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Admin:
Members studying or working in UK are requested to give any useful information to our members whom are willing to join them.
Any information you give here, will be helpful to your brother.
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Dr.Mahdi

Abdullahi!:
erm...am not studyin medicine in the uk currently although i mite transfer to it later..i used to live there and i know ppl that study medicine in the uk but nt a lot of them know this forum i think.. i know people that study in the uk, in leicester and sheffield. The leicester university is particularly good but kinda hard to get in..u need 2A's and 1 B in A level to apply but generally they only accept 3A's unless in special cases...they also require some work experience and knowledge of new/current medical issues within the uk as well as any new medical advances. this is determined seperately in an interview..

Student of Knowledge:
Generally speaking, if someone wants to study medicine in the UK, they can get in through 2 paths.

Route 1. A-levels (school leavers): These students usually apply for the 5 year MB BS course, (or 6 years MBBS - including a foundation year that is provided by some universities like King's College for students with grades less than the entry requirements for the 5 year MBBS). Usually grades are not the only determining factor for one to be accepted into med school. Enough work exerience at a hospital setting or a GP is also required by most if not all universities (occasionally, working in a caring environment is accepted by some).

Personal statements with the UCAS application form are also very important. They need to show evidence of commitment to medicine and that one understands and has analysed a career in medicine. UCAS forms must also contain a reference from a personal tutor stating predicted grades. Finally, from 2006 onwards any one wanting to apply for medicine has to sit an aptitude test in a test centre (not at the University) and the results from this test are used to call students for interview at many universities. These aptitude tests are UKCAT, GAMSAT-UK, MSAT, BMAT... and im not sure if there are many more! - but i think these are it. Students that fulfill all the criteria above and score good at the aptitude test are then called for a structured interview. If they score well, they are admitted (but sometimes if they are unfortunate, they are put in a waiting list for deferred entry).

So overall for route 1:
Students need:
a) minimum AAB (in science A-levels), 5 GCSE'S A-C.
b) good work experience at a hospital/GP.
c) good/ unique personal statement.
d) your tutor must predict you will get the grades required on the UCAS form (i.e. reference).
e) good grades in the aptitude test required by the university.
f) Pass your interview.

Route 2: for Graduates of all disciplines: people who done any sort of degree Arts, BioSciences, Engineering, etcc.. and have decided medicine is their career after all... well, they can apply to study the 4 year MBBS through the Graduate entry peogramme (GEP) and become doctors in just 4 years.

Usually the entry requirements vary from university to another. They need to be predicted a good honours degree by their tutors i.e. 1st/ 2.1/ or sometimes even a 2.2 degree is accepted for instance at St.Georges University of London & Nottingham university. They also need to complete their first degree ofcourse before getting into med school. Just like route 1, GEP students also need to sit the aptitude tests and apply in the normal way through UCAS and produce top personal statements.

SO overall route 2:
a) tutor needs to predict 1st/ 2.1/ 2.2 reference (depending on what the requirements of the university are).
b) very good hospital work experience minimum 4-6 months exp, and better if it is for 1-2 years.
c)good/ unique personal statement (ofcourse convincing the reader why you have changed from *_____* to medicine).
d)Usually NO A-Level or GCSE's required (so its an advantage for those who got messy grades in A-levels)- some exceptions are UCL and Imperial that also require A-level or university level chemistry to accept any one on the GEP! - but majority universities dont need them.
e) good grades at the aptitude tests.
f) pass the interview.

NB: the GAMSAT-UK aptitude test only applies to Graduates who want to apply to Warwick, St George's, Nottingham, and another university i forgot? - yes and also for A-level students who want to apply for Peninsula Medical school only.
Also always go to university websites and check their individual entry requirements, these are only general guidelines for the process of entry but not specific to any school.

I hope this is useful & best wishes for anyone applying to study medicine.

Muna1:
thank you very much.it is helpfull information. i wont to ask about mrcp exam and plap exam did it help to apply there and how we can apply for work's and postgraduation study .
thank you again.

Kassim:
A/C  sis  Muna,
This is a topic that I was about to post.
Regarding  working  in the UK, it’s not like as it use to be(i am from Manchester but now in USA), things have changed, there is a lot of competition,  coz there 1000s of Eastern Europe Dr that are willing to work like a "XIMAAR", there don’t have to take PLAP or require visa.  To work or do PG in UK, first u have to be a British, EU citizen.  From March 2007 more than 10,000 Indian Dr are being asked to go back to their country after their contract. There cannot renew it.    Visit BMJ.COM where you will find all the details.
Regarding MRCP i think u can take the exam not only in UK, but in other countries.

This is to all other Dr/Students

Has anyone of you considered working or PG in USA, well its not like UK, where there is many obstacles, nor is it easy, but there is opportunity.
My advice specially  to students are try to take USMLE part 1 while u r in the medical school, u can take it at any time after completing the pre-clinic. U can take the exam anywhere in world, except few countries (sorry not in Somali).
The other advice to the medical students are try to do ur ELECTIVE here in USA, coz it will make ur application strong when it comes to apply PG.  u can find  all the hospitals by searching through Google. Once they accept it doesn’t matter which passport u have, u can get a visa.
And some of the hospital  do provide free meal, accommodation.
If there is anyone interested taking the USMLE exam please do let me know, I have all the materials required for you to pass the USMLE for freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee,  . After passing the USMLE with a good score you can go any field.

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