Getting into Medical School 2017 Entry
21st Edition
Published on 1. April 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-911067-05-4 (ISBN)
Description
Are you embarking on the daunting and highly competitive medical school application process?
Do you want to know how you can increase your chances of gaining a place?
Competition is tougher than ever.
Your one-stop-guide to getting into one of the toughest courses in the UK.
Includes:
Securing work experience.
Advice on admissions tests including UKCAT and BMAT.
Current issues affecting the industry.
Areas you can specialise in.
Founded in 1973, MPW, a group of independent sixth-form colleges, has one of the highest number of university placements each year of any independent school in the UK and has developed considerable expertise in the field of applications strategy. They author the Getting Into Guides which explain the application process for many popular university subjects.
Do you want to know how you can increase your chances of gaining a place?
Competition is tougher than ever.
Your one-stop-guide to getting into one of the toughest courses in the UK.
Includes:
Securing work experience.
Advice on admissions tests including UKCAT and BMAT.
Current issues affecting the industry.
Areas you can specialise in.
Founded in 1973, MPW, a group of independent sixth-form colleges, has one of the highest number of university placements each year of any independent school in the UK and has developed considerable expertise in the field of applications strategy. They author the Getting Into Guides which explain the application process for many popular university subjects.
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Edition
21st Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Trotman Indigo Publishing Limited
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-911067-05-4 (9781911067054)
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Persons
James Barton is the Director of Studies and Extra-mural Development and a careers adviser at Mander Portman Woodward's London college. James has sat on interview and audition panels and has given careers advice, talks and public seminars across a range of fields, both domestically and internationally. Simon Horner has held a number of senior science teaching and lecturing positions in schools and universities. Simon is Head of Science at Mander Portman Woodward in London, which includes lectures, seminars and mock interview practice for both internal and external students.
Content
About the authors
Acknowledgements
About this book
Is there a doctor in the house? Introduction
Chapter 1 Laughter is not always the best medicine: Studying medicine
Chapter 2 Doctor, doctor . . . Applying to study medicine
Chapter 3 Mind over matter: The interview process
Chapter 4 Healthy body, healthy mind: Current issues
Chapter 5 The placebo effect: Results day
Chapter 6 Herbal medicine: Non- standard applications
Chapter 7 Prevention rather than cure: Fees and funding
Chapter 8 The doctor will see you now: Careers in medicine
Chapter 9 An apple a day: Further information
Glossary of terms
Postscript
Acknowledgements
About this book
Is there a doctor in the house? Introduction
Chapter 1 Laughter is not always the best medicine: Studying medicine
Chapter 2 Doctor, doctor . . . Applying to study medicine
Chapter 3 Mind over matter: The interview process
Chapter 4 Healthy body, healthy mind: Current issues
Chapter 5 The placebo effect: Results day
Chapter 6 Herbal medicine: Non- standard applications
Chapter 7 Prevention rather than cure: Fees and funding
Chapter 8 The doctor will see you now: Careers in medicine
Chapter 9 An apple a day: Further information
Glossary of terms
Postscript