MEDICAL CAREERS

MEDICAL CAREERS PLAN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The New UKCAT + entry criteria What happens at medical school? What happens after medical school? The foundation course Career- specialising / GP Key points for interviews Questions ??? UCAT • The UK Clinical Aptitude Test • Affects all those applying for entry in 2007 onwards • Help universities to choose btw the many very qualified applicants • Assesses mental ability, attitudes and professional behaviours • Designed to test aptitude rather than strictly academic achievement What‟s tested? Test will comprise 4 sections: • Verbal reasoning • Quantitative reasoning • Abstract reasoning • Decision analysis Multiple choice questions, each section will be separately timed Total exam time will be less than 2 hours Test done on a computer at special test centres Registering for UKCAT • Register online at www.ukcat.ac.uk from June onwards • You choose the date when you sit the exam, and which test centre you wish to sit it at • For entry in 2007 or deferred 2008 entry, UKCAT must be sat by 28 September 2006 • test costs £60 to sit – if you register in June and do the test before the end of July, offer discount! • Bursaries are planned but very little detail yet! The Results • UKCAT will provide scaled scores, which will enable universities to rank applicants in a „meaningful, valid and reliable‟ way • The results will be used alongside academic results, personal statements, references and performance at interview to decide offers • UKCAT results will be sent to candidates 1-2 months after the sit the test Medical School • All are slightly different – look at some websites! • Entry Criteria? • Usually 5 years, sometimes 6 • Pre-clinical and clinical parts • Patient contact from the start? Things to find out • Tuition Fees ? • Is the med school at the university or miles away? • What is the city / Uni / campus like • How big is it? • Where might they send me? • Do I get to do a BSc? Or even BMedSci? • Are there Graduate Entry Medics too? • What's the accommodation like? Don‟t forget • You are choosing somewhere to spend 5 years – get it right! • All medical schools turn out equally qualified doctors • Every med school will have all the info online • Plus you can ask med students / other students • Years 1 - 2: – Lectures, seminars, practicals (25hrs / week) – Early clinical experience • Year 3 – Research project (decide your own timetable) – Clinical practice course • Years 4 – 5 (clinical) – ACE course / paeds, O&G, specials, psych – Elective 3. What happens after medical school? • 5 years at medical school • Next = 2 year foundation programme of general training.. “Foundation course” The foundation course The foundation course Med School F1 F2 • 5 years • 1 year • 1 year F1 • “JHO” • 3 X 4 month rotations e.g. • £30,000/year • 58hrs/week --- (48 hrs week) • Register with GMC = proper doctor! General medicine General surgery A& E Academic Research Education F2 (“SHO”) 3x 4-month rotations “Community Care” Acute Care Specialty Care Medicine Surgery O&G Pathology Radiology Anaesthetics ICU Outreach G.P. (*) Palliative Care Elderly Care Psychiatry Community Paediatrics SPECIALISING Medical School (5) Foundation years (2) Speciality training • Choose specialty • 3-5 years • Must pass Royal College exams CONSULTANT GP £ • JHO • £30,000 • Specialist registrar • £40-50,000 • Consultant • > £70,000 • GP • > £80,000 £19,703 x Band 1A (50%) = £29,554 Which career path? • Family time • Patient contact • Surgery • Travel abroad • Research • Money Specialities Anaesthetics Academic Primary care Paediatrics Haematology Infectious diseases Surgery Allergies Accident and Emergency Histopathology BOOKS 1.So you want to be a Brain Surgeon? By Chris Ward and Simon Eccles ISBN 0192627465 2. Medical Careers- A general Guide BMA. ISBN 0727910876 3. The New Learning Medicine By Peter Richards and Simon Stockhill ISBN 0727911554 (also good advice on how to get into medical school)