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Medical & Dental Schools in the United Kingdom

Medical & Dental Schools in the United Kingdom. Dr K M Tekeli MBCHB DDS MFDS MRCS Facial Surgical Registrar. Overview. 132 000 EU students enrolled - 2013 UK High quality education Early adequate patient contact EU wide degree recognition

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Medical & Dental Schools in the United Kingdom

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  1. Medical & Dental Schools in the United Kingdom Dr K M Tekeli MBCHB DDS MFDS MRCS Facial Surgical Registrar

  2. Overview • 132 000 EU students enrolled - 2013 UK • High quality education • Early adequate patient contact • EU wide degree recognition • High school fees though grants and loans available for EU students

  3. Introduction • Medicine / Dentistry as a career • Medical & Dental Scheme Overview - EU relationship • Pathways of medical education & UK Medical Schools • Pathways of dental education & UK Dental Schools • How to apply to medical / dental school ? • Academic criteria and exams • Personal statement & interviews • English language proficiency • Funding and other possible pathways • Top tips and websites

  4. Medicine / Dentistry as a Career • Why do you want to become a doctor / dentist ? • Do you have the necessary attributes ? • Your expectations and long term plans ? • Career path of a doctor / dentist • Differences • Lifelong learning

  5. UK Medical & Dental Schemes • General Medical Council (GMC) • Regulates doctors • Maintains standards for medical education • Fosters high quality of care and good medical practice • General Dental Council (GDC) • Regulates dentists and dental care professionals • Maintains standards for dental education • Investigates complaints

  6. UK Medical & Dental Schemes(cont’d) • Medical & Dental Schools • MB BS , MB ChB , BDS , BChD Degrees • Regional Deaneries for Training • Foundation Training (Full GMC Reg. after FY1) • Dental foundation training • Specialist Training • Medical Royal Colleges • Oversees post graduate training • Organises postgraduate exams • Short courses and specialist training After qualification, if doctors want to work in a different EU country then , it is advisable to have their full registration with GMC / GDC. ( Additional academic pathways are not mentioned above )

  7. Pathways of Medical Education Medical School (MBBS , MBCHB) Foundation Training F1 & F2 (Full GMC Registration after F1 Year) Specialist Training GP, Surgery, Medicine, Obs & Gynae, Paediatrics

  8. Pathways of Medical Education (cont’d) High School - GCSE Level A Levels (2 Years) (IB, BTEC) Medical Course 5 Years Oxbridge (6 Years) Combined BSc/MBBS (6 Years) BSc Degree 3 Years Foundation + Medical Course 5 + 1 Years Dentistry 5 Years GEP Medical Course 4 Years MxFx Medicine 3 Years

  9. UK Medical Schools • 33 Medical Schools • 31 Undergraduate medical courses • 15 GEP Medical courses • 12 Foundation courses • 4 Access to medicine courses (after 1 gap year, semi mature student) • Location • Type of degree course • Problem base Vs Lecture base learning • Entry criteria

  10. Pathways of Dental Education Dental School (BDS, BChD) Full Registration with GDC Vocational Training – Dental Foundation Year 1 (Obtaining performer’s number ) Dental Foundation Year 2 ( Hospital Based in Different Specialties ) Specialist Training Oral Surgery, Restorative , Orthodontics etc. General Dental Practitioner

  11. Pathways of Dental Education (cont’d) High School - GCSE Level A Levels (2 Years) (IB, BTEC) Dental Course 5 Years Predental + Dental Course 5 + 1 BSc Degree 3 Years Medicine 5 Years GEP Dental Course 4 Years MxFx Dentistry 3 Years

  12. UK Dental Schools • 14 Undergraduate dental courses • 4 GEP Dental courses • 3 Pre-dental courses • BDS / BChD : 5 year degree course or 4 years as GEP

  13. How to apply medical / dental schools ? • UCAS application (centralised) • 4 Choices of medicine / dentistry + 1 choice of other • Deadline : 15th of October • Academic criteria • Non academic criteria (skills, experience, motivation) • UKCAT , GAMSAT, BMAT • Personal statement • Interviews • Reference(s)

  14. GCSE • General Certificate of Secondary Education • Compulsory subjects: Maths,Science,Language and Religious Studies • Variety of non compulsory subjects from humanity, art, technology, language,business GCE A Level Studies • General Certificate of Education Advanced Level • Subjects for medicine & dentistry: Maths, Physics,Chemistry • Variety of subjects from different areas

  15. Academic Criteria (check with the school) Undergraduate Courses • Combined GCSEs and GCEs • AAA at least in 3 subjects ; including chemistry, biology, physics or mathematics • International Baccalaureate (IB) : 36-40 points • Diploma di Esame di Stato (opzione Classica / Scientifica)  : overall 88 - 95 Graduate Entry Programmes (GEP) • At least 2:1 from a science BSc degree programme • Necessary GEP course exam

  16. Academic Criteria (check with the school) cont’d… Foundation Course • 1 year foundation course if you do not fulfil the requirements • If successful upon completion progress into the course • Not every foundation course accepts EU students MxFx (Maxillofacial) Medicine / Dentistry Course • Prior Dentistry / Medicine degree • MJDT or MRCS Diploma from RCSENG • Previous maxillofacial experience in the UK

  17. UKCAT, GAMSAT, BMAT • Reasoning and decision making assessed • In the past only for GEP but now almost all schools • No curriculum content, tests examines innate skills • Evaluation of different types of information and inferring results • UKCAT - 26 medical schools , 9 dental schools • GAMSAT - 3 medical schools • BMAT - Oxbridge , Imperial and UCL • Attend specialist courses

  18. Personal Statement • On UCAS form, 4000 characters max. • Statement is crucial for getting shortlisted (interviews) • Reasons behind why you want to become dentist / doctor • Supporting evidence showing enthusiasm • Work experience & placements • Abilities and attributes • Do your RESEARCH beforehand

  19. Interviews • Securing interview biggest obstacle • After interview, chance of securing a place 50% • Proper planning is crucial • Questions on : • Motivations and reasons to become a doctor / dentist • Previous work experiences : shadowing, volunteering • Knowledge of current affairs, healthcare topics • Communication and interpersonal skills • Extracurricular activities • Teamwork

  20. English Language Proficiency • Early clinical contact • Good command of written and spoken English • IELTS Academic exam score: 7-7.5 (overall) • TOEFL: 100, each band min. 25 • Comm. Skills assessment during interview • Very quick improvement due to continuous contact

  21. Funding for EU Students • High tuition fees in England • Scotland no tuition fees • Tuition fees lower than England in Wales and NI • EU Grants and loans available for students in the UK • Overseen by Student Finance England (SFE) • Tuition fee loans • Living expenses loans

  22. Other Possible Pathways for EU Students • Dentistry / medicine outside EU • Pass accreditation exams in home country OR • Temporarily work in a different EU country initially and 3 years after full registration move back home • Courses taught in English • Examples: Caribbean's , US / Canada • Downside: High school fees

  23. Top Tips • Do your RESEARCH beforehand • Plan early and work towards deadlines • Follow online forums actively • Attend open days • Work shadowing and experience • Ultimate target is medical / dental school • Age < 30 - ok

  24. Websites • Medicalcareers.nhs.uk • Medschools.ac.uk • Studentdoctor.net • Thestudentroom.co.uk • Getintomedicine.co.uk • Ukcisa.org.uk

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