Product Description

This book provides helpful profiles of all UK medical schools, featuring need–to–know details of courses and life as a medical student.

• Profiles of all UK medical schools; from course details and student life to information on the town and how much you can expect to pay for a pint
  
• A ‘must–read’ for anyone thinking about studying medicine
  
• Gives unbiased information on the strengths and weaknesses of each school giving you the chance to make best use of your UCAS choices
  
• Written by students for students, the user–friendly format makes it easy to compare and contrast the schools, and helps you make informed decisions about whether and where to study medicine

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #122998 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

From the Back Cover

The Insiders′ Guide is a highly popular book for school leavers, their families and careers advisers. It provides the latest data on admission figures, information about entry requirements and helpful commentary on what it′s like being a medical student. The main section provides current information about each of the UK medical schools, written by students actually studying at the different institutions.

Description of the current edition:

A ′must–read′ for anyone thinking about taking up a medical career

This up–to–date profile of UK Medical Schools contains need–to–know details of courses and life as a medical student.

More than that, it tells you all you need to know about life in medicine, and helps reinforce and inform your decisions about whether and where to study medicine.

Insiders’ information tells you what the entry requirements are, how to apply, all about student life through graduation and beyond. It includes new sections on what happens once you’ve been accepted to study and discusses student contracts.

The A–Z of the UK medical schools section describes the features of each medical school by current students including key facts; courses; welfare; sports and social; good and bad points of the school and city.

New for this edition: cartoon Mikey is joined by Michelle, guiding you through the book right to the quick comparison table – with the latest admission figures for each school in a user–friendly format that makes it easy to compare and contrast the schools.

New features for the 2007/2008 version

• A definition of aptitude tests (e.g. BMAT and GAMSAT)
  
• Extended chapter on The A–Z of UK medical schools to assist readers in considering their priorities
  
• A top tip or a fascinating fact is included for each medical school

About the Author
Sally Girgis BMA Medical Students′ Committee

Leigh Bissett BMA Student rep

David Burke BMA Student rep

Customer Reviews

Great book!
I have the 2005/2006 edition. Its really informative, starting with "Is medicine really for you", answering common questions you might have. It also tells you stuff like questions they might ask you at the interview. It also gives information on every medical school in the UK, which has stuff written by students and the entry requirements etc. I'd say this is a really useful book if you think you want to study medicine at uni. Its also written in non-boring way, I found it really interesting.

Excellent
I would strongly advise this book to any prospective medical students. It contains great information on finances, student life, admissions and all the usual things you expect in med school books. However what sets this book apart are its in depth profiles of each medical schools, covering the way they teach, their admissions process, what the placements are like, what the city is like and so on. Whilst the profiles are mostly positive they do also highlight the downsides to certain medical schools, which i found extremely useful.

When it comes to picking the four medical schools you want to apply to, beyond going to open days this book is your best bet for making the right choice.