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So you want to be a doctor?: The ultimate guide to getting into medical school 2nd Revised edition [Pehme köide]

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  • Sari: Success In Medicine
  • Ilmumisaeg: 31-Oct-2013
  • Kirjastus: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0199686866
  • ISBN-13: 9780199686865
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  • ISBN-13: 9780199686865
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Applying for medical school needn't be such a daunting prospect with this book on your side. Packed with insight, tips, and information you won't find anywhere else, the second edition of So you want to be a doctor? is an essential guide to the application process from start to finish.

Over 100 medical students and admissions tutors have contributed to unique profiles of every medical school in the UK. An insider point-of-view on each school is complemented by straight-forward rankings of each school by the cost of living, the difficulty of the course, and the competition for each place. With such a comprehensive and honest survey of UK medical schools, choosing the right one for you has never been easier.

Alongside these profiles, this guide is packed with practical advice for every step of the application process. Find out what kind of work experience is best, and how to go about getting it. Prepare for your interview with an updated chapter including sample questions taken from the direct experience of successful medical school candidates. Ace your UKCAT or BMAT by learning how to approach the tests strategically and practising with the included sample questions.

So you want to be a doctor? Then you'll need this book!

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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 * An extremely helpful book for anyone applying to medicine. With helpful points and profiles for each medical school including graduate entry programs, this book has everything you need to help you make a smart application. * Goodreads customer review * 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. Thank you Sanders, Metcalfe and Dev! * Amazon customer review * Recommended as a useful resource by NHS Medical Careers. * Medicalcareers.nhs.uk *

Becoming a doctor xvi
1 Making the decision
3(16)
Do you want to be a doctor?
4(2)
Deciding to be a doctor
6(2)
Training to be a doctor
8(2)
Being a doctor
10(3)
Types of doctor
13(2)
The cost of medical school
15(4)
2 Succeeding at A-level
19(12)
Choosing subjects
20(2)
Succeeding throughout the year
22(2)
Preparing for exams
24(2)
Private tuition
26(2)
Exams
28(3)
3 Taking a gap year
31(10)
Should you take a gap year?
32(2)
Where to go
34(2)
What to do
36(2)
How to find out more
38(3)
4 Getting a life
41(8)
Why do extracurricular activities?
42(2)
What can you do?
44(2)
A few examples
46(3)
5 Work experience
49(20)
Work experience
50(2)
Arranging work experience
52(2)
Preparing for work experience
54(4)
Making the most of shadowing
58(2)
Volunteering
60(2)
Employment
62(2)
Research experience
64(2)
If all else fails...
66(3)
6 Preparing for admission tests
69(16)
The use of admission tests
70(2)
Preparing and taking the tests
72(2)
Admission test strategy
74(4)
The UKCAT
78(4)
The BMAT
82(3)
7 Choosing a medical school
85(22)
The medical school
86(2)
Types of course
88(1)
Types of university
89(1)
Summary of medical schools
90(1)
Competitiveness of medical schools
91(1)
The applicant
92(2)
A guide to decide
94(4)
League tables
98(5)
Performance after medical school
103(1)
How to find out more
104(3)
8 Undergraduate medical schools
107(80)
Understanding the profiles
108(4)
England
Birmingham
112(2)
Brighton and Sussex
114(2)
Bristol
116(2)
Cambridge
118(2)
Durham
120(2)
Exeter
122(2)
Hull York
124(2)
Keele
126(2)
Lancaster
128(2)
Leeds
130(2)
Leicester
132(2)
Liverpool
134(2)
London---Barts and The London
136(2)
London---Imperial College
138(2)
London---King's College
140(2)
London---St George's
142(2)
London---University College (UCL)
144(2)
Manchester
146(2)
Newcastle
148(2)
Nottingham
150(2)
Oxford
152(2)
Plymouth
154(2)
Sheffield
156(2)
Southampton
158(2)
University of East Anglia (UEA)
160(4)
Northern Ireland
Queen's, Belfast
164(4)
Scotland
Aberdeen
168(2)
Dundee
170(2)
Edinburgh
172(2)
Glasgow
174(2)
St Andrews
176(4)
Wales
Cardiff
180(4)
Overseas
Charles University, Prague
184(3)
9 Perfecting the UCAS form
187(16)
The UCAS application form
188(2)
Your school reference
190(2)
The personal statement
192(2)
What to include
194(2)
What to avoid
196(2)
Finishing the statement
198(2)
Personal statements
200(3)
10 Getting into Oxbridge
203(14)
Oxbridge demystified
204(2)
The Oxbridge experience
206(2)
The colleges
208(2)
Studying medicine at Oxbridge
210(2)
The Oxbridge interview
212(2)
Inside the Oxbridge interview
214(3)
11 Graduate entry medicine
217(12)
Introducing graduate medicine
218(2)
The academic requirements
220(2)
Making the most of your time
222(2)
Work experience
224(2)
Choosing a graduate entry course
226(3)
12 Graduate entry medical schools
229(26)
Understanding the profiles
230(4)
England
Birmingham
234(1)
Bristol
235(1)
Cambridge
236(1)
Leicester
237(1)
Liverpool
238(1)
London---Barts and The London
239(1)
London---Imperial College
240(1)
London---King's College
241(1)
London---St George's
242(1)
Newcastle
243(1)
Nottingham
244(1)
Oxford
245(1)
Southampton
246(2)
Warwick
248(4)
Wales
Swansea
252(3)
13 Non-traditional applications
255(8)
Non-traditional qualifications
256(2)
Non-traditional backgrounds
258(2)
Fitness to practise
260(3)
14 How to succeed at interview
263
The medical school interview
264(2)
Preparing for the interview
266(2)
Predictable questions
268(2)
Ethical principles
270(2)
A few ethical dilemmas
272(2)
Ethics in modern healthcare
274(2)
Science in the medical interview
276(2)
Useful things to look up
278