Medicine

Open Days

2017

Dr Mandy Hampshire

Director of Admissions

Why study Medicine at Nottingham

Medical courses at Nottingham

Entry requirements

Application process

Why study

Medicine at

Nottingham

Why study medicine at Nottingham?

Undergraduate Medical Courses

BMedSci and BMBS degree

Early Years

• Systems/Case based teaching not problem-based

learning

• Full body dissection

• Early clinical experience

• Clinical skills centre

• Special study modules

Clinical years

• Variety of teaching hospitals and general practices

• Special study modules

• Transition to Foundation Programme

Why study medicine at Nottingham?

Why Nottingham?

• Medical School attached to hospital, close to University

• Beautiful campus close to city centre

• Excellent sports facilities

• 100s of University and Medicine societies to join

• Excellent social and welfare support

• Excellent teaching and research

• Vibrant easily accessible city

• Nottingham central in UK and easily accessible

Medical courses

at Nottingham

Medical courses at Nottingham

• A108 six-year Undergraduate Medicine with Foundation

Year (27 places)

• A100 five-year Undergraduate Medicine ( ~ 200 places)

• A101 four-year Graduate Entry Medicine ( ~ 90 places)

Foundation Year A108

• Biological Molecules

• Cells and tissues

• Chemistry – organic and inorganic

• Human Genetics

• Introduction to microbiology

• Body structure

• Body processes

• Biomechanical process

• Health Behaviour and Society

• Professional and Communication skills

• Study skills

A100 Five-Year Course

Early Years

• A weekly pattern

• Fully body dissection

• Clinically relevant – disease focus and case study

• Study skills

• Scientific basis of medicine eg embryology,

histology, physiology, biochemistry,

• Professional basis of medicine eg communication

skills, public health, professionalism

• Clinical visits GP and hospital

A100 Five-Year Course

Day AM PM

Monday PhysiologyAnatomyBiochemistry

Dissection/histology

Tuesday Dissection/histologyor Clinical visits

Optional courses

Wednesday Clinical skills or professionalism seminars

Thursday Pharmacology Evidence-based medicine

Professional aspects

Friday TherapeuticsMolecular medicine

Case study reviewIntroduction to next case/theme

A100 Five-Year Course

Year 3 B MedSci

Supervised Research Project

- clinical, lab based, literature review

- large choice of projects

- 10,000 word dissertation

- B MedSci degree awarded

A100 Five-Year Course

Clinical Phases

And general practices across the East Midlands

A100 Five-Year Course

Year 3 Clinical Phase 1

• Graduate Entry students join undergraduate students

• 17 weeks

• Medicine

• Surgery

• Therapeutics

• Community Follow-up Project

A100 Five-Year Course

Clinical Phase 2

• Community Based Medicine

• Psychiatry

• Health Care of Later Life

• Child Health

• Obstetrics and Gynaecology

• Dermatology

• Ophthalmology

• Otolaryngology

• Special Study Module

A100 Five-Year Course

Clinical Phase 3

Advanced Clinical Experience

• Medicine

• Surgery

• Musculoskeletal Disorders

• Primary care

• Critical Illness

Finals - February of Final Year

A100 Five-Year Course

Clinical Phase 3

Transition to Practice

• Foundation Preparation Course

• Careers

• Medical assistantship – six weeks shadowing F1 Doctor

• Elective – anywhere in the world

• Graduation in July

Entry

requirements

Entry requirements

A100 5 year A108 with Foundation Year

GCSEs:

At least six subjects x A (7) grade including sciences, (individually or double or triple science), and

B (5) grade in maths and English language

A levels:

AAA including biology and chemistry, excluding general studies, critical thinking and global perspectives

Graduates:

2:1 degree in science related subject in addition to A level requirements

UK = home country or refugee statusDisadvantaged area : Post Code Tool

GCSEs:At least five subjects x B (5) grades including biology, chemistry, physics (or double or triple science), maths and English language

A levels:BBC including B in biology and chemistry, excluding general studies, critical thinking and global perspectives

Application

process

Application process

Selection for interview - GCSEs

GCSEs are scored -

points awarded for highest eight (A100) or highest six

(A108) including sciences, maths and English language

A100 – A* and A (7) grades = maximum of 16 points

A108 – A*, A (7), B (5) grades = maximum of 18 points

Application process

Selection for Interview - UKCAT

UKCAT www.ukcat.ac.uk

• 26 medical schools require UKCAT

• Registration & Bursary application is now open

• Testing takes place between 3 July 2017 and 3 October 2017

• Two hours to complete five sections

• Verbal, Quantitative, and Abstract Reasoning, Decision Making and Situational Judgement Questions

In Nottingham:• required for A100 and A108 medical courses

• we have no cut off minimum score

• SJT Band 4 = unsuccessful application

Application process

Selection for Interview – UCAS Personal Statement

GCSE and UKCAT scores are added together

Top % have Personal Statement assessed

Motivation

• Insight into medicine

• Work or Voluntary experience

• What did you learn?

• Experience of helping/serving others

• Paid or unpaid employment

• Outside of school activities/hobbies

• What skills have you developed?

• Leadership, teamwork, time management communication

Application process

Interview

Opportunity for you to

• Meet staff and students

• Ask questions

• Decide if Nottingham is the course for you

Opportunity for us to

• Ensure we are seeing the person who has applied

• Ensure areas of your UCAS application are accurate

• Explore your personal qualities:

Communication skills

Motivation (work experience and understanding of

the profession)

Empathy and other personal attributes

Application process

Interview

Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)

Approx 1000 applicants interviewed for A100 and A108

• Total eight stations

• Six stations – questions / scenarios

• Two stations – role play with student / simulated patient

• Five minutes allocated for each station

• Two minutes between stations

• Provisional interview dates: December 2017 to March 2018

Application process

A level offers

A100 A108

A in biology B in biology

A in chemistry B in chemistry

A in third subject C in third subject

Third subject can be anything other than general studies or

critical thinking or global perspectives

A fourth A level will not benefit your application

EPQ and AS exams are not part of our application process

Application process

How can I prepare ?

• Start early

• Look at medical school websites

• Make sure your GCSEs meet minimum entry requirements

• Work experience

its not how much you do but what you learn

volunteer in a caring environment

talk to doctors and health care staff

paid work is good experience

• Take opportunities at school and in your community to

develop your skills and attitudes

• Go to open days and talk to medical students and staff

• Practice for the UKCAT

Application process

Do you really want to be a Doctor?

• Medicine is a career not just a university course

• Five or six years at medical school

• Two years Foundation Programme training

• Speciality Training three to eight years

Vocation to care for patients