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Dipak KanabarDean of Admissions at Kings
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School of Medicine•Around 1000 Home applications (MBBS) in 2014•290 Home places....so about 3.5 apps per place•Approx 950 interviews held•530 Home offers (conditional and unconditional)
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Medicine UG routes
•5 year programme (MBBS)•4 year programme (GPEP)
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Do your research
•Open Days•Taster sessions•Websites vs prospectuses•Be choosy•So, tell me all about medicine!
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The interview:If you pass the interview, we offer you a place.So how do you get invited to interview?Academic factors considered:
•Predicted final grades (min 2:1)•UKCAT•Personal statement
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Non academic criteria:• Community activities (very desirable)• Scholastic activities (desirable)• General activities and interests
(desirable)• Paid or voluntary work (very desirable)• Work shadowing/observation (very
desirable)
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Different types of interview:
•THEN:
•Traditional 2:1 •MMI•Group interview
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Different types of interview:
•NOW:
•MMI’s! And nothing else!
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UKCAT?1. Verbal reasoning2. Quantitative reasoning3. Abstract reasoning4. Problem solving5. SJT (new this year)
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UKCAT:•I only care about one thing…….. what is the cut off score?
•Your UKCAT score is usually the major reason that you do/do not get invited to interview
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The interview:•No offers are made without an interview. •Held between January and March•The best way to check progress?• 5 MMI stations, 5 mins in each
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So what are you going to ask me about?
•Realistic understanding of medicine•Science question•Ethical question (see beforehand)•Work experience•Picture•Current affairs
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Aim of the interview?•your personal qualities•do you have the potential to become a successful member of the medical profession?• strong interpersonal and communication skills. Why? •dress code
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What to expect at interview?•Work experience•Being a doctor is awesome (saving lives and that)•No trick questions•Encouraged to move away from rehearsed answers•I’m on the fence...... and I’m not moving!•I’m a child prodigy!
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What else to expect?•Communication skills?•Team player vs individual•I am so committed – I spend every lunchtime studying in the library. AND 5 more hours every night!•Other experiences beyond school and football?•Not always the “right” answer required
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Personal Statement:•Evidence of appropriate commitment•Realistic appreciation of the demands of a medical/dental/pharma/physio/nursing career•Work experience•Team player?•Contribution to community•Outside interests•Cope with heavy academic workload?
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Personal Statement:
•UCAS similarity checker•“Helpful” websites•Its my passion!• And I have just read......
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“As I sat in the fading autumn light watching the old, withered man come to terms with his last few hours of life, I then realised that my calling was to save humanity............
.........and make my family proud of the compassionate and caring medical expert that I have become”.
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“having recently returned from leading a group of disadvantaged students across the Atlas mountains on my own (a task which I cheerfully took on when the 3 football teams I coached were having their winter break)..........
.....which was still a problem despite the £15,000 I had raised towards its upkeep.......
....and the top heart specialist who I worked with over the summer also convinced me that I had made the right choice......”
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It’s not fair!
• I didn’t get in........so I’m appealing!• Many very good applicants miss out• Have a Plan B....and C
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Medicine is not just being a doctor•research
•radiography•physiotherapy•nursing and midwifery•occupational health•...and many more
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Thank you
Any questions?