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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 in
a 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