For medicine in edinburgh, what non academic things should i be doing?

[12345]

and how much? Can you think of anything other than work experience, cuz i can't do that due to insurance policies in the hospital. But i'll get to go next year for a week through school
i actually live in northern ireland, i just want to go to edinburgh
would nursing not take up too much time though?

[Kinekie]

My friend wanted to be a doctor and decided to get a job with a nursing agency (In Glasgow, btw). She just wanted some experiance of working in the hospital. A job with a nursing agency works by the agency calling you to see if you are available for a shift in an area in the hospital which is understaffed. She said it was a great experiance because she got an insight to what nurses and nursing assistants do too. You can't get a job with a nursing agency until you are 17 in glasgow, should be the same in edinburgh.