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Medicine

Medicine . Core values. Competence , Caring, Responsibility , Integrity Compassion , Advocacy , Confidentiality , Commitment , Spirit of enquiry . Duration of Training. 5 years Medical degree 2 years Foundation Years 1 and 2 3+ years Specialty and general practice training.

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Medicine

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  1. Medicine

  2. Core values • Competence , Caring, Responsibility , Integrity Compassion , Advocacy , Confidentiality , Commitment , Spirit of enquiry

  3. Duration of Training • 5 years Medical degree • 2 years Foundation Years 1 and 2 • 3+ years Specialty and general practice training

  4. Intercalation • Pause your medical studies for 1 year and qualify for a degree in another subject. • See university website for list of possibilities and conditions

  5. Research • Entry requirements • Teaching styles – PBL or LBL • When work in hospital? Patient contact?

  6. Medicine in Society • What is the NHS? • What is BUPA? • How is the health system organised/funded?

  7. Deadlines • September 6th VIS deadline • October 15th UCAS Deadline • For other countries check websites

  8. Entry • 1. Direct entry into Medical degree - direct from school with IB, start medical training • 2. Graduate entry - enter after gaining a bachelors degree. Graduate entry is a 4 year programme • The Foundation programmeis designed for students who have demonstrated high academic potential but who do not meet the specific subject requirements for entry to the five year medical programme i.e. those who have non-science subjects or a combination including no more than one of Biology, Chemistry and Physics. • Cardiff, Bristol, Dundee, Keele, Manchester, Sheffield, Southampton, East Anglia

  9. Academics • A strong academic profile • Must have IB HL Chemistry – other requirements vary, check websites • Minimum 36 IB points, preferably more…

  10. Application UCAS • 4 medicine courses + 1 other course • Extra admissions tests – UKCAT and/or BMAT • Internship/work experience essential – do this in the holidays between G11 and G12

  11. The 5th UCAS course • Biomedical Sciences • St George’s is at the forefront of interdisciplinary approaches to education for a huge selection of health professions, research, and clinical laboratory careers. The course will provide you with an excellent opportunity to obtain a first degree in the sciences related to medicine. You may then choose to progress into a career in medicine, enter into a research career, or specialise in areas such as forensic medicine, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, clinical trials coordination or biomedical product marketing.

  12. Application UCAS (cont.) • Personal Statement • Evidence of informed decision • Engagement, work care, hospital etc • Does student have patience for difficult people • Commitment - will student stick at the course • Extra curricular – team player, leadership • Miscellaneous – other interests, sport, art, music etc (to provide balance in life)

  13. UKCAT and BMAT • You must take your UKCAT before August 31st so that you can then apply to universities where you have enough points. • BMAT is only offered once. • (1st week in November)

  14. UKCAT • 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. • Non-cognitive analysis- identifies the attributes and characteristics of robustness, empathy and integrity that may contribute to successful health professional practice.

  15. UKCAT • See www.ukcat.ac.ukfor info on which universities require this test, how to prepare, test dates and venues etc. • Registration opens May 1st 2012 • Testing begins July 3rd 2012 • (You must test before August 31st 2012) • Test centre: Centre International Universitaire (CIU) 0043 1 5336533 Schottengasse 1, 1010 Vienna

  16. BMAT • Section 1: Aptitude and Skills • Section 2: Scientific Knowledge and Application • Section 3: Writing Task

  17. BMAT • Test date: 1st week in November • Test Centre: VIS

  18. Interview • Personality - how interact with patients • What is behind your decision? • What learned from internship? • What learned about yourself? • You need to support and expand on what is in personal statement • Show curiosity • Awareness of ethics

  19. Comments • Intense competition for places • Limited number of places for foreign students • Keep up to date with developments in UK • Attend Open Days • READ! READ! READ! • You need a PLAN B

  20. Plan B • Apply to your own country • Apply to countries other than UK e.g. Ireland Hungary etc. • See list of alternatives at http://www.valuemd.com

  21. Ireland • www.cao.ie Search for courses • University College Cork, Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, Royal College Surgeons (Dublin),National University of Ireland Galway and University of Limerick • You will need to take the HPAT-Ireland (Health Professions Admission Test-Ireland) • The test measures a candidate’s logical reasoning and problem solving skills as well as non-verbal reasoning and the ability to understand the thoughts, behaviour and/or intentions of people.

  22. Websites • www.admissionstests.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/adt/bmat • www.ukcat.ac.uk • www.valuemd.com Search for medical universities worldwide • www.bma.org.uk/careers/becoming_doctor/becomdoctor2010.jsp Lots of good advice from the British Medical Association • http://student.bmj.com/student/student-bmj.html • physicians give their insight into ethical issues and current issues + career choice and research info

  23. Further important reading • Choosing A Medical School – An essential guide to UK medical schools. By Alexander Young etc. (In VIS Library) • I will send you information on the following, just e mail me. • Interviews • Becoming a Doctor. By the BMA. Read very carefully! • Lists of medical schools worldwide • List of entry requirements (UK)

  24. Medical degree (usually 5 years) • The undergraduate course provides students with exposure to the different specialitieswithin medicine. It involves basic medical sciences and practical clinical tasks, and seeks to develop attitudes and behaviours appropriate to the medical profession, as well as the skills of independent learning.

  25. Foundation year 1 • Newly qualified graduates from medical school receive provisional registration from the General Medical Council (GMC) and undertake foundation year 1 (F1) which is designed to build on the knowledge and skills gained during undergraduate training. On successful completion of F1, trainees receive full registration with the GMC and can continue to the second year of foundation training.

  26. Foundation year 2 • Foundation year 2 (F2) training continues the general training in medicine and involves a range of different specialties, which could include general practice. By the end of foundation training, trainees must demonstrate that they are competent in areas such as managing acutely ill patients, team working and communication skills, to continue training in their chosen specialist area or in general practice.

  27. USA and Canada • Pre – med 4 year bachelor degree • Medicine 4 year post graduate degree

  28. Coninueturremedia • Jeremy Handcock • Student Counsellor • March 28th 2012

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