Studying Medicine or Dentistry

Aylesbury High School Sia Lord dentistJoseph Hamson

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Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health • Dates back to 1828 (so older than the University which was founded by royal charter in 1905!)

• Consistently achieves top scores for student experience

• Undertakes world-leading research

Research specialismsMedicine

• Cardiovascular Science

• Human Metabolism

• Infection & Immunity

• Neuroscience

• Oncology

Dentistry

• Integrated BioScience

• Person-Centred and Population Oral Health

• Bio-engineering and Health Technologies

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Location• 5 minutes’ walk to the university campus

• Co-located with Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Weston Park Hospital, Charles Clifford Dental Hospital and Sheffield Children’s Hospital

• Close to student residential areas (Broomhill, Broomhall and Crookes)

Medicine at Sheffield

• Integrated course structure

• Opportunities to start developing your clinical skills from the very start

• Less lectures and more placements as you progress

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Course content

• Phase 1 – mainly physiology

• Phase 2 – pathology and basic clinical skills

• Phase 3,4 – clinical medicine (rotate through disciplines in small groups and have support through lectures and seminars)

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The Best Bits

• Dissections

• Early patient contact (CAS and Early Years)

• Experience in Sheffield's teaching hospitals

• ILA’s

• MedSoc socials

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Dentistry

• Dissection

• Lectures

• Early patient contact

• Continues progression

• Outreach

• ELECTIVE!!!!

• And Socials too!

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Entry requirements

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Medicine Dentistry

A-levels

A, A, A (inc chemistry and another science)

A, A, A (inc chemistry and biology)

AS-levels

A, B, B, B

GCSEs Minimum 6 A’s (English, Maths and Science must be C or better)

Minimum 6 A’s (inc English, Maths, Science)

UKCAT Required Required

Application timetable

• Register for UKCAT; take test

• Submit UCAS form by 15 October

- 4 medicine or dentistry + 1 other course

• Interviews mid-November to late-March

• Choose Firm and Insurance choices by May/early June

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UKCAT

• You cannot revise for this test although you can do sample questions.

• It tests your verbal, quantitative, and abstract reasoning skills .

• It also tests your decision analysis and situational judgement.

• Most of the sections are multiple choice

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Verbal reasoning

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Quantitative reasoning

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Abstract reasoning

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Decision Analysis

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Situational Judgement

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Personal statement

• Must include

- work experience in a caring environment (keep a diary and record what you did and

what you learnt; use the best examples in your statement)

- motivation to be a doctor/dentist

- awareness of your chose profession

- personal qualities that will make you a good doctor/dentist

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Personal statement

• Positive personal qualities: caring attitude; conscientious; courageous; determined; diligent; versatile; have initiative; humility; teamwork; communication; leadership; long-term commitment; organised; responsible; self-directed study skills; time management; trustworthy; public performance; and many more!

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Interviews

• Dentistry: 15 minute panel interview with 2 academic staff and 1 senior student

• Medicine: MMI (multiple mini-interview); 6 interviews with 8 different people

• Interview format varies between universities

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Interview prep• Why medicine/dentistry?

• What do you know about the role of a doctor/dentist?

• What do you know about the profession (key breakthroughs, contemporary issues etc)?

• Which skills do you have to be a good doctor/dentist?

• What have you learnt from your work experience?

• Be prepared for ethical and scenario-based questions

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Competition

• Dentistry: 900 applications for 75 places

• Medicine: approx 3,000 applications for 158 places

• There are not enough places (even for high achieving students)

• If you secure one offer to study medicine or dentistry you have done well.

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Thank you for your attention

Good luck!

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