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Becoming a doctor |
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Do you want to be a doctor? |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (3) |
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9 | (3) |
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The cost of medical school |
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14 | (4) |
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18 | (3) |
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21 | (12) |
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22 | (2) |
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Succeeding throughout the year |
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24 | (2) |
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Preparing for exams: effective revision |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (3) |
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33 | (12) |
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Should you take a gap year? |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (4) |
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42 | (3) |
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45 | (8) |
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Why do extracurricular activities? |
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46 | (2) |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (3) |
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53 | (20) |
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The value of work experience |
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54 | (2) |
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Arranging work experience |
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56 | (2) |
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Preparing for work experience |
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58 | (4) |
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Making the most of shadowing |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (2) |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (3) |
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6 Preparing for admission tests |
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73 | (16) |
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The use of admission tests |
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74 | (2) |
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Preparing for and taking the tests |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (4) |
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82 | (4) |
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86 | (3) |
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7 Choosing a medical school |
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89 | (34) |
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Factors to consider about the medical school |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (2) |
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Summary of medical schools |
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Competitiveness of medical schools |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (4) |
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106 | (8) |
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Performance after medical school |
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114 | (6) |
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120 | (3) |
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8 Undergraduate medical schools |
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Understanding the profiles |
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124 | (3) |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (2) |
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156 | (2) |
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London--University College (UCL) |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (2) |
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170 | (2) |
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University of East Anglia (UEA) |
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178 | (3) |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (3) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (2) |
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188 | (2) |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (2) |
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194 | (3) |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (2) |
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200 | (7) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (2) |
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Pleven University, Bulgaria |
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210 | (2) |
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Charles University, Czech Republic |
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212 | (3) |
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9 Perfecting the UCAS form |
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The UCAS application form |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (3) |
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221 | (3) |
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What to include in a personal statement? |
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224 | (3) |
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What to avoid in a personal statement? |
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227 | (3) |
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Finishing the personal statement |
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230 | (2) |
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Reviewing personal statements |
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232 | (5) |
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237 | (14) |
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238 | (2) |
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240 | (2) |
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242 | (2) |
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Studying medicine at Oxbridge |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (2) |
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Inside the Oxbridge interview |
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248 | (3) |
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11 Graduate-entry medicine |
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251 | (14) |
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Introducing graduate medicine |
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252 | (2) |
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The academic requirements |
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254 | (2) |
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Making the most of your time |
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256 | (2) |
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258 | (2) |
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Choosing a graduate-entry course |
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260 | (5) |
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12 Graduate-entry medical schools |
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265 | (28) |
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Understanding the profiles |
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266 | (3) |
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269 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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280 | (2) |
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282 | (3) |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | (3) |
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Scottish Graduate-Entry Medicine (ScotGEM) |
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290 | (3) |
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13 Non-traditional applications |
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Non-traditional qualifications |
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294 | (2) |
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Non-traditional backgrounds |
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296 | (2) |
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298 | (5) |
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14 How to succeed at interview |
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The medical school interview |
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304 | (2) |
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Preparing for the interview |
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306 | (2) |
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308 | (2) |
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310 | (2) |
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Ethics in modern healthcare |
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314 | (2) |
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Science in the medical interview |
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316 | (2) |
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318 | (3) |
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15 If things don't work out |
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321 | (10) |
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If you don't win an offer |
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322 | (3) |
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325 | (3) |
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If things still aren't I working out |
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328 | (3) |
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16 Making the most of medical school |
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331 | (16) |
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So you're going to be a doctor |
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332 | (2) |
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334 | (2) |
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336 | (4) |
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340 | (2) |
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A day in the life of a student doctor |
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342 | (2) |
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The importance of early career decisions |
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344 | (3) |
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Appendix 1 UCAT and BMAT questions |
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347 | (32) |
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348 | (2) |
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350 | (4) |
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354 | (4) |
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358 | (2) |
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360 | (2) |
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UCAT answers and commentary |
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362 | (6) |
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368 | (2) |
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370 | (2) |
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372 | (2) |
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BMAT answers and commentary |
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Appendix 2 Useful resources |
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379 | (6) |
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380 | (2) |
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Index |
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