What practical advice would you give to future interns? My advice to future interns would be to think about the skills you already have and the skills you would like to gain before your internship. My line manager encouraged me to do so and to share my ideas with her, which meant that I could take on tasks and projects that would play on my strengths while developing my weaknesses. I would advise future interns to take on not only work that matches their existing skills but also work that develops new ones - even if the prospect of moving outside your comfort zone is daunting at first. During your internship, I would also advise you to keep a list of the projects that you have been working on and how these projects contributed to your development. This list will definitely be useful for future job applications, but it also allows you to reflect on your own progress. I would also recommend you keep note of how you juggled smaller, more urgent tasks with larger, longer term projects to figure out how you manage your schedule effectively to stay on top of things. Finally, I would advise you to never be afraid to ask questions - they show a willingness to learn rather than a lack of knowledge.
HORATIO’S GARDEN Rafiah Niha, Magdalen College, Second Year Undergraduate, MBBS Medicine, A mixture of in-person and remoe working Work Projects I worked with Horatio’s Garden which is a Garden Charity that is in some of the Spinal Rehabilitation Centres across the country. Throughout my internship, I spent a week at 5 different Horatio’s Gardens and 1 last week virtually from home. The internships aim was to collect data from the patients and to create an impact report for the charity. We were given an induction on the first morning by the Chair of Trustees, Dr Olivia Chapple, and the rest of the team at Salisbury Head Office. We were also given T-shirts to wear as well as Tablets
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