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So you want to be a Doctor?: The ultimate guide to getting into medical school 3rd Revised edition [Pehme köide]

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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 412 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 235x160x20 mm, kaal: 626 g
  • Sari: Success in Medicine
  • Ilmumisaeg: 04-Mar-2021
  • Kirjastus: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0198836309
  • ISBN-13: 9780198836308
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 412 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 235x160x20 mm, kaal: 626 g
  • Sari: Success in Medicine
  • Ilmumisaeg: 04-Mar-2021
  • Kirjastus: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0198836309
  • ISBN-13: 9780198836308
Teised raamatud teemal:
So you want to be a doctor? Be confident and fully prepared for every step of your medical school application. Packed with insight, tips, and information you won't find anywhere else, this essential guide helps applicants succeed against tough competition.

Full of practical advice from those in the know! Over 100 medical students and admissions tutors have contributed to unique profiles of every medical school in the UK with rankings and detailed explanations of what it is really like to study at each one. Discover how often students encounter patients, how teaching is delivered, what the facilities are like, and most importantly, what admissions tutors are looking for. Every medical school is different and this book helps students choose the school they are best suited to.

There is advice at every turn, providing support all the way from choosing A-levels, finding work experience, and writing personal statements, to strong strategies for interview success. The authors, who have all been through the process themselves, bring together insider information such as:

- How much medical school really costs - How graduates of each medical school perform after they qualify - Which work experience is best, and how to get it - How to perform well on standardised admissions tests, such as the UCAT and BMAT, plus sample questions

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Review from previous edition If you work hard and use this book as a guide you could be strolling the wards wearing your new stethoscope before you know it! * Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham * Forget the rest: read this! I wish I had come across this sooner, it has still been a huge help and I feel very positive about the challenging application process ahead. * Amazon customer review *

Contributors xiv
Becoming a doctor xv
1 Making the decision
1(20)
Do you want to be a doctor?
2(2)
Deciding to be a doctor
4(2)
Training to be a doctor
6(3)
Being a doctor
9(3)
Types of doctor
12(2)
The cost of medical school
14(4)
Tips for parents
18(3)
2 Succeeding at A level
21(12)
Choosing subjects
22(2)
Succeeding throughout the year
24(2)
Preparing for exams: effective revision
26(2)
Private tuition
28(2)
Exams
30(3)
3 Taking a gap year
33(12)
Should you take a gap year?
34(2)
Where to go?
36(2)
What to do?
38(4)
Finding out more
42(3)
4 Getting a life
45(8)
Why do extracurricular activities?
46(2)
What can you do?
48(2)
A few examples
50(3)
5 Work experience
53(20)
The value of work experience
54(2)
Arranging work experience
56(2)
Preparing for work experience
58(4)
Making the most of shadowing
62(2)
Volunteering
64(2)
Employment
66(2)
Research experience
68(2)
If all else fails
70(3)
6 Preparing for admission tests
73(16)
The use of admission tests
74(2)
Preparing for and taking the tests
76(2)
Admission test strategy
78(4)
The UCAT
82(4)
The BMAT
86(3)
7 Choosing a medical school
89(34)
Factors to consider about the medical school
90(2)
Types of course
92(2)
Types of university
94(2)
Summary of medical schools
96(2)
Competitiveness of medical schools
98(2)
The applicant
100(2)
A decision-making guide
102(4)
League tables
106(8)
Performance after medical school
114(6)
Finding out more
120(3)
8 Undergraduate medical schools
123(92)
Understanding the profiles
124(3)
England
127(1)
Aston
128(2)
Birmingham
130(2)
Brighton and Sussex
132(2)
Bristol
134(2)
Cambridge
136(2)
Central Lancashire
138(2)
Exeter
140(2)
Hull and York
142(2)
Keele
144(2)
Lancaster
146(2)
Leeds
148(2)
Leicester
150(2)
Liverpool
152(2)
London--Barts
154(2)
London--Imperial College
156(2)
London--King's College
158(2)
London--St George's
160(2)
London--University College (UCL)
162(2)
Manchester
164(2)
Newcastle
166(2)
Nottingham
168(2)
Oxford
170(2)
Peninsula
172(2)
Sheffield
174(2)
Southampton
176(2)
University of East Anglia (UEA)
178(3)
Northern Ireland
181(1)
Queen's, Belfast
182(3)
Scotland
185(1)
Aberdeen
186(2)
Dundee
188(2)
Edinburgh
190(2)
Glasgow
192(2)
St Andrews
194(3)
Wales
197(1)
Cardiff
198(2)
New UK medical schools
200(7)
Overseas
207(1)
Studying abroad
208(2)
Pleven University, Bulgaria
210(2)
Charles University, Czech Republic
212(3)
9 Perfecting the UCAS form
215(22)
The UCAS application form
216(2)
Your school reference
218(3)
The personal statement
221(3)
What to include in a personal statement?
224(3)
What to avoid in a personal statement?
227(3)
Finishing the personal statement
230(2)
Reviewing personal statements
232(5)
10 Getting into Oxbridge
237(14)
Oxbridge demystified
238(2)
The Oxbridge experience
240(2)
The colleges
242(2)
Studying medicine at Oxbridge
244(2)
The Oxbridge interview
246(2)
Inside the Oxbridge interview
248(3)
11 Graduate-entry medicine
251(14)
Introducing graduate medicine
252(2)
The academic requirements
254(2)
Making the most of your time
256(2)
Work experience
258(2)
Choosing a graduate-entry course
260(5)
12 Graduate-entry medical schools
265(28)
Understanding the profiles
266(3)
England
269(1)
Birmingham
270(1)
Cambridge
271(1)
Liverpool
272(1)
London--Barts
273(1)
London--King's College
274(1)
London--St George's
275(1)
Newcastle
276(1)
Nottingham
277(1)
Oxford
278(1)
Sheffield
279(1)
Southampton
280(2)
Warwick
282(3)
Wales
285(1)
Swansea
286(3)
Scotland
289(1)
Scottish Graduate-Entry Medicine (ScotGEM)
290(3)
13 Non-traditional applications
293(10)
Non-traditional qualifications
294(2)
Non-traditional backgrounds
296(2)
Fitness to practice
298(5)
14 How to succeed at interview
303(18)
The medical school interview
304(2)
Preparing for the interview
306(2)
Predictable questions
308(2)
Ethical principles
310(2)
A few ethical dilemmas
312(2)
Ethics in modern healthcare
314(2)
Science in the medical interview
316(2)
Useful things to look up
318(3)
15 If things don't work out
321(10)
If you don't win an offer
322(3)
If you miss your offer
325(3)
If things still aren't I working out
328(3)
16 Making the most of medical school
331(16)
So you're going to be a doctor
332(2)
Starting university
334(2)
Learning at university
336(4)
Living at university
340(2)
A day in the life of a student doctor
342(2)
The importance of early career decisions
344(3)
Appendix 1 UCAT and BMAT questions
347(32)
UCAT section 1 questions
348(2)
UCAT section 2 questions
350(4)
UCAT section 3 questions
354(4)
UCAT section 4 questions
358(2)
UCAT section 5 questions
360(2)
UCAT answers and commentary
362(6)
BMAT section 1 questions
368(2)
BMAT section 2 questions
370(2)
BMAT section 3 questions
372(2)
BMAT answers and commentary
374(5)
Appendix 2 Useful resources
379(6)
Thinking about medicine
380(2)
Application resources
382(3)
Index 385