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 Studying Medicine in the UK

–  a guide for students and their parents

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Medicine as a Career

What is medicine ?

Why choose a particular University to study

medicine ?

How to apply to a UK medical school ?

What is Medicine ?

1. An Ancient Art

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2. Modern Science

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3. Medicine is a vocation

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4. Medicine is NOT about making lots of money

5. Medicine is a privilege bestowed by society

6. Medicine is NOT about fashion!

7. Medicine is based on fact NOT fancy

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What is a Doctor ?

1. Someone who can help an ill person Safely and

Professionally

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2. Someone who cares about patients

3. Someone who is patient with Patients

4. An Advisor and an Advocate

5. A Teacher as well as a Treater

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What the public expects of doctors

Doctors must be:

  Intelligent and knowledgeable

  Good communicators

  Team players

  Empathic

  Self aware

  Life-long learners

Study is Lifelong and unremitting

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Postgraduate training takes many years

Doctors are frequently misrepresented

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Sometimes people are not nice to Doctors either

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Being a Medical Student

  Is as difficult and demanding as being a Doctor

  The attributes of a doctor must also be present ina medical student

  Selection for medical school implies suitability for

the medical profession

  Despite all this !

  Study for a career in medicine is rewarding

For those who can :

  achieve the academic demands

  satisfy the professional requirements

What a doctor can expect from a career in

Medicine

  Responsibility

  Fulfillment  Engagement

  Satisfaction

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BUT With a strong sense of reality

Studying Medicine in the UK

  Long tradition of excellence

  Access to patient contact

  Science and practice

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University Medical Schools in UK

Which one ?

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Which Medical School ?

  The location

  The university

  The Medical School

 A Civic or a Campus University ?

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City

  large size

  cosmopolitan ethos  culturaland ethnic diversity

Campus

  small town

  intimacy  homogeneity

Cultural Diversity

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 A city of culture

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 A city of sport

Characteristics of the University

A world university ?

A research lead university ?

A student sensitive university ?

A happy university ?

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Is the Medical School good ?

The Medical School curriculum ?

  Modern or traditional ?

  Appropriate learning methods ?

  Core content with personal learning opportunities

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What are the graduates like ?

  Scientist & Scholar

  Professional Practitioner

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 Applying to Study Medicine in UK

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Do you understand what a career in medicine

involves ?

  Speak to a variety of doctors about their careers  Practical experience (shadowing a Doctor) is not

vital, it can be difficult to get access to a hospital

  Have experience of regular voluntary work in a

caring environment –everyone can do this!

UK Clinical Aptitude Test UKCAT

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  A computer based assessment of cognitive ability

  Used by 26 UK Medical Schools

  Cognitive ability assessed

  Verbal reasoning

  Quantitative reasoning

  Abstract reasoning

  Decision analysis 

Good Luck