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Cardiff University
Medicine –Selection Process
Professor Aled PhillipsAdmissions Sub-Dean
Welsh National School of MedicineUniversity of Wales College of Medicine
Your selection:
The courseThe facilitiesThe location
Support for studentsEntry requirements
Which Medical School ?
30 undergraduate medical schools1 - Wales
5 - Scotland
1 - N. Ireland
23 - England (including 5 in London)
2 postgraduate medical schoolsSwansea and Warwick
Are all courses the same ? Yes and No!!
KnowledgeSkillsAttitudesBehaviour
Yes -General Medical Council
Are all courses the same? No - Course structure
Course Structures:Traditional - preclinical & clinical
Integrated/system based – multidisciplinary
Methods of teaching:PBL - problem-based learningLectures, practicals, tutorialsHybrid
C21 developing tomorrow’s doctors
C21: what are the principles?
PrinciplesEvidence basedEarly clinical experienceSmall group learningCase based learning – facilitated small group learning based on clinical scenariosReliable and fair assessments
The traditional divide
Year 5
Year 4
Year 3
Year 2
Year 1
Clinical science
Basic science
Entry
Qualification
7Slide Courtesy Prof Paul Bradley
Vertical integration
Clinical scienceScientifically informedClinical Practice
Basic science
Research mindedEvidence basedResearch capable
Year 5
Year 4
Year 3
Year 2
Year 1
8Selection and admission
Slide Courtesy Prof Paul Bradley
Scholarship
Science
Safety
Service
C21: Changing the MBBCh course
Case based learning
• The case is the key to the learning
• Clinical scenario introduces the subject area
• Support for students– Seminars– Practical experiences– Patient encounters– Clinical skills
Learning outcomes
C21: Phase 1 learning
Assessment
Seminars
Clinical skills
Plenaries
Practicals
Life sciences
Placements
e-Learning
Structured small group
session:
‘case scenarios’ Self directed
learning
Year 1Year 1
Year 3Year 3
Year 5Year 5
Year 2Year 2
Year 4Year 4
Spiral Curriculum : Ischaemic Heart Disease
Year 5 – Clinical Assistantships/Primary CareDirect patient management
Year 4 – Chronic Disease ManagementImplications for patient and service delivery
Year 3 – Hospital Front DoorDifferent patient presentations
Treatment options
Year 2 – Older person 2Pathophysiology and Co-morbidity
Year 1 – PCS and Dedicated CaseIntroduction to Basic and Clinical science
Ischaemic Heart Disease
Work-place based education around Wales
Predominantly clinical experience enhanced with
supplementary simulation
Increasing responsibility in an assistantship model
C21: Harmonisation what does it mean for you?
Facilities
Shared site
• University Hospital of Wales
• Children’s Hospital for Wales
• New Teaching Accommodation opened 2008
• IV Lounge for Students completed 2009 (social club)
• Very Very New Cochrane Building
Heath Park Campus
Research:
• Institute of Medical Genetics
• Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics
• Wales Heart Research Institute
• Henry Wellcome Centre for Biomedical Research
• Cancer Research UK Centre
• Arthritis Research Campaign Biomechanics & Bioengineering Centre
Heath Park Campus
Other major hospitals in Cardiff:University Hospital Llandough
Velindre
Whitchurch
Other hospitals in South East Wales:Royal Gwent – Newport
Royal Glamorgan – Llantrisant
Princess of Wales – Bridgend
Prince Charles – Merthyr Tydfil
University
DGH
University Hospital
GPs
Location: Cardiff
• Capital of Wales
• Population 350,000
• Close to sea and mountains
• Multicultural community
• Good transport links
• Safe, friendly, affordable
Cardiff• Major developments:
Millennium Stadium, Millennium Centre
International Arena, International Sports Village
New Shopping Centre
• Within a 1 mile radius:
City Centre – shops, entertainment, etc
Main University campus, University Hospital site
Most student accommodation
Cardiff University
• 26,000 students, 6000 staff
• Multidisciplinary
• Member of the Russell Group
• 125 years old
Main Campus - base for initial stages
Heath Park Campus – clinical training
• Guaranteed single occupancy room for everyone who accepts our offer of a place
• 5300 study bedrooms
• Catered or self catered
• 70% En suite
• Internet connection
Accommodation
Personal Support / Pastoral Care
• Student Support services– Study Skills– Counselling– Disability / Dyslexia Support Unit– Financial Advice
– Hardship and Access funds
– Careers Service– Accommodation– Health Service
• Student Union– Welfare and legal advice
Personal Support / Pastoral Care
• Personal Tutors
• Pastoral Care on Placement
• Buddy Schemes
• Year Co-ordinators
• Deanery
• FY1 Liaison
Cardiff’s Selection Policy
• Open• Equitable• Non-discriminatory• Reliable, valid and relevant• Defined criteria• Consistent with legislation• Approved by Board of Medical Studies
http://medicine.cf.ac.uk/en/degree-programmes/undergraduate/admissionsmedicaladmissions@cf.ac.uk
What is Medicine?
“The art or science of prevention and cure of disease”
What Sorts of Medicine are there?
• Primary Care (General Practice)• Secondary Care
• Accident & Emergency• Anaesthetics & Intensive Care• Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology• Medicine• Mental Illness• Obstetrics & Gynaecology• Paediatrics• Pathology• Radiology• Rehabilitation• Surgery
What Sorts of Medicine are there?
• Medicine• General Medicine• Cardiology• Dermatology• Endocrinology• Gastroenterology• Genitourinary Medicine• Geriatric Medicine• Infectious Diseases• Medical Genetics• Nephrology• Neurology• Nuclear Medicine• Oncology• Palliative Medicine• Rheumatology• Thoracic Medicine
What Sorts of Medicine are there?
• Primary Care• Secondary Care• Community Medicine• Academic Medicine• Private Practice• Pharmaceutical Industry• Armed Forces• Aviation Medicine• Travel Industry• Aid Organisations• Legal Medicine• Overseas
No “stereotype”, No “typical” student
Routes into Medicine in Cardiff
Applying with your GCSETwo courses A100 and A104 to accommodate all subject choices
Applying with your A levelsSo its not all about your GCSEs!!
Applying with a DegreeThere is hope even after A level!!
“Feeder Courses”
Selection Process for ALL Routes:
Three scored stages:- academic
- non-academic
- interview
Documented extenuating circumstances are taken into account if presented at the time of application
Non-Academic Criteria
Personal Statement Insight into the Medical career A caring attitude towards people and social awareness Team-working and a willingness to accept
responsibility Study skills- evidence of self directed learning Evidence of balanced approach to life
[Referee’s comments]
Scored by trained selectors
Work Experience: Why?
To show that the applicant understands medicine as a career
To enable the applicant to demonstrate that they have had people focused experience of providing care to other people and that they understand the realities of working in a caring profession.
To enable the applicant to demonstrate some of the attitudes and behaviours essential to being a doctor such as conscientiousness, good communication skills or the ability to interact with a wide variety of people.
Work Experience – bottom line
Remember: it is what you learnt not what you did that counts!! Personal statement and Interview
Interview:
20 minute informal discussion based on UCAS Personal Statement
Two/Three trained interviewers on the panel (including a clinician and a 4th yr medical student)
English or bilingual
Non-Academic Criteria
Interview Communication skills Insight into the Medical career – reflection on what
makes a good doctor Understanding demands of studying medicine A caring attitude towards people and social/medical
awareness Team-working and a willingness to accept
responsibility Evidence of balanced approach to life
Typical Offer (5-year course)
A level grades AAA• including 2 sciences from Chemistry, Biology, Physics,
Mathematics or Statistics; • Chemistry or Biology at grade A must be one• Only one Maths subject counted• Non-science welcomed as third ‘A’ level• General studies and Critical Thinking not counted
Plus AS level grade C• Chemistry or Biology required at ‘AS’ level with a A grade if not
offered at ‘A’ Level• Key Skills level 3 in 3 subjects accepted instead of an ‘AS’ level
Typical Offer (6-year foundation course)
A level grades AAA • Only one from Chemistry, Biology, Physics• Only one Maths subject counted• General studies and Critical Thinking not counted
Plus AS level grade C
Welsh Baccalaureate European Baccalaureate International Baccalaureate
(36 points – no theory of knowledge/extended essay)
BTEC National & Higher NationalNational Diploma in Science @ Distinction (DDD) – A104Higher National Diploma @ Distinction (DDD) – A100
Scottish Highers AAAAB highers – A104 +AA Advanced highers –A100
Irish Qualifications (A104)AAAABB at higher level
Other International Qualifications
medicaladmissions@cf.ac.uk
The academic requirements!!!
Academic Requirements: Applying with GCSEs (A100/A104)
GCSE(or Equivalent)- Minimum Reqs
Science/Additional Science AA3 Separate Sciences AABMathematics BEnglish/Welsh Language B
Breadth - best 9 (to include the above) scored - short courses not included
- but not AS levelsValidated Results, not predictionsIn practice – 5/6A* (score 24/25) - but don’t give up!!!!
AAA-c (or a if Chem/Biol) Post A-level - academic score will now take account ofthe A level results - so you can make up GCSE scoree.g. GCSE 20 (2A*/7A) + AAA = 25
Think about a Gap year - but use it wisely!
ABB – Graduate entry through Linked Courses/Feeder Courses or into the five year courseWill need GAMSAT
Applying Post A Levels
Graduate entry- Linked Courses (Could apply to these courses directly with CGSE)
ABB at A2 Cardiff University
BSc Medical Pharmacology BSc Biosciences
Universities of Glamorgan and Bangor BSc Medical Sciences (Priority for “widening access)
Up to 10 students will be considered for entry into year 2 of A100 course
Declare an interest in Year 2 Exactly the same standards as other Graduates
(Personal statement, UKCAT, reference, interview) For 2014/15 entry will need GAMSAT
•Cardiff School of Medicine is committed to widening access and welcomes applications from students of all backgrounds
•For Entry 2012, the School piloted the University’s use of contextual data
• The academic and non-academic attainment of a candidate reviewed against socioeconomic background (and school performance data)
• The School considers this information in deciding whether or not to call a candidate for interview
•It will not use this information to make lower or differential offers
Academic Requirements: Contextualisation
Plus – Fitness to Practice (GMC)
• Enhanced Criminal Record Check• Spent and unspent convictions, cautions,
admonishments, reprimands, warnings, bind over orders, fixed penalty notices, ASBOs etc
• Health Check
UK Clinical Aptitude Test
Tests Cognitive Skills:– Verbal reasoning– Quantitative reasoning– Abstract reasoning– Decision analysis– Non-Cognitive analysis
Not science paper, not curriculum based Two free practice papers on website
Use them with time restrictions MUST take the test in the Summer BEFORE
applying
Good Luck!!
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