"I spent time working at a medical cabinet with a paediatrician. I absolutely loved the experience. I got to watch the doctor see kids and treat them. Most of them has basic issues such as coughs, fever, rashes, tonsilitis etc. I also got to learn a lot about medicine as between the consults the doctor would explain things regarding diseases, bacteria, medical school... One day was also spent with the nurses and front desk to see what they do. It was interesting to have different point of views. On the last day I got to see a staphylococcus and how treating it worked. This was by far the most interesting day and it was really interesting to see the doctors in action."

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"It was an amazing experience to see both the medical and management side of clinics. Shadowing some of the best doctors and manager in all of Dubai helped me understand what I want to do in the future."

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"I enjoyed working with real architects who tried their best to make sure I understand how a life of an architect is and how fun it is. The people there were so nice to me that so many asked me to sit with them so that they can share their own life experiences. They showed me some of Dubai's biggest projects made by them. I see that this opportunity was extremely helpful for me to make my life decisions."

 

"My week at the Kristina Zanic Consultants design studio entailed receiving insight into different projects that were being worked on and getting involved with them. I spent the majority of my time at a desk, as did everyone else, creating digital mood boards and compiling pictures for projects including a villa, resort, and majlis (traditionally an Emirati sitting area) to help inspire the designs for them. Though I was not able to have a large input in projects, I still learned about the skills that an interior designer needs (and these include technical drawing skills, creativity skills, social skills, and more depending on the area of specialty) through the work I did as well as mere observation. I gained much insight into the average days of being an interior designer, and even created a island-resort-centered physical mood board that they call “pinspiration”, using a whole wall. Hence the name, it will *hopefully* serve to inspire everyone in the studio when it comes to working on the island resort project that was in the works. Overall, I gained valuable experience which helped me decide that interior design was indeed the right career path for me." 

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“I had a lot of fun during my work placement. I was going around to many areas in the hospital such as emergency, operation theaters , physiotherapy centers, ward rounds, biomedical engineering center, and consulting offices. I also got the chance to work on some virtual reality surgery's through a company called Fundamental Surgery. In addition, I got the chance to take a tour of St. Georges Hospital London College to see their facilities and learn more about their courses, specifically pre-med. I also met several new people. I met some resident students and got the chance to ask them questions, and I also met most of the surgeons and developed relationships with them throughout the week as I was shadowing them. Overall I learned so much during this week, and even though I was very nervous at first, I really enjoyed it and got a real life view of what being in medical field is truly like.”

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