Junior Emergency Medicine (JEM)

Over the two days, you will explore breathing and circulation, the A-E assessment, blood pressure, ECG and cardiac arrest. There will also be a chance to work in our state-of-the-art clinical skills lab based down at the Leicester Royal Infirmary.

All students who attend both days of the event will receive a certificate for their portfolios. It is also a great experience to add to personal statements and reflect on for medicine and healthcare interviews.

Essential criteria

You must meet all of these essential criteria:

• You must be a Year 12 or equivalent (lower sixth) student at the point of application and must be studying at level 3 (A-levels, BTEC extended diploma, T-level)
• You must currently attend a non-selective state school/college/sixth-form (i.e. you do not attend a fee-paying school)
• You must have attended a non-selective state school for your secondary education (11-16, non-fee paying school)
• You must be living permanently in the UK and within a 90-minute radius of the University of Leicester (either by car and public transport).

Priority will be given to students who meet one or more of the following criteria:

• You are currently living in or have experienced local authority care for a period of at least three months in the last ten years
• You live in a neighbourhood with a high level of multiple deprivation - your postcode must be in quintile 1 or 2 in the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Find out the IMD quintile of your home postcode.
• You are a Young Adult Carer
• You are living independently of your parents (for at least the last six months) due to situations of family breakdown or 'estrangement'
• You are in receipt of, or entitled to, Pupil Premium and/or discretionary payments/16-19 bursary at school or college
• You received free school meals during secondary school
• You would define yourself as being one of the priority engagement groups which include students from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, refugees and children of military families.

Please be aware we may ask for evidence for each criterion you meet.

“The simulations gave me a real insight into what it is like as a medical student and the life of a doctor.”
JEM Attendee 2024

“I really enjoyed taking part in all the activities and being able to use the medical equipment. It was quiet exciting to be able to role play assessing patients. The staff and the current students were very kind and made the experience more enjoyable.”
JEM attendee 2024

To apply for a place, please complete this short application form. 

Closing date for applications is Monday 29 September 2025. 

If you have any questions about your application or the programme, please email schoolevents@le.ac.uk.