The Unofficial Guide to Getting Into Medical School, 2nd Edition

by Bogdan Chiva Giurca, BMBS ClinEnt MBA

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ISBN: 9780443113383

Publication Date: 07-31-2024

Imprint: UGTM

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Key Features
- Unique, highly relevant and inspirational content, all based on real-life experiences
- Complete approach that focuses on every aspect of getting into medical school
- Written by doctors and medical students – full of tips and tricks that work
- Improve your application - covers what admission tutors are looking for when making their selection
- Blitz the interview – strategies and techniques, the top 120 most commonly encountered questions, plus all the extra-curricular background reading required
- Ace your entrance exams – 20-hour preparation strategy
- Write a fantastic personal statement - step-by-step support using previous successful examples
- Graduate medicine applications and dedicated section for international students
- Includes a section dedicated to international students
New to This Edition
- Content updated to include post-COVID changes to the process
- More real-life examples
- How to select the best medical school to increase your chances
- New diagrams
Contents

1. Introduction: Setting Up the Scene
2. Medicine: Past, Present and Future
3. UK Medical Practice and Career Progression
4. The Different Roles of a Doctor
5. Medical Ethics and Law
6. Work Experience: Getting Involved
7. Mastering Entrance Exams: The UCAT and BMAT
8. Dissecting the Perfect Medical School Personal Statement
9. Acing the Medical School Interview
10. A Guide for Nontraditional Applicants

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Authors

Bogdan Chiva Giurca, BMBS ClinEnt MBA, University of Exeter Medical School, UK, NHS England Clinical Entrepeneur Fellow, NHS England National Student Champion for Social Prescribing, UK