Make the most of your shadowing placement

Dr Ellie Mein MDU medico-legal adviser
ByDr Ellie Mein
Published12 June 2017
Getting ready for your first few days on the wards as a foundation doctor? Dr Ellie Mein offers her advice on what to look for, do and ask on your shadowing placement – so you can feel cool and confident on 1 August.

Being familiar with key members of staff when you start the job can make your life a lot easier.

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This page was correct at publication on 12/06/2017. Any guidance is intended as general guidance for members only. If you are a member and need specific advice relating to your own circumstances, please contact one of our advisers.

Dr Ellie Mein
Medico-legal adviser

MB ChB MRCOphth GDL LLM Ellie joined the MDU as a medico-legal adviser in 2013. Prior to this she worked as an ophthalmologist before completing her Graduate Diploma in Law in Birmingham.

Make the most of your shadowing placement