Here it is:
Things to start on:
Read on-medical history, medical ethics, recent advancement in medicine
-this is for your
interest and for you to understand more about the career you are planning to go
into
-here are some
sources you should consider reading from:
BBC
Guardian health
Student BMJ
NHS choices
New Scientist
Attend Medical school preparatory courses(if you have the time and money to spare)
These are not
essential, in my opinion, but they may help you find out more about the career
Medlink-www.medlink-uk.com
Medisix-www.synergysolutions.org.uk/medisix.html(easter)
Medsim- www.synergysolutions.org.uk/medisim.html(july)
*These are in the UK
Practise UKCAT questions
START EARLY
A Ukcat prep course
with Kaplan may prove to be useful
Think abt personal statement which includes :
Interest and motivation for medicine
Well informed about demanding nature and requirements for a successful career in medicine
Well informed about demanding nature and requirements for a successful career in medicine
Independence
Responsibility
Compassion
Commitment to helping and
caring for ppl through relevant work or personal experience(work experience is very important!!!)
Participation in a wide range of activities
Contributions to school/community
Teamwork
Why UK(if you are an international applicant)
Here are
some tips to get started:
Come up
with a list of things you have done all the way starting from high
school(achievements/voluntary work/school activities/school leadership
positions/etc;)
Read some
examples of personal statements and try to understand what elements are
essential in every successful personal statement
It is
okay to have to constantly change it! So start early !
If you
are sure of which medical school you would like to apply to , you may want to
consider reading from their websites what they expect from your personal
statement so that may help you frame up your personal statement
Start
early on this and you might want to consider asking help from people who have
already applied to edit your personal statement for you via TSR-go under
personal statement help on the student room.(i used it personally and the PS Helpers on TSR are truly AWESOME(: A BIG Thank You~! to them!!)
Find work attachment
‘shadowing’ the
following people(the list is not exhaustive, as long as it is a caring role):
Doctor(GP/Specialist/consultant/Surgeon)
Nurse
Physiotherapist
Pathologist
Dietitian
Social worker
Junior doctor
Note; the most
important thing about work experience is not the amount, it is WHAT you learn
that counts
Also, remember to
have a reflective diary of some sort during your work experience, it would be
helpful to read it before your interview
If you are unable
to find work experience you may consider going on a work experience programme
overseas with companies such as Gapmedics
Read more: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Medicine_Work_Experience(like I said, TSR will be your best friend!)
Find voluntary work
Here are some
places you can consider volunteering at:
Hospitals
Residential homes
Nursing home
Hospices
Charity shops (eg
Oxfam)-if you do it on weekends alongside studying for you’re a levels it could
possibly show commitment and the ability to handle extra-curricular activities
and your studies, but your grades are more important than anything else,
without them you won’t be able to go to medical school, regardless of how
strong your application is.
Think about University choices (sensible and achievable)
Things to consider:
Campus or City
university?
PBL/traditional/integrated
course structure?
Location
Look through the
university website and CHECK THEIR ADMISSION POLICY.
Get/read books about medicine (fiction/non fiction)
If you have more time this could be helpful in the future
when you get interviews and it also gives you some insight into the career and
will help you decide if this is really what you want to do.
Take part in school activities
Join different clubs so you have a range of things you
can add to your personal statement(especially if you have a leadership position !)
Useful websites
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Medicine
http://mylifeasamedstudent.tumblr.com/
(blog of a medical student)
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/medicine/prospective/planning/application/
( advice for personal statement from University of Aberdeen)
*I have not been paid by any company/person to write these, all these are based on my personal experience!!
**As i have said, TSR will be your best friend(:
I hope this is of some help to you! Sorry if it is repetitive!
Feel free to email me @ lovebullets1995@gmail.com if you need any help/ have any questions!(:
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