Post by keanhoongtan on Sept 26, 2015 16:19:40 GMT
The University of Bristol has a well established medical school with an excellent reputation, providing you with quality teaching to prepare you for a career in medicine. There are opportunities for intercalation, research, and some study abroad during final year electives. During your clinical training years you will be placed in hospitals in central Bristol and surrounding regions as part of our Academy system, which offers you a diverse learning experience.
Application
You apply through UCAS a year before your intended intake with your A-Level/IB results (forecast or actual), a personal statement and that's it basically! Bristol has one of the highest applications to places ratio and can be quite competitive to get into. There are about 230 odd places each year and about 15-20 of that 230 will be set aside for international quota.
As of today, Bristol still does not use UKCAT as one of their admissions' criteria. A lot of emphasis is placed on a good personal statement and applicants are expected to have a minimum of two weeks work experience in a care setting.All applications are allocated scores on the academic record and the personal statement/reference; the combined score determines which applicants will be invited to attend an interview. The weighting is as follows:
Academic score: 20% (A-level score: 12%, GCSE score: 8%)
Personal Statement score: 80%
Reference is read but not scored
Not to forget, IELTS is required! 7.5 overall, minimum 7.0 in any band is what is needed to be able to apply to Bristol.
Interview
Interview period is from December all the way till about April. Applicants are invited to attend a multiple mini interview (MMI) assessment.
Applicants are required to complete a form prior to attending the interview which documents the type and duration of their work experience.
At the interview, applicants will move around a series of ten MMI stations, each taking five minutes, and will be assessed on a particular criterion at each. Each station will be directed by one or two interviewers as appropriate. At least one member of the interviewing staff is trained in fair and effective recruitment, and at least one interviewer is a member of the Medical Admissions Committee.
Applicants’ performance at the MMIs will be scored by assessors and ranked by the Admissions office. Those candidates with the strongest overall performance will receive offers.
Your ranking before the interview will not be taken into account and your performance at the MMI assessment will be the sole criteria for getting an offer.
Offer
A Levels: AAA including Chemistry and another lab-based science. Graduates are required to obtain a 2:1 in their degree and at least AAB at A-level including Chemistry at grade A and one other lab-based science subject at grade B or above. Also a minimum of four subjects studied at AS-level, with minimum grade C in fourth subject OR a minimum of grade C in an EPQ.
IB: 36 overall with 18 points at Higher level including 6, 6 in Chemistry and another lab-based science
Curriculum
The course is divided into three phases:
In phase one, you meet patients and learn general principles underlying behavioural and basic medical science.
In phase two, you learn about body systems and, in year three, undertake full-time clinical attachments.
In phase three, you begin clinical training.
Between years two and three, you may undertake an intercalated degree in a medical science or humanities subject.
Initially, you are taught in lectures, practicals and small-group tutorials. Anatomy teaching takes place using dissected cadaveric material; dissection is optional. In later years, you learn in clinical attachments. Periods of elective study and student-selected components allow you to explore areas of personal interest.
Specific details of the curriculum planned for each year can be found here: www.bris.ac.uk/medical-school/prospective/mb-medicine/
Application
You apply through UCAS a year before your intended intake with your A-Level/IB results (forecast or actual), a personal statement and that's it basically! Bristol has one of the highest applications to places ratio and can be quite competitive to get into. There are about 230 odd places each year and about 15-20 of that 230 will be set aside for international quota.
As of today, Bristol still does not use UKCAT as one of their admissions' criteria. A lot of emphasis is placed on a good personal statement and applicants are expected to have a minimum of two weeks work experience in a care setting.All applications are allocated scores on the academic record and the personal statement/reference; the combined score determines which applicants will be invited to attend an interview. The weighting is as follows:
Academic score: 20% (A-level score: 12%, GCSE score: 8%)
Personal Statement score: 80%
Reference is read but not scored
Not to forget, IELTS is required! 7.5 overall, minimum 7.0 in any band is what is needed to be able to apply to Bristol.
Interview
Interview period is from December all the way till about April. Applicants are invited to attend a multiple mini interview (MMI) assessment.
Applicants are required to complete a form prior to attending the interview which documents the type and duration of their work experience.
At the interview, applicants will move around a series of ten MMI stations, each taking five minutes, and will be assessed on a particular criterion at each. Each station will be directed by one or two interviewers as appropriate. At least one member of the interviewing staff is trained in fair and effective recruitment, and at least one interviewer is a member of the Medical Admissions Committee.
Applicants’ performance at the MMIs will be scored by assessors and ranked by the Admissions office. Those candidates with the strongest overall performance will receive offers.
Your ranking before the interview will not be taken into account and your performance at the MMI assessment will be the sole criteria for getting an offer.
Offer
A Levels: AAA including Chemistry and another lab-based science. Graduates are required to obtain a 2:1 in their degree and at least AAB at A-level including Chemistry at grade A and one other lab-based science subject at grade B or above. Also a minimum of four subjects studied at AS-level, with minimum grade C in fourth subject OR a minimum of grade C in an EPQ.
IB: 36 overall with 18 points at Higher level including 6, 6 in Chemistry and another lab-based science
Curriculum
The course is divided into three phases:
In phase one, you meet patients and learn general principles underlying behavioural and basic medical science.
In phase two, you learn about body systems and, in year three, undertake full-time clinical attachments.
In phase three, you begin clinical training.
Between years two and three, you may undertake an intercalated degree in a medical science or humanities subject.
Initially, you are taught in lectures, practicals and small-group tutorials. Anatomy teaching takes place using dissected cadaveric material; dissection is optional. In later years, you learn in clinical attachments. Periods of elective study and student-selected components allow you to explore areas of personal interest.
Specific details of the curriculum planned for each year can be found here: www.bris.ac.uk/medical-school/prospective/mb-medicine/