If anyone is still considering Medicine as a career, I would thouroughly recommend St Georges.
I was visiting for an interview to use it as a backup choice, but as with most of my interview group, found it so friendly that I chose to go there despite its second class reputation at the time. ... Read review
Advantages: Friendly, both in and out of London Disadvantages: Small, beer orientated at times
If anyone is still considering Medicine as a career, I would thouroughly recommend St Georges.
I was visiting for an interview to use it as a backup choice, but as with most of my interview group, found it so friendly that I chose to go there despite its second class reputation at the time.
Now it is accepted that Georges is as good as any of the london colleges, and rather better than many. Given that is is the friendliest ... ...and pretty good location to boot, you'd be stupid not too.
Also, link hospitals are spread throughout the country, so you can use placements to visit towns and cities throughout England if you wish, which also gives you more choices for jobs after qualification.
The opportunities for intercalated BSc's are also better than at some other colleges, with slots in the 3rd/5th year at college, so the more academically minded ... more
If anyone is still considering Medicine as a career, I would thouroughly recommend St Georges.
I was visiting for an interview to use it as a backup choice, but as with most of my interview group, found it so friendly that I chose to go there despite its second class reputation at the time.
Now it is accepted that Georges is as good as any of the london colleges, and rather better than many. Given that is is the friendliest college in the friendliest uni, has the best social life, and pretty good location to boot, you'd be stupid not too.
Also, link hospitals are spread throughout the country, so you can use placements to visit towns and cities throughout England if you wish, which also gives you more choices for jobs after qualification.
The opportunities for intercalated BSc's are also better than at some other colleges, with slots in the 3rd/5th year at college, so the more academically minded are also catered for
Advantages: loads- see main text Disadvantages: exams almost every term
The Pros
Medical school is highly active in research, especially in the area of infections, and the cardiovascular system. The hospital is a large tertiary referral centre and one of the busiest hospitals in the NHS, hence allows a wide range of clinical case exposure. This is the only independently governed medical school in England. Course is well integrated with an emphasis on clinical and communication skills. Wide range of clubs, societies, ... ...around the country. Relatively cheap to live here with all the advantages of living in London. Friendly medical school. Member of the larger university of London student union.
The Cons
There are exams almost every term.
Other info
QAA score 23/24 (http://www.qaa.ac.uk)Guardian's teaching quality ratings- only medical school to score 28 out of 28
http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,3911153,00.html ...
cellnetsms 11.07.2000
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Advantages: can be very rewarding if you are awake enough to appreciate it Disadvantages: terrible pay, terrible hours, lack of funding
I wanted to be a doctor since I was a child, perhaps slightly encouraged by my mother, who had always wanted to do medicine but her parents could not afford it.
Having gained all the required grades, I went to medical school in London at 17. Being a medical student was a lot of fun and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was lucky - I had a county council grant towards education and living (although the living part didn't even pay 1/2 of my rent in student hostels in central London)which a lot of students don't have now. I still had to hold down 3 jobs as well as studying to make ends meet and emerged after 6 years with almost £10,000 student loan debts.
I remember how jubilant we all were after 6 years (we did an intercalated BSc in 3rd year) to finally pass the exams and to be able to put Doctor in front of our names and to finally be ...
After being restricted to only 4 Medical or Dental choices by UCAS, the need to choose the correct universities is vital to increase the chances of being granted an offer to read Medicine or Dentistry.
QMW is one of the 4 largest colleges of the University of London and has nearly 8000 students. Medicine at QMW may not seem as good as at other medical schools, however I assure you from experience, it surpasses others and is the place to be.
The medical school, St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, is one of the main faculties constituting QMW. The 2 hospitals are among the oldest and most prestigious in London and boast an unrivalled history in the development of medicine. They both serve a large area with students having access to a wide variety of patients from diverse backgrounds, due to ...
wipy 08.08.2000
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Advantages: You get to pretend to be a doctor, eventually be a doctor, get paid lots and party! Disadvantages: You first get into debt, make mistakes, work hard, have to learn to cope...
structures of people in the NHS, learn about guidelines of the General Medical Council (GMC), look at some ethics and even a brief look at the History of medicine. Attitudes to complementary therapy also pop up in first year.
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In the first year at Liverpool Medical School you will attend weekly sessions learning CLINICAL SKILLS. By the end of first year you will have learnt how to do the basic clinical examinations that will be built on over the next 4 years of medical school. It's a reassuring feeling to be able to take blood pressures, practise injecting plastic arms, taking blood from model veins, testing knee reflexes with a hammer etc. all that stuff that makes you feel like a proper doctor. This is what sets Liverpool and other PBL courses apart from more traditional courses ...
