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
