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So you want to be a doctor? : the ultimate guide to getting into medical school, Harveer Dev, David Metcalfe, Stephan Sanders
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- Summary
- 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 complimented by straight-forward rankings of each school by the cost of living, the difficulty of the course, and the competition for each place. With
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 345 pages)
- Note
- Previous edition: 2011
- Contents
-
- Cover; So you want to be a doctor?; Copyright; Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Contents; Becoming a doctor; 1 Making the decision; Do you want to be a doctor?; Deciding to be a doctor; Training to be a doctor; Being a doctor; Types of doctor; The cost of medical school; 2 Succeeding at A-level; Choosing subjects; Succeeding throughout the year; Preparing for exams; Private tuition; Exams; 3 Taking a gap year; Should you take a gap year?; Where to go; What to do; How to fi nd out more; 4 Getting a life; Why do extracurricular activities?; What can you do?
- A few examples5 Work experience; Work experience; Arranging work experience; Preparing for work experience; Making the most of shadowing; Volunteering; Employment; Research experience; If all else fails . . .; 6 Preparing for admission tests; The use of admission tests; Preparing and taking the tests; Admission test strategy; The UKCAT; The BMAT; 7 Choosing a medical school; The medical school; Types of course; Types of university; Summary of medical schools; Competitiveness of medical schools; The applicant; A guide to decide; League tables; Performance after medical school
- How to fi nd out more8 Undergraduate medical schools; Understanding the profiles; England; Birmingham; Brighton and Sussex; Bristol; Cambridge; Durham; Exeter; Hull York; Keele; Lancaster; Leeds; Leicester; Liverpool; London-Barts and The London; London-Imperial College; London-King's College; London-St George's; London-University College (UCL); Manchester; Newcastle; Nottingham; Oxford; Plymouth; Sheffield; Southampton; University of East Anglia (UEA); Northern Ireland; Queen's, Belfast; Scotland; Aberdeen; Dundee; Edinburgh; Glasgow; St Andrews; Wales; Cardiff; Overseas
- Charles University, Prague9 Perfecting the UCAS form; The UCAS application form; Your school reference; The personal statement; What to include; What to avoid; Finishing the statement; Personal statements; 10 Getting into Oxbridge; Oxbridge demystified; The Oxbridge experience; The colleges; Studying medicine at Oxbridge; The Oxbridge interview; Inside the Oxbridge interview; 11 Graduate entry medicine; Introducing graduate medicine; The academic requirements; Making the most of your time; Work experience; Choosing a graduate entry course; 12 Graduate entry medical schools
- Understanding the profilesEngland; Birmingham; Bristol; Cambridge; Leicester; Liverpool; London-Barts and The London; London-Imperial College; London-King's College; London-St George's; Newcastle; Nottingham; Oxford; Southampton; Warwick; Wales; Swansea; 13 Non-traditional applications; Non-traditional qualifi cations; Non-traditional backgrounds; Fitness to practise; 14 How to succeed at interview; The medical school interview; Preparing for the interview; Predictable questions; Ethical principles; A few ethical dilemmas; Ethics in modern healthcare; Science in the medical interview
- Isbn
- 9780191510496
- Label
- So you want to be a doctor? : the ultimate guide to getting into medical school
- Title
- So you want to be a doctor?
- Title remainder
- the ultimate guide to getting into medical school
- Statement of responsibility
- Harveer Dev, David Metcalfe, Stephan Sanders
- Subject
-
- HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism
- HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference
- MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine
- MEDICAL -- Atlases
- MEDICAL -- Essays
- MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice
- MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine
- MEDICAL -- Osteopathy
- Medical colleges -- Admission
- Medical colleges -- Entrance requirements
- Medical colleges -- Great Britain -- Admission
- Medical colleges -- Great Britain -- Entrance requirements
- Medicine -- Vocational guidance
- Medicine -- Vocational guidance -- Great Britain
- School Admission Criteria
- Schools, Medical
- United Kingdom
- Vocational Guidance
- Great Britain
- Electronic books
- Education, Medical
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 complimented by straight-forward rankings of each school by the cost of living, the difficulty of the course, and the competition for each place. With
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sanders, Stephan
- Dewey number
- 610.71/141
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- R838.4
- LC item number
- .S36 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- NLM call number
- W 18
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Dev, Harveer
- Metcalfe, David
- Series statement
- Success in medicine
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Medical colleges
- Medical colleges
- Medicine
- Education, Medical
- School Admission Criteria
- Schools, Medical
- Vocational Guidance
- United Kingdom
- HEALTH & FITNESS
- HEALTH & FITNESS
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- Medical colleges
- Medical colleges
- Medicine
- Great Britain
- Label
- So you want to be a doctor? : the ultimate guide to getting into medical school, Harveer Dev, David Metcalfe, Stephan Sanders
- Note
- Previous edition: 2011
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Cover; So you want to be a doctor?; Copyright; Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Contents; Becoming a doctor; 1 Making the decision; Do you want to be a doctor?; Deciding to be a doctor; Training to be a doctor; Being a doctor; Types of doctor; The cost of medical school; 2 Succeeding at A-level; Choosing subjects; Succeeding throughout the year; Preparing for exams; Private tuition; Exams; 3 Taking a gap year; Should you take a gap year?; Where to go; What to do; How to fi nd out more; 4 Getting a life; Why do extracurricular activities?; What can you do?
- A few examples5 Work experience; Work experience; Arranging work experience; Preparing for work experience; Making the most of shadowing; Volunteering; Employment; Research experience; If all else fails . . .; 6 Preparing for admission tests; The use of admission tests; Preparing and taking the tests; Admission test strategy; The UKCAT; The BMAT; 7 Choosing a medical school; The medical school; Types of course; Types of university; Summary of medical schools; Competitiveness of medical schools; The applicant; A guide to decide; League tables; Performance after medical school
- How to fi nd out more8 Undergraduate medical schools; Understanding the profiles; England; Birmingham; Brighton and Sussex; Bristol; Cambridge; Durham; Exeter; Hull York; Keele; Lancaster; Leeds; Leicester; Liverpool; London-Barts and The London; London-Imperial College; London-King's College; London-St George's; London-University College (UCL); Manchester; Newcastle; Nottingham; Oxford; Plymouth; Sheffield; Southampton; University of East Anglia (UEA); Northern Ireland; Queen's, Belfast; Scotland; Aberdeen; Dundee; Edinburgh; Glasgow; St Andrews; Wales; Cardiff; Overseas
- Charles University, Prague9 Perfecting the UCAS form; The UCAS application form; Your school reference; The personal statement; What to include; What to avoid; Finishing the statement; Personal statements; 10 Getting into Oxbridge; Oxbridge demystified; The Oxbridge experience; The colleges; Studying medicine at Oxbridge; The Oxbridge interview; Inside the Oxbridge interview; 11 Graduate entry medicine; Introducing graduate medicine; The academic requirements; Making the most of your time; Work experience; Choosing a graduate entry course; 12 Graduate entry medical schools
- Understanding the profilesEngland; Birmingham; Bristol; Cambridge; Leicester; Liverpool; London-Barts and The London; London-Imperial College; London-King's College; London-St George's; Newcastle; Nottingham; Oxford; Southampton; Warwick; Wales; Swansea; 13 Non-traditional applications; Non-traditional qualifi cations; Non-traditional backgrounds; Fitness to practise; 14 How to succeed at interview; The medical school interview; Preparing for the interview; Predictable questions; Ethical principles; A few ethical dilemmas; Ethics in modern healthcare; Science in the medical interview
- Control code
- 894538324
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 345 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780191510496
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 99960441190
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 557749
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)894538324
- Label
- So you want to be a doctor? : the ultimate guide to getting into medical school, Harveer Dev, David Metcalfe, Stephan Sanders
- Note
- Previous edition: 2011
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Cover; So you want to be a doctor?; Copyright; Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Contents; Becoming a doctor; 1 Making the decision; Do you want to be a doctor?; Deciding to be a doctor; Training to be a doctor; Being a doctor; Types of doctor; The cost of medical school; 2 Succeeding at A-level; Choosing subjects; Succeeding throughout the year; Preparing for exams; Private tuition; Exams; 3 Taking a gap year; Should you take a gap year?; Where to go; What to do; How to fi nd out more; 4 Getting a life; Why do extracurricular activities?; What can you do?
- A few examples5 Work experience; Work experience; Arranging work experience; Preparing for work experience; Making the most of shadowing; Volunteering; Employment; Research experience; If all else fails . . .; 6 Preparing for admission tests; The use of admission tests; Preparing and taking the tests; Admission test strategy; The UKCAT; The BMAT; 7 Choosing a medical school; The medical school; Types of course; Types of university; Summary of medical schools; Competitiveness of medical schools; The applicant; A guide to decide; League tables; Performance after medical school
- How to fi nd out more8 Undergraduate medical schools; Understanding the profiles; England; Birmingham; Brighton and Sussex; Bristol; Cambridge; Durham; Exeter; Hull York; Keele; Lancaster; Leeds; Leicester; Liverpool; London-Barts and The London; London-Imperial College; London-King's College; London-St George's; London-University College (UCL); Manchester; Newcastle; Nottingham; Oxford; Plymouth; Sheffield; Southampton; University of East Anglia (UEA); Northern Ireland; Queen's, Belfast; Scotland; Aberdeen; Dundee; Edinburgh; Glasgow; St Andrews; Wales; Cardiff; Overseas
- Charles University, Prague9 Perfecting the UCAS form; The UCAS application form; Your school reference; The personal statement; What to include; What to avoid; Finishing the statement; Personal statements; 10 Getting into Oxbridge; Oxbridge demystified; The Oxbridge experience; The colleges; Studying medicine at Oxbridge; The Oxbridge interview; Inside the Oxbridge interview; 11 Graduate entry medicine; Introducing graduate medicine; The academic requirements; Making the most of your time; Work experience; Choosing a graduate entry course; 12 Graduate entry medical schools
- Understanding the profilesEngland; Birmingham; Bristol; Cambridge; Leicester; Liverpool; London-Barts and The London; London-Imperial College; London-King's College; London-St George's; Newcastle; Nottingham; Oxford; Southampton; Warwick; Wales; Swansea; 13 Non-traditional applications; Non-traditional qualifi cations; Non-traditional backgrounds; Fitness to practise; 14 How to succeed at interview; The medical school interview; Preparing for the interview; Predictable questions; Ethical principles; A few ethical dilemmas; Ethics in modern healthcare; Science in the medical interview
- Control code
- 894538324
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 345 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780191510496
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 99960441190
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 557749
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)894538324
Subject
- HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism
- HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference
- MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine
- MEDICAL -- Atlases
- MEDICAL -- Essays
- MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice
- MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine
- MEDICAL -- Osteopathy
- Medical colleges -- Admission
- Medical colleges -- Entrance requirements
- Medical colleges -- Great Britain -- Admission
- Medical colleges -- Great Britain -- Entrance requirements
- Medicine -- Vocational guidance
- Medicine -- Vocational guidance -- Great Britain
- School Admission Criteria
- Schools, Medical
- United Kingdom
- Vocational Guidance
- Great Britain
- Electronic books
- Education, Medical
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