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The Unofficial Guide to Getting Into Medical School, 2nd Edition

ISBN: 9780443113383
ISBN: 9780443113383
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2024/05

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This book is designed to help you become one of the few applicants to get into a highly competitive medicine degree, based on the insights of over 300 medical students across 32 UK medical schools.

Written in a clear and engaging style, the Unofficial Guide offers unique content to help you stand out from the crowd with useful tips and information at every stage of the process. It demystifies what you can expect from the degree, talks you though writing the application, covers what you need to know (and appear to know) for the interview, and provides a full guide to exam preparation.

Updated to incorporate recent post-COVID changes to the admission process, and full of real-life examples from those who have succeeded before you, this will be a much-cherished companion for every would-be doctor.

New to this edition
  • Content updated to include post-COVID changes to the process
  • More real-life examples
  • How to select the best medical school to increase your chances
  • New diagrams
Key Features
  • Unique, highly relevant and inspirational content, all based on real-life experiences
  • Complete approach that focuses on every aspect of getting into medical school
  • Written by doctors and medical students – full of tips and tricks that work
  • Improve your application – covers what admission tutors are looking for when making their selection
  • Blitz the interview – strategies and techniques, the top 120 most commonly encountered questions, plus all the extra-curricular background reading required
  • Ace your entrance exams – 20-hour preparation strategy
  • Write a fantastic personal statement – step-by-step support using previous successful examples
  • Graduate medicine applications and dedicated section for international students
  • Includes a section dedicated to international students

Περιεχόμενα

Cover image
Title page
Instructions for Online Access
Table of Contents
Any screen, Any time, Anywhere
Copyright
Dedication
Series Editor Foreword
Foreword
About the Book
Who Are We and Why Are We Doing This?
What Are We Attempting?
Contents at a Glance
What’s Not Included?
How to Use This Book
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Contributors
1. Introduction: Setting Up the Scene
Chapter Outline
WHY MEDICINE?
APPLICATION TIMELINE AND KEY DATES
WHERE TO START? CREATE A PORTFOLIO, FIND A MENTOR AND COME UP WITH A PLAN!
A SHORT UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO MEDICAL SCHOOLS IN THE UK
SUMMARY, TEST YOURSELF AND REFLECTION
RESOURCES
2. Medicine: Past, Present and Future
Chapter Outline
AN EXERCISE OF IMAGINATION: TIME TRAVELLING THROUGH THE KEY MOMENTS IN MEDICINE
THE PRESENT AND VISION FOR THE FUTURE
HOW CAN THIS HELP WITH YOUR MEDICAL SCHOOL APPLICATION?
SUMMARY, TEST YOURSELF AND REFLECTION
RESOURCES
3. UK Medical Practice and Career Progression
Chapter Outline
HEALTHCARE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
UK MEDICAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM
CAREER PROGRESSION FOR UK DOCTORS
KEY MEDICAL ORGANISATIONS
SUMMARY, TEST YOURSELF AND REFLECTION
RESOURCES
4. The Different Roles of a Doctor
Chapter Outline
THE DIFFERENT ROLES OF A DOCTOR
DOCTORS AS PRACTITIONERS
DOCTORS AS SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS
DOCTORS AS TEACHERS
DOCTORS AS LEADERS AND MANAGERS
DOCTORS AS AGENTS OF CHANGE
DOCTORS AS PROFESSIONALS
SUMMARY, TEST YOURSELF AND REFLECTION
RESOURCES
5. Medical Ethics and Law
Chapter Outline
INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION
THE FOUR ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
THE 4 C’s (AND IT ISN’T COFFEE, CROISSANTS, CAKE AND CHOCOLATE)
ETHICAL DILEMMAS
ANSWERS
HOW CAN YOU USE THIS INFORMATION?
SUMMARY, TEST YOURSELF AND REFLECTION
RESOURCES
6. Work Experience: Getting Involved
Chapter Outline
THE WHY, WHEN AND HOW
WHAT COUNTS AS ‘WORK EXPERIENCE’?
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR MEDICAL WORK EXPERIENCE
SUMMARY, TEST YOURSELF AND REFLECTION
RESOURCES
7. Mastering Entrance Exams: The UCAT and BMAT
Chapter Outline
THE THEORY OF LEARNING—ACING ANY EXAM
REFORMS TO ADMISSION TESTING FROM 2024
HOW TO ACE THE UNIVERSITY CLINICAL APTITUDE TEST (UCAT)
HOW TO ACE THE BIOMEDICAL ADMISSION TEST (BMAT)
SUMMARY, TEST YOURSELF AND REFLECTION
RESOURCES
8. Dissecting the Perfect Medical School Personal Statement
Chapter Outline
INTRODUCING THE PERSONAL STATEMENT
THE ANATOMY OF A PERSONAL STATEMENT
REVIEWING AND REFINING YOUR PERSONAL STATEMENT
THE UCAS REFERENCE: YOUR RECOMMENDATION LETTER
EXAMPLE PERSONAL STATEMENTS
SUMMARY, TEST YOURSELF AND REFLECTION
RESOURCES
9. Acing the Medical School Interview
Chapter Outline
INTERVIEW FORMATS
HOW TO STRUCTURE YOUR ANSWER
GENERAL PREPARATION FOR AN INTERVIEW
PRACTICE QUESTIONS BASED ON OUR COMMON INTERVIEW THEMES
BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER YOUR IN-PERSON INTERVIEW
TOP 12 TRICKS AND HACKS TO BOOST YOUR INTERVIEW PERFORMANCE
TEST YOURSELF: 130+ MOST COMMON MEDICAL SCHOOL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
SUMMARY, TEST YOURSELF AND REFLECTION
RESOURCES
10. A Guide for Nontraditional Applicants
Chapter Outline
NONTRADITIONAL APPLICANTS
GRADUATE ENTRY TO MEDICINE
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL STUDENTS
NOT READY YET: COPING WITH REJECTION
TAKING A GAP YEAR AND REAPPLYING
SUMMARY, TEST YOURSELF AND REFLECTION
RESOURCES
The Geeky Corner
BOOKS
FILMS, PODCASTS, TV SERIES, ONLINE VIDEOS, LECTURE SERIES
MUSEUMS AND SCIENCE GALLERIES (LONDON)
Index