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With its consultant-only service, the MSG offers another unique opportunity to learn one-to-one from their experienced specialists across a wide range of secondary healthcare specialities. The MSG can host students from any country wishing to carry out their medical elective in Guernsey for between two and six weeks. Longer electives may also be possible.
The MSG provides secondary healthcare to the island of Guernsey, our specialities include;
More information about the specialities we offer can be found on both this website under Medical Specialist Group and also our own website by navigating to 'clinical team' and then 'services'.
The Medical Specialist Group LLP offers medical elective placements to 3rd year and older medical students.
If you are interested in a medical placement and would like to learn more from our consultants on ward rounds, theatres, outpatient clinics and on calls, please select the apply button.
In order to complete the application you will need to supply us with a copy of your CV as well as answering a few questions during the application process.
If you would like more information prior to applying, please contact us on info@msg.gg.
Josh, 25, paediatrics placement
"Everyone was very welcoming and generous with their time. I had been on placement in the PEH before for work experience, but it was interesting coming back after completing my studies in the UK with the knowledge that I have now.
The team at the MSG have been very accommodating and it was very easy to organise. I recommend a Guernsey elective to anyone who asks."
Karan, 24, Birmingham
"‘I have had a brilliant time on my elective in surgery. The teams in the MSG and the PEH have been very friendly, helpful and have really enabled me to have a positive learning experience. Guernsey is a fun-filled island and there is a lot to explore and enjoy outside the hospital too."
Toby, 24, from Hereford
"I have learned a lot during my elective with the anaesthetic and ICU team. I have worked closely with consultants one to one, who were all very keen to teach, gaining many opportunities to undertake practical skills, lots of which you do not get to do in larger UK teaching hospitals. We have also been able to do numerous activities outside of hospital life such as cycling, fishing and even swimming which was rather cold…"
Max, 25, from Bedford
"I have really been enjoying my psychiatry elective which was organised by HSC.
Everyone, from the doctors to the social workers to the psychologists, has been so welcoming and allowed me to gain great insight into how mental health services are run in Guernsey. A final year elective in Guernsey is something I would honestly recommend to anyone as I learned so much and had such a wonderful time."
Eva, medical student from Bristol,
"Choosing to do my final year elective at the MSG in Guernsey was one of the best decisions I have made! The consultants and hospital staff in the obstetrics and gynaecology and paediatric teams were so welcoming and very enthused by having students around. It was nice to feel appreciated and part of the team as well as to learn from senior members of the team.
‘It was great to have an insight into a professional medical career on a small, gorgeous island and returning as a doctor is definitely something I will consider in the future!"
Pippa Richardson, Bristol
"Due to COVID-19 our cohort were informed we were not allowed outside the UK for our elective. The lack of students travelling abroad meant limited opportunities for clinical electives in the UK. I hadn’t been to Guernsey before and was intrigued by the different medical system and how the hospital functioned without junior doctors. My placement was split between obstetrics and gynaecology, and paediatrics. Before the placement, I was given a lot of valuable information to assist with the transition to the PEH.
During the eight weeks I was very well supported by all members of staff and found there was a large amount of camaraderie between multidisciplinary teams. The one-to-one opportunity with consultants was engaging and unique to Guernsey. They were all very enthusiastic to teach and give me the ‘hands on’ experience I was looking for, alongside providing information about applications and further opportunities for a career in medicine. I’d definitely recommend an elective in Guernsey to anyone interested in applying."
Josh, 25, paediatrics placement
"Everyone was very welcoming and generous with their time. I had been on placement in the PEH before for work experience, but it was interesting coming back after completing my studies in the UK with the knowledge that I have now.
The team at the MSG have been very accommodating and it was very easy to organise. I recommend a Guernsey elective to anyone who asks."
Karan, 24, Birmingham
"‘I have had a brilliant time on my elective in surgery. The teams in the MSG and the PEH have been very friendly, helpful and have really enabled me to have a positive learning experience. Guernsey is a fun-filled island and there is a lot to explore and enjoy outside the hospital too."
Toby, 24, from Hereford
"I have learned a lot during my elective with the anaesthetic and ICU team. I have worked closely with consultants one to one, who were all very keen to teach, gaining many opportunities to undertake practical skills, lots of which you do not get to do in larger UK teaching hospitals. We have also been able to do numerous activities outside of hospital life such as cycling, fishing and even swimming which was rather cold…"
Max, 25, from Bedford
"I have really been enjoying my psychiatry elective which was organised by HSC.
Everyone, from the doctors to the social workers to the psychologists, has been so welcoming and allowed me to gain great insight into how mental health services are run in Guernsey. A final year elective in Guernsey is something I would honestly recommend to anyone as I learned so much and had such a wonderful time."
Eva, medical student from Bristol,
"Choosing to do my final year elective at the MSG in Guernsey was one of the best decisions I have made! The consultants and hospital staff in the obstetrics and gynaecology and paediatric teams were so welcoming and very enthused by having students around. It was nice to feel appreciated and part of the team as well as to learn from senior members of the team.
‘It was great to have an insight into a professional medical career on a small, gorgeous island and returning as a doctor is definitely something I will consider in the future!"
Pippa Richardson, Bristol
"Due to COVID-19 our cohort were informed we were not allowed outside the UK for our elective. The lack of students travelling abroad meant limited opportunities for clinical electives in the UK. I hadn’t been to Guernsey before and was intrigued by the different medical system and how the hospital functioned without junior doctors. My placement was split between obstetrics and gynaecology, and paediatrics. Before the placement, I was given a lot of valuable information to assist with the transition to the PEH.
During the eight weeks I was very well supported by all members of staff and found there was a large amount of camaraderie between multidisciplinary teams. The one-to-one opportunity with consultants was engaging and unique to Guernsey. They were all very enthusiastic to teach and give me the ‘hands on’ experience I was looking for, alongside providing information about applications and further opportunities for a career in medicine. I’d definitely recommend an elective in Guernsey to anyone interested in applying."
