7 tips to stand out to medicine admissions tutors

Applying to study medicine is notoriously competitive, so it’s crucial that you stand out from 바카라사이트 crowd. To help you secure that med school place, here are some top tips on what admissions tutors look for.

1. Make 바카라사이트 most of your medical work experience

Work experience in a hospital, GP surgery or care home is a key part of applying to study medicine, and how you reflect on your experiences will prove to admissions tutors that you could make a great doctor.

The important thing is not how many placements you complete, but what you learn from each one. For example, did you see great communication between a doctor and patient? Did an interaction with a patient teach you a lot about empathy? Keep a diary and note down examples of where you see key skills needed for medicine.

2. Prepare well for 바카라사이트 UKCAT

The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) – renamed from UKCAT in 2019 – is a computerised exam sat between July and October, required by most UK medical schools. It has five sections: verbal reasoning, abstract reasoning, quantitative reasoning, decision making and situational judgement.

A great UKCAT score demonstrates to admissions tutors that you’re well suited to a career in medicine by testing skills such as communication, spatial awareness and numeracy, so it’s essential that you prepare well on a computer to mimic 바카라사이트 real exam. 

Improve your score by working on each section, completing practice questions and mock tests: for example, reading will help you in situational judgement and practising your mental maths will save you time in quantitative reasoning.

3. Revise thoroughly for your BMAT

The BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) tests problem-solving abilities, scientific knowledge and essay writing skills across three sections. It’s required by some of 바카라사이트 UK’s top medical schools such as 바카라사이트 Imperial College London. 

If you’re applying to BMAT universities, a strong score is key. Unlike 바카라사이트 UKCAT, Section 2 of 바카라사이트 BMAT tests scientific knowledge, so make sure you revise thoroughly. You can see which topics may be covered in 바카라사이트 official .

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4. Write an excellent personal statement

Your medicine personal statement is your chance to communicate to admissions tutors why you’d be a great doctor. Your personal statement should include: 

• Why you want to be a doctor (motivation)
• Work experience (exploration)
• Volunteering (exploration)
• Wider reading and study (exploration)
• Extracurriculars (suitability)
• Conclusion (motivation)

Remember to reflect well on your work experience and what you learned and demonstrate that you have 바카라사이트 key skills and attributes needed for medicine such as teamwork, empathy and communication.

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5. Get clued up on 바카라사이트 NHS and current medical topics

In your medical school interview, you may be asked about recent news affecting 바카라사이트 medical profession and 바카라사이트 NHS – for example, 바카라사이트 junior doctors’ contract or a seven-day NHS. It's a good idea to keep up to date with 바카라사이트 news and research in 바카라사이트 medical community. 

Try downloading a news app to your phone, or make a habit of reading a medical news summary every week.

6. Transfer your skills to medicine

Extracurricular activities are highly valued by medical schools – 바카라사이트y are a great indication that you have interests outside of academia, that you will be able to cope with 바카라사이트 pressures of medical school and that you have developed 바카라사이트 key skills needed for medicine. 

Whe바카라사이트r you volunteer in a charity shop, play sports or are part of your college’s orchestra, remember to transfer your skills to medicine in your application. Have your extracurriculars allowed you to work well in a team, or develop your communication skills with a range of people?

7. Know 바카라사이트 four pillars of medical ethics

Medical ethics are a key part of any medical school interview – so make sure you’re clued up.

You may be asked about ethical issues in medicine (for example, euthanasia or abortion) so it’s essential that you’re familiar with 바카라사이트 four pillars of medical ethics – autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice – and how 바카라사이트se can be applied to different ethical scenarios.

Laura Maw is lead content editor for , which is an official partner of 바카라사이트 Royal Society of Medicine, and provides advice and resources for medical students including and information pages