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ENTRY TO MEDICINE
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Medical Schools (listed in league)
• Oxford• Cambridge• Southampton• Liverpool• Manchester• Glasgow• Newcastle• Edinburgh• Dundee• Imperial
• Cardiff• Aberdeen• Leicester• St. Georges• King’s College• UCL• Nottingham• Queen’s Belfast• Bristol• Birmingham
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More
• Queen Mary• Peninsula• Sheffield• St. Andrews• Leeds
• League• Based on• Teaching quality• Research quality• Entry standards• Graduate prospects
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Medical schools
• ?Content & Organisation of course
• ?Time spent in academic and clinical work
• ? Electives
• ? Intercalated degree courses
• ? Assessment methods
• ?Entrance requirements
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The tests
BMAT - subject specific
Cambridge
Imperial
Oxford
UCL
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Key dates 2008
• 30th September – standard entry closing
• 15th October – Late entry closing
• Wednesday 5th November – test date
• Monday 1st Decemer – results release date
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UKCAT
• Aberdeen• Brighton & Sussex• Barts & the London• Cardiff• Dundee• Durham• East Anglia• Edinburgh• Glasgow• Hull York• Keele• Kings London
• Leeds• Leicester• Manchester• Newcastle• Nottingham• Peninsula• Queen’s Belfast• Sheffield• Southampton• St. Andrews• St. George’s
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Key dates for UKCAT
• 1st May – registration Opens
• 7th July – testing begins
• 26th September – registration deadling
• 10th October – last testing date
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The test
• The UKCAT is designed to be a test of aptitude rather than strictly academic achievement, as evidenced by GCSEs and A Levels
• The test assesses a wide range of mental abilities and behavioural attributes identified by university Medical and Dental Schools as important.
• For candidates sitting the examination in summer 2006, the UKCAT will consist of four subtests:
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UKCAT test
• Verbal reasoning– assesses candidates’ ability to think logically about written information and to arrive at a reasoned conclusion
• Quantitative reasoning– assesses candidates’ ability to solve numerical problems
• Abstract reasoning– assesses candidates’ ability to infer relationships from information by convergent and divergent thinking
• Decision analysis – assesses candidates’ ability to deal with various forms of information, to infer relationships, to make informed judgements, and to decide on an appropriate response, in situations of complexity and ambiguity.
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UKCAT
• Including ‘warm-up’ time (which is the time allocated to reading the instructions), the test will be delivered in less than two hours. Each of the sub-tests will be in a multiple-choice format and will be separately timed.
• There will be no curriculum content as the test will seek to probe innate skills. There will be a more extensive non-cognitive element from 2007 onwards.
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NO TEST
• Bristol
• Liverpool
• Birmingham
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Curriculum Vitae Enhance As Much As
Possible•Tailor it to the institution
•Many have top grades
•Hospital experience
•GP experience
•Rest home work
•Underprivileged / voluntary work
•Attend courses
•Music/ sport/ DoE/ hobbies
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The Visit
• Essential
• Talk to medical students
• Study the course
• Study the curriculum (similarities and differences)
• Famous doctors?
• Study the environment
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The Interview
Depends on Medical School
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Various Domains Tested
• Communication
• Motivation to do medicine
• Teamwork
• Professional issues
• Career progression
• Personal qualities
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Other Domains
• Communication
• Suitability for medicine
• Motivation for medicine
• Academic rigor
• Rounded personality
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What Qualities Are Needed for Medicine?
• Communication, humility and empathy• Humour and a sense of fun• Intellect • Hard work and energy• Questioning nature• Ability to withstand stress• Accept criticism• Ongoing learning
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What questions will you be asked?
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Related to Domains
• Tell us about yourself?
• Why do you think medicine is right for you?
• What makes a team work well?
• What ethical dilemmas do doctors face?
• What happens after you graduate?
• What makes you angry?
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General Questions
• How has the NHS evolved• What is good/bad about the NHS• Public vs. Private• Doctor unemployment• Narrowing of medical expertise• Effect on patients of the EU working time
directive• The Took report
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B-----d Questions
• What are you bad at?
• What defects are in your character
• What mistakes have you made
• What makes you embarrassed
• Tell me about a failure you have had
• Which single medical/social advance would make the most difference to people
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The Physician keeps the patient occupied whilst the disease runs its course
Voltaire 1657