Qualities include : Good communication skills Working as part of a team Non judgemental behaviour Empathy and integrity.

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1 Qualities include : Good communication skills Working as part of a team Non judgemental behaviour Empathy and integrity.

2 Qualities include :- Taking responsibility Leadership Conscientious and honest Hardworking

3 Qualities include :- Intelligence Emotional intelligence Scientific interest Ongoing intellectual curiousity Caring

4 Consensus statement on the role of a doctor Doctors as clinical scientists apply the principles and procedures of medicine to prevent, diagnose, care for and treat patients with illness, disease and injury and to maintain physical and mental health. They supervise the implementation of care and treatment plans by others in the health care team and conduct medical education and research.

5 The nature of these core requirements emphasises the need to select those with the appropriate attributes for training. Medical undergraduate education must provide a strong grounding in relevant science and in clinical practice as well as providing opportunities to develop an appreciation for research.

6 CPD/CME (Life long learning)

7 Developing your decision to apply or not Reading newspapers Websites about medicine Taste of medicine website BBC and broadsheet newspaper websites

8 Developing your interest in medicine and science and ethics. Reading +++

9 Talk to any doctor you can, e.g. your G.P., relatives

10 Healthcare not as a doctor OT Nursing Psychology Physiotherapy Audiology Optometry etc.

11 How Schools Decide Personal Statement Your grades Achieved grades Predicted grades Aptitude Tests UKCAT BMAT No Aptitude Test Work Experience Interview Characteristics and Abilities

12 Personal Statement See specimen PS on Oxford University website

13 Personal Statement One thought: Include something about medical management and the doctor in a non patient setting

14 Each school wants something slightly different. Personal statements will play to the requirements of those four schools So each personal statement is trying to achieve something slightly different.

15 GCSE /A(S) results and A level prediction

16 Cardiff scoring system A level predictions ignored 9 best GCSE s A* = 3 A = 2 B = 1 Guaranteed interview with 25 points

17 So with 7 or more A* grades at GCSE with 2 A grades you are guaranteed an interview with a 47-50% chance of success. Consider applying to Cardiff as 7 A*s means a definite interview.

18 Cardiff UKCAT used only as a tiebreaker: So UKCAT not looked at in 98% of Cardiff admissions

19 Work Experience (one week not enough) List of Hospitals that recently had work experience candidates. me for a list Use Care Homes/LD institutions for work experience GP Disability Groups

20 UKCAT: For reasons of brevity I will only say a little about this, so visit their website, talk to the school and to candidates who took it last year.

21 Birmingham and Liverpool use neither BMAT nor UKCAT

22 You can decide where to apply... After your UKCAT Result But before knowing your BMAT Results

23 What is in the UKCAT Test The test assesses a range of mental abilities identified by university Medical and Dental Schools as important. For candidates sitting the examination in summer 2011, the UKCAT will consist: 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. In 2011, unlike in previous testing years, the UKCAT will not include a test of behavioural traits. There is no curriculum content as the test examines innate skills. Examples of questions you may be asked can be found in the Preparation section. It is not necessary or possible to practise for these questions but you are advised to familiarise yourself with the format. The standard test is delivered in just over 1 1/2 hours. Each subtest is in a multiple-choice format and is separately timed. There are two versions of UKCAT: the standard UKCAT and the UKCATSEN (Special Educational Needs). The UKCATSEN is a longer version of the UKCAT intended for candidates who require additional time due to a documented medical condition or disability.

24 UKCAT Section Time (includes introduction) Items Verbal Reasoning 22 minutes 44 items Quantitative Reasoning 23 minutes 36 items Abstract Reasoning 16 minutes 65 items Decision Analysis 32 minutes 26 items

25 UKCAT Key dates Registration opens: 3 May 2011 Bursary applications processed from: 3 May 2011 Testing begins: 5 July 2011 Registration deadline: 23 September 2011 Bursary application deadline: 23 September 2011 Exemption application deadline: 23 September 2011 Last testing date: 7 October 2011 UCAS application deadline: 15 October 2011

26 Where to apply with low UKCAT Birmingham Not used Liverpool Not used BSMS Consider pool interview Cardiff Tiebreaker UEA/Keele Borderline

27 Where to apply with high UKCAT Belfast Barts Edinburgh (8% of the applications) Glasgow Kings Leicester Manchester Newcastle Sheffield Southampton St. Georges

28 BMAT Visit the excellent BMAT website Sample questions and recommended textbooks

29 BMAT Schools Oxford Cambridge Imperial UCL

30 Date 1st September th September th September th October th October nd November rd November 2011 BMAT Event Entries Extranet Opens Centres can start making candidate entries from this date Last date for requests for modified question papers e.g Braille or enlarged Standard entry closing date Standard entry fees will apply until 5pm BST Last date for BMAT Entries Late entry fees will apply until 5pm BST. Entries cannot be withdrawn after this date. Candidates or centres who miss this deadline date should contact Cambridge Assessment. Last date for requests for reimbursement of BMAT fees Cambridge Assessment must receive all requests for reimbursement of BMAT fees by this date. BMAT takes place BMAT results released Please note that paper results are no longer issued. All results will be released via our Results Online system.

31 Interview Preparation

32 Interview types: MMI vs. Traditional

33 Which schools use MMI? Dundee East Anglia St. George s Kings (partial)

34 What St. George s test for at MMI Academic Ability and Intellect Empathy Initiative and Resilience Communication Skills Organisation and problem solving Team work Insight and integrity Effective learning style

35 MMIs at St George s are marked 0-5 per competency. Max mark = 40. Most successful candidates score 4s and 5s. Offers made to 26+.

36 80% of questions can be predicted in advance Practice improves performance

37 Watch the Bristol interview video

38 First Question is always So why do you want to be a doctor?

39 What are Medical Schools looking for at interview?

40 Questions at Imperial College

41 Imperial ask about: Motivation to be a Doctor Realistic approach to a medical career

42 Response to stress (Imperial) Evidence of working both as a leader and team member; ability to multitask: Contribution to Medical School life at Imperial :

43 Reading list to prepare for interview ISC Website actual interview questions TSR feedback on interview formats Read each college website for interview information All on the Handout

44 Books on Amazon for medical applications and for UKCAT/BMAT Outside interview preparation companies. Mock Interviews with parents and relatives Time Management

45 Choosing a Medical School

46 Tuition Fees (for a 5/6 year course)

47 The British Medical Association (BMA) website has a list of the 31 Medical schools in the UK. List of schools (29 undergraduate; Swansea & Warwick postgrad only)

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49 If not admitted as an undergraduate 16 schools take postgrads, all require a 2.1 degree

50 ISC grid of Med schools The pros & cons of each medical school in summary Medical School No of places Application ratio Entry requirements A- Level specific requirements UKCAT BMAT GAMSAT Graduate entry (BSc grade) Aberdeen Medical School 175 9:1 AAB Chemistry required, plus at least one from Biology, Mathematics or Physics & one other. General Studies excluded Y N N N Barts and the London School of Medicine 282 7:1 AAAb Chemistry or Biology, General Studies & Critical Thinking excluded Y N N Y (2:i) Belfast Medical School (Queen's) 266 3:1 AAAa Chemistry at grade A and Biology, Mathematics or Physics at grade A. General Studies excluded Y N N N

51 Visit on open days Take all tours Read all school websites (to learn the vital nuances which may help you to chose)

52 Does the school speak to you? Be Happy. Choose somewhere you will love for 5-6 years. Your career may be spent near that medical school. A standalone medical school (St. Georges) or a medical faculty as part of a University campus (Cardiff/Cambridge)

53 Choose by offer level : AAB Schools Aberdeen Bristol East Anglia Keele Sheffield A*AA School : Cambridge only All other Schools: AAAx offer

54 Choosing by... Subjects required at A Level Schools with no interview Geographical area

55 Choosing by... PBL vs. Traditional Learning vs. Mixture The four new medical schools How early in the course do you see patients

56 Dissection Schools QUB Belfast Kings(GK&T) Brighton Leicester Cardiff Manchester Cambridge Nottingham Dundee Sheffield Edinburgh UCL Keele

57 5 vs. 6 year course (with intercalated BSc.) 6 year schools Oxford Cambridge Imperial UCL St. Andrews

58 Choosing a school by their admission exam criteria BMAT/UKCAT

59 Low UKCAT score schools UKCAT used as a tie breaker UKCAT reviewed after interview

60 Odds of success coming from Kendrick: Class of offered places to 10 separate medical schools and 2 reading dentistry

61 Chance of Admission 60, 042 Applications made 3.9 Applications/student 6,921 places 45% chance of admission

62 Imperial Odds of Admission Cardiff >2,000 Applicants 2, Interviewed Offers UK/21 Intl. Places % Probability of offer if interviewed 47-50%

63 UCAS Deadline Oct 15 th 2011 Deferred entry Deadlines to sit UKCAT BMAT

64 For slides, resources and reading list Please