement and function of the injured area. They also provide advice on how to avoid injury.

Name: Tracy Lewis

Is your career goal to run a successful business or work as an NHS or private consultant, work part time or train as a surgeon? Perhaps you want to get a management position or work with children, become a medical researcher, work abroad or even work with a professional sports team.

Medicine is an extremely competitive degree course: there are about 19,000 applications for 7000 places in 31 medical schools.Very few offers will be for less than AAB - realistically you will need to be predicted AAA/AAAA to stand a good chance. In addition, you will need at least 6 A/A* at GCSE.

Nursing is a highly-skilled discipline that can offer a range of exciting and rewarding opportunities in a diverse range of settings. As a nurse it is possible to work in hospitals, GP surgeries, schools, people’s homes and specialist clinics to name but a few. For those with a penchant for travel, nurses also work on cruise ships and in the armed forces.

Deepak Prasher, Professor of Audiology at the UCL Ear Institute and author of the recent Widex UK Noise Report talks to Get Smaart about bionic ears and the challenges and excitement of a career in audiology.

What is Audiology?

Caring for domestic animals isn’t the only choice for veterinary grads. Far from it. Vet programs in the United States and United Kingdom increasingly offer joint DVM/MPH degrees designed for students who want to focus on global health.

What sort of work is it?
Working in health and social care is all about making a difference to people’s lives, whether you are working with children and families to improve life chances or with vulnerable adults who find life difficult because of disability, substance abuse, mental heath problems or frailty associated with aging.

Working in health and social care is rewarding, challenging and exciting, offering the opportunity to work with a range of people from different settings, caring for them in their homes, as well as in a residential, hospital or nursing home.