SUMMER SCHOOL PROSPECTUS

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5Ultimate Preparation

Wider Reading, Personal Statement, UKCAT & BMAT, Interview Theory

All Via Small Group Teaching

UKCAT & BMAT Online Question Banks

MMI and Panel Mock Interviews

16 Hours of Personal Statement Tutoring

1-2-1 UCAS Application Consultation

5-day

Residential Summer School

(includes full board accommodation & evening programme)

For available dates and to secure your place visit

www.medicmentor.co.uk

UK Medical School Applications 2017/18Mentor Helpline: 07454 704 204 - Email: admin@medicmentor.org - Website: www.medicmentor.co.uk

5-day Non-residential

Summer School

Medical Wider Reading Interactive Lecture

Personal Statement Interactive Lecture

UKCAT & BMAT Interactive Lectures

5 Application Guides (worth £135)

Interview Theory Interactive Lecture

8 Application Guides (worth £215)

Personal Mentor Follow-Up Support

Summer SchoolMedicine | Dentistry | Vet Med

Personal Statement1-2-1 tutoring over 2 days to help finish your statement.

Days of

Summer SchoolResidential

Summer School Class of 2016

ContentsIntroduction to Medic Mentor 2 Medic Mentor is a United Kingdom wide, independent network of doctors and medical students. We exist to support your application into medical school; helping you to make informed career decisions and to prepare you for the realitis of a healthcare career.

Medic Mentor’s Social Commitment 3 This section covers how Medic Mentor operate as a responsible social enterprise, with a commitment to suporting prospective healthcare professionals, from all backgrounds. Medic Mentor re-invests all proceeds into funded and subsidised events and resources, in order to widen access to healthcare careers.

Summer School 5-Day Academic Programme Outline 6

Tailor-made for serious applicants to medical school. Residential Summer School is exclusively for year 12, year 13 (gap year) and post-graduate students.

Summer School timetable 13

Day-by-day breakdown of the residential course.

8 Medical Application Guides 47

Alongside 40 hours of high quality teaching, students receive £215.00 worth of books, produced wholly by Medic Mentor doctors and medical students.

University of Nottingham Campus and Accommodation 49

The university of Nottingham sits in a beautifully rural campus. It is safe and secure with modern teaching facilities and friendly on-site staff. Mentors spend the entire week students; supporting and super-vising in teaching sessions, free-time and in the accom-modation.

Medic Mentor understands how emotionally demand-ing the UCAS process can be. As such, students are have access to an on-site social worker, throughout the Res-idential Summer School.

Day 1 am – Registration, Induction & Introductory Lecture 16 During this sessions, students will registered and in-ducted into the Summer School programme.

Day 1 pm – Masterclass (Interactive Workshop) 19

There is an unwritten curriculum for medical school interviews, which you simply do not get taught in school. Doctors are best placed to deliver this teaching and can save you many weeks of self-study. Medical interviewers actively look for specific knowledge and skills. It is only those (top 9%) who impress in these areas and secure places.

Day 2 & 3 – 16 Hours of Personal Statement Tutoring 25

Exclusive to Medic Mentor, this 1-2-1 tutoring programme is specially designed to bring out the best in your statement. Students are not required to have started their statement. They are all expected to leave Summer School with a final draft, which can be submitted to their school, for their reference and UCAS application.

Day 4 – UKCAT/BMAT Ultimate Preparation 29

Medical entrance exams are another hurdle that many applicants do not prepare for appropriately. Medic Mentor dispels myths, provides dedicated lectures, comprehensive texts and question banks with detailed feedback. This really is ultimate preparation for UKCAT and BMAT exams.

Day 5 – Interview Skills & 1-2-1 Application Appointments 39

A comprehensive theory lecture, a 120-page practice question book and two mock inter-views. Additionally, students have 1-2-1 UCAS appointments, which parents can also attend. Report cards will be given along with feedback on performance during the week.

Further Information for Parents and Teachers 53

This section covers health & saftey, pastoral care and venue information: Student code of conduct, allergies and dietary requirements, and emergen-cy contact details. Medic Mentor can also provide careers support to individual schools, tailored to the needs of their students.

Summer School Breakdown of Costs 55

The Summer School not only represents the most complete medical application prepa-ration, it is also excellent value for mon-ey. This section includes a table of costs, itemised according to each of the constituents of Medic Mentor’s Summer School programme.

Medic Mentor Disclaimer 56

This section covers limitation of liability, rights, im-ages, external links and terms and conditions.

Non-Residential Summer School 57

The Non-residential Summer School was cus-tom-design for students from large inner-city schools, for whom the residential nature of Sum-mer School makes it prohibitively expensive. This course offers access to 80% of the curriculum for just over 40% of the price. Further financial bur-saries are available for students on free school meals, to fund tution costs and leaving only the cost of the books to cover.

What if I dont get in? 59

Last year, over 80% of Residential Summer School attendees received 1 or more offers at medical school. A small number of students did not not receive offers and this can happen for a number of reasons, not least competition from other exel-lent candidates. Medic Mentor’s support does not end if you do not make it into medicine first time round. We have plenty of options for you includ-ing a structured gap year and further support with re-applying through UCAS

Medic Mentor is the UK’s largest independent network of doctors and medical students, with a passion for teaching. The sole aim of this educational social enterprise is to get enthusiastic students into medicine and healthcare careers.

We teach with the benefit of direct experience in applying, studying and practising medicine. The Medic Mentor Network connects applicants with thou-sands of doctors and medical students. We are represented in every medical school and have a strong doctor presence across England, Scotland and Wales.

Above all, we love to teach and we are passionate about the future of medicine. We know from our own journeys how difficult it is to become a doctor. We also know that working in healthcare is a life choice and not just a career.

Medic Mentor is here to provide you with realistic insight, ultimate application preparation and continuing support before, during and after you apply to medical school.

It is our sincere hope that when you have made it into medicine, you will join the Medic Mentor network; to inspire the next generation of doctors and healthcare professionals.

Introduction to the Medic Mentor network

Medic Mentor has no political, religious or corporate affiliations. This allows us to provide unbiased and unfiltered advice to secondary level students. Our lectures, workshops and books are wholly produced by doctors and medical students within Medic Mentor’s own publishing department.

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Hannah Beetham

2 medical school offers. Class of 2016

Medic Mentor’s Social Commitment What do we do?

When running a rapidly expanding organisation like Medic Mentor, it is important to commu-nicate our mission without ambiguity. We are an educational social enterprise run wholly by healthcare professionals. We exist solely to widen access to healthcare careers, by facilitating the informed career choices of enthusiastic and well qualified prospective healthcare professionals. We do this through physical courses, books, magazines, online resources, free and subsidised educational outreach programmes.

Why do we do it?

Having successfully applied to healthcare careers ourselves, we know how difficult it is to be se-lected via the UCAS process. In addition to this, many of our volunteers and scholars come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, and have faced minimal or no careers support. We recognise that your social background is largely irrelevant to your ability to be a succesful doctor, dentist or vet etc. Unfortunately however, your socio-economic status, your postcode or your school, can all have a significant impact upon whether you make it into your chosen career.

Medic Mentor exists to address the huge social issue of unequal access to health careers. Our independent position allows us to offer advice and application support to students, teachers and parents of all socio-economic backgrounds. We fulfil this role as it allows us to engage with communities and to make a measurable difference to individuals and the quality of healthcare recruitment for the future; helping others is our vocation, our profession...and we love it!

That’s all well and good - where does the money go?

Many organisations claim to be ‘social’ by providing lower cost resources or modest re-invest-ment. For the three years since we began our mission, Medic Mentor has re-invested all pro-ceeds and excess funds, from all of our programmes - a true social commitment. By the end of 2018, we estimate that the following programmes will be fully funded as stated below:

Free School Societies Programme = £10,000https://medicmentor.co.uk/widening-access/student-societies/

Student Diversity Fund (free course places for low-income students) = £60,000https://medicmentor.co.uk/widening-access/

Medical, Dental and Vet Student Scholarships = £60,000 https://medicmentor.co.uk/the-scholars-council/

Access to Online Academic Network and Resources = £10,000https://medicmentor.co.uk/wp-login.php

Donations to medical charities = £2,500

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Free National School Society Leaders ConferenceCentral London, 2017

Education Directorate and Scholars’ CouncilBirmingham, 2017

Medic Mentor’s School Socoiety programme is free to all students. This programe links Regional Mentor volunteers with in-school medical scocieties, via the online academic network. There is a wealth of free resources available to students to support their medical wider reading. Medic Mentor also runs a free annual conference for elected School Society Leaders; to teach them useful skills and knowledge, which they can share with their societies. Anyone is able to set up a school society but ‘Leader’ positions are awarded competitively. Please visit the website for more information

Medic Mentor is offering 90 scholarships for medical, dentistry and vet-erinary students, in any year of study. Students are eligible to apply from September 2017 (following Summer School), for the 2018/19 scholarships.

Residential Summer School 5-Day Academic Programme Outline

RESIDENTIAL

SUMMER

SCHOOL

DAY 1

DAY 2 & 3

DAY 4

DAY 5

Induction, Registration & Introductory Lecture

MASTERCLASS (wider reading workshop)

16 hours/two days of 1-2-1 personal statement tutoring

UKCAT Interactive Lecture

BMAT Interactive Lecture

Interview Skills Theory Lecture

1-2-1 UCAS Consultations

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19:30-21:30 statement catch up slots (Tuesday - Thursday inc.)

MMI and Panel Interviews

Mentors who care about your success...

Dylan Currie

3 medical school offers. Class of 2016

Medic Mentor’s 5-day Summer School programme has been carefully designed by our team of doctors at the Education Directorate. The Summer School is tailor-made for year 12 (and year 13 re-applying or gap year) students. It covers all aspects of UK medical applications, and is delivered at a time when students can focus completely without having to sacrifice any academic study time.

During the summer of year 12, students are best placed to complete their personal statement and sit their UKCAT. At Medic Mentor, we understand that academic grades are paramount and are a key factor in medical school offers. Preparing all major aspects of the UCAS application before the start of year 13 gives students all the time they need to focus on exams.

By being proactive with Medic Mentor’s Summer School, students can alert their teachers early of their desire to pursue a career in medicine. Handing in a final draft of the personal statement on the first day of term, really makes a good impression on your teachers. It also allows them plenty of time to write a high quality academic reference.

Medic Mentor utilises a blended learning approach. Having been students ourselves only a few years ago, we understand that all individuals learn differently. For this reason, the Summer School curriculum is a combination of lectures, interactive workshops, 1-2-1 tutoring and practical tasks. Being a residential programme, students can also interact with medical students during the evening programme. This is also a great opportunity for students to ask about the non-academic requirements and activities available at different medical schools.

Summer School students also receive the entire catalogue of Medic Mentor books, so they are free to learn in their own time. Finally, all Medic Mentor students (parents and teachers), benefit from free continuing support via the Mentor Helpline number; available 9am to 5pm Monday to Sunday.

Programme Outline Continued...

Inspiring workshops from successful doctors and friendly medical students

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“ My route into medicine was not straight forward and I wish I had the support that Medic Mentor provides current students with their applications. My passion is to offer them what I would have wanted.”

Adrian Mylne 1st Year Post-Graduate Warwick Medical Student

The opportunity to learn from successful doctors and med students

Oluwafunto Ogunleye

Summer School MentorUniversity of Sheffield Medical Student

Rebecca VereSummer School Mentor

University of Edinburgh Medical Student

Day 1 (Monday)

1000 – 1100 Induction & Registration1100 – 1300 Introduction to Summer School Lecture1300 – 1400 Lunch (provided)1400 – 1800 MASTERCLASS Workshop1800 – 1930 Dinner (provided)1930 – 2130 Evening Activity / Get to know the Mentors

Day 2 (Tuesday)

0800 – 0900 Breakfast (provided)0900 – 1300 Personal Statement Tutoring1300 – 1400 Lunch (provided)1400 – 1800 Personal Statement Tutoring1800 – 1930 Dinner (provided)1930 – 2130 Evening Activity / Personal Statement Catch Up

Day 3 (Wednesday)

0800 – 0900 Breakfast (provided)0900 – 1300 Personal Statement Tutoring1300 – 1400 Lunch (provided)1400 – 1800 Personal Statement Tutoring1800 – 1930 Dinner (provided)1930 – 2130 Evening Activity / Personal Statement Catch Up

Day 4 (Thursday)

0800 – 0900 Breakfast (provided)0900 – 1300 UKCAT Crash Course1300 – 1400 Lunch (provided)1400 – 1800 BMAT Crash Course1800 – 1930 Dinner (provided)1930 – 2130 Evening Activity / Personal Statement Catch Up

Day 5 (Friday)

0800 – 0900 Breakfast (provided)0900 – 1200 Interview Skills Lecture1200 – 1300 Lunch (provided)1300 – 1530 Mock Interviews 1630 – 1-2-1 UCAS Consultations (Parents are Invited)

Summer School Timetable

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Most applicants have excellentgrades, work experience and outstanding extra-curricular achievements. So what is required to put you in the top 10% of successful applicants?

Students who succeed are those who have made an extra effort to be as informed as possible about the UCAS process, have knowledge of wider reading subjects, have the confidence to shine at the interview; great personal statement writing technique and insight into medicine, gained from speaking with lots of doctors and medical students.

Are you in the top 10% of applicants?

Registration, Induction & Introductory Lecture

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Masterclass (Wider Reading)

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This lecture sets the scene for the rest of the week. Students will be introduced to their person-al mentors, small study groups and Medic Mentor as an organisation. They will receive a brief over-view and schedule for the Summer School, then we will jump straight into informal learning activ-ities and getting to know each other.

This morning session is largely geared towards en-couraging interactivity and ice-breaking. During the Sumer School, there will be a lot of in-depth topics covered and it is really important that stu-dents feel comfortable and able to ask questions of the Mentors.

The entire Summer School team undergoes in-tensive selection and training in order to get the most of of our working relationship with students. We expect students to bring a similar level of dedication and enthusiam to the Summer School; together we will work towards helping them to achive their full potential...and that all important place at medical school next year!

Summer School Introductory Lecture

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Personalised support and follow-upfrom doctors and medical

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Amir AfzulSummer School MentorUniversity of Leeds Medical Student

Knowing how, why and where to apply to medical school is a great start. These issues are covered completely by Making it into Medicine. It is important for students to recognise though, that these are only the first steps on their medical application journey.

There is actually an unwritten curriculum of wider reading that medical schools expect you to know by the time you get to interview, and when writing your personal statement. Medic Mentor’s Masterclass covers everything you don’t get taught at school, but which will make your application stand out from the crowd.

This workshop is very interactive and also provides students with essential skills that will prepare them for life as a medical student. Uniquely, Medic Mentor’s Masterclass is accompanied by a 180-page textbook that covers the entire medical ‘wider reading’ curriculum.

This interactive book is great for private study in the weeks leading up to the medical interviews. It is also a really useful reference text for students to clarify concepts when reflecting on their work experience, and when writing their personal statements. On the following page you can see a detailed review of the Masterclass course and books, by a successful medical applicant.

Masterclass (Wider Reading) Lecture

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Students will receive a comprehensive wider reading text alongside this lecture.

This covers all of the topics taught in the Masterclass in greater detail. This includes the basic knowledge that students must know in order to demonstrate an insight into medicine.

The guide covers:

1. NHS structure2. Medical ethics3. Current affairs4. Landmark figures and discoveries in medicine and surgery5. Transferrable skills6. Principles of research7. Clinical governance8. Communicating with patients9. Significant medical organisations10. Making the most of your work experience

Accompanying Text - Masterclass

“The information I learned during the Masterclass was invaluable to me. I didn’t even realise that I needed to know about these topics, but when it came to my medical school interview, it helped me answer questions about medical ethics and current affairs with confidence.

I knew that I would have struggled if I had not attended this workshop. I think that the most people don’t even realise that this is expected of them.

Jed Johnson, Masterclass Student 2016

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Keertana Anne 2 medical school offers. Class of 2016

History of Medicine and Surgery• Significant figures in medicine and surgery• Key discoveries and recent advancements• The future of medicine and surgery• Students will complete a poster timeline during this session The Pillars of Medical Ethics Explained • Autonomy• Beneficence & non-maleficence• Justice and the law• Capacity and competence• Guidelines and Gillick Competence• Mental Health Act and Law of Tort (duty of care)• Discussion of common ethical scenarios that arise at interview Current Affairs• Junior doctor contracts• NHS overspend• Health tourism• Other key events in the news Understanding Research• The importance of evidence-based medicine (EBM)• Quantitative Vs qualitative research• Prospective Vs retrospective studies• Study populations and research settings• Randomisation and blinding• Pyramid of evidence hierarchy

Course Programme

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NHS Structure• NHS goals• Service delivery• Commissioning• Significant organisations• Clinical governance• Audit cycle

Significant Organisations• BMA (British Medical Association)• GMC (General Medical Council)• NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)• Royal Colleges - speciality education• MPS (Medical Protection Society) and MDU (Medical Defence Union)• Department of Health (DOH) Transferable Skills • Leadership and teamwork skills• Teaching skills• Fundamental research principles• Presentation skills including verbal and non-verbal communication Communicating with Patients • Basic history taking and small group practice

Making the Most of your Work Experience• How to make the most of your work experience and impress your supervisors• Making the link from work experience to personal statements

Masterclass

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Summer School is a one-stop-shop; all your preparation for medical

school in one place

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Personal Statement Tutoring

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The personal statement forms a significant part of your UCAS application to medical schools and can be a great source of anxiety for students, teachers and parents. The statement is used by universities to short-list students for interview (alongside academic entry requirements). Students are also required to share their personal statements with their school teachers for the academic reference.

For most students the difficulties come in, ‘where to start’ and, ‘whom to turn to for advice’. There is a tendency to overcomplicate the process and have many contributors. It is important to remember that your statement is called ‘personal’ for a reason – any hint of other people’s work in your writing, will be weeded out by the application process (often at interview).

Medic Mentor has developed a unique personal statement tutoring system. Via this 1-2-1 approach, our Mentors can help draw out your experiences, so you can reflect upon them and record them in a concise and informative way. Rather than writing the statement for you or supplying you with (overused) stock phrases, our Mentors take you back to basics; students are taught the process and importance of reflection. You are then guided through this process as it is applied directly to your personal experiences.

All Personal Statement Tutoring is delivered by specially selected medical students and doctors, who undergo specialist preparation. Sessions take place over two days with a total of 16 hours of tutoring. An optional 6-8 hours of in course ‘catch up’ can also be arranged.

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All Medic Mentor tutoring sessions are supplemented with a free copy of the Personal Statement Toolkit. This comprehensive guide gives detailed instructions on how to reflect and how to structure your personal statement.

We expect many students to arrive at tutoring sessions without even a preliminary plan. The tutoring is designed so that it can be adapted to the individual needs of each student. Ir-respective of a starting point however, we expect all students who attend the Summer School, to have several drafts of their personal statement completed by the time they leave on the Friday.

This will allow them to hand in their statement early to their reference teacher at school. It will also mean that they can focus or revise for the UKCAT during the summer holidays and prioritise school work as soon as term begins in year 13.

Personal Statement Toolkit

“The opportunity to have a doctor personally take me through my statement, focused my efforts and saved me a great deal of time. I was really pleased with the outcome.”

Ben Barraclough Personal Statement Student 2016

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UKCAT/BMAT Ultimate Preparation

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Nearly all medical schools now require applicants to sit a medical entrance examination. For undergraduate UK students, this will be either the Biomedical Admissions Test (BMAT) or the United Kingdom Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT).

Both tests are designed to assess applicants’ suitability to pursue a medical career. Their approaches are quite different however, so students must consider this when choosing which schools to apply to.

Medic Mentor has dedicated two sessions (on day 4) of the Summer School to medical entrance exams. This includes specific interactive lectures for both the BMAT and the UKCAT. These are accompanied by comprehensive textbooks, to reinforce learning on the day and for further revision.

UKCAT and BMAT preparation also includes access to online practice question banks, to fur-ther reinforce knowledge and skills. Medic Mentor understands that many students will have made the decision not to study for the BMAT, if they do not wish to apply for BMAT schools. These students have the opportunity to focus soley on the UKCAT instead.

UKCAT/BMAT Ultimate Preparation

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The UKCAT is designed to test applicants’ cognitive abilities, and other skills that are perceived as desirable to medical schools. It is not strictly ‘clinical’ in that the questions are not directly related to medicine. The focus is more upon underlying traits that could be applied in medicine.

There are now five subsections to the UKCAT: verbal reasoning, decision making, quantitative reasoning, abstract reasoning and situational judgment. Of these sections, situational judgment is the most similar to medicine and even contains some ‘real world’ scenarios. Many of the other sections may seem self-explanatory but students will notice that they are often quite different to the tests or curricular past-papers, that they sit at school.

The UKCAT lectures cover all subsections in detail with clear examples and working shown throughout. Please note that for 2016 the Decisional Analysis section is being removed from the UKCAT. Situational Judgment testing (SJT) was previously a pilot programme but it is now more significant, with some institutions allocating a separate weighting to your SJT banding . The Mentors will inform you of the latest UKCAT updates at the Summer School.

It is students’ responsibility to keep informed about (frequent) UKCAT changes via the UKCAT website. Medic Mentor will provide updates when we have been alerted to UKCAT changes.

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Medic Mentor’s UKCAT programme is also accompanied by a UKCAT textbook.

This interactive guide will be used to supplement the lecture-based teaching earlier in the day. It has been written by successful medical applicants and is really easy to understand.

The book provides detailed chapters on every section of the UKCAT including current changes to the exam. Each section is packed full of practice questions so that students can continue preparing after the lecture. The UKCAT book can also be used in conjunction with the online practice question database, provided to Summer School students.

Accompanying Text - UKCAT

“The UKCAT was the one part of my application that I was worried about because it is unlike any exam that I have sat before. The Medic Mentors explained every section in detail and now I know what to expect.”

Sophie Watson UKCAT Student 2016

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Residential Summer School is for year 12/S5 (gap) year 13 and postgraduate students, who want to fulfill their potential to read medicine

Summer School Class 2016

The BMAT is the medical entrance examination for Oxbridge, Leeds, UCL, Imperial, Brighton & Sussex, and Lancaster. We understand that many students will have made the decision not to study for the BMAT, if they do not wish to apply to any of these schools. It is important to note however, that some universities change their entrance exams between application periods. It is the responsibility of individual applicants to check with all of their chosen medical institutions, as to which entrance exam they utilise, BEFORE applying. The BMAT is based upon three sections: aptitude, scientific knowledge and a writing task. The format is quite different from the UKCAT, being rather science heavy. There is also the issue of having to do this examination after you have applied to medical school, then waiting for the results. A new September date is currently being trialed but Oxford only accept this for post graduate applications - this is subject to change and students should refer to www.admissionstestingservice.org for further information. Medic Mentor have simplified BMAT preparation into an informative ‘crash course’ lecture, with an accompanying interactive workbook and access to an on-line practice question database. Due to the scientific nature of this exam, students will be required to put in many hours of personal study and to practise beyond the Summer School.

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Medic Mentor’s BMAT programme is also accompanied by a BMAT textbook. This interactive guide will be used to supplement the lecture-based teaching earlier in the day. It has been written by successful medical applicants and is really easy to understand. This book provides detailed chapters on every section of the BMAT, including all basic science theory and expla-nations. Each section is packed full of practice questions so that students can continue pre-paring after the lecture.

Accompanying Text - BMAT

“It was very daunting, thinking about sitting the BMAT. However I knew that I had to do well if I wanted to get into my first choice of University. The BMAT lecture was valuable practice and unlike anything that I have come across before.” Shiv Supra BMAT Student 2016

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A variety of medically related evening programmes to help students interact with mentors in a relaxed enviroment

Interview Skills & 1-2-1 UCAS Consultations

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The medical interview is one of the most challenging and confusing parts of the entire UCAS application process. Almost all medical schools interview, but their approaches vary considerably. Besides two major styles (three if you count Oxbridge’s approach), individual institutions are now adding extra components to supplement their interview processes.

Medic Mentor’s Summer School has an entire day dedicated to ultimate interview preparation. In the morning students are given a comprehensive theory lecture, which is accompanied by an interactive workbook. In the afternoon, students have the opportunity to sit two mock interviews – both traditional panel and multiple-mini interviews (MMIs). This is supported by a 120-page practice interview question book.

The programme for Medic Mentor’s interview preparation day has been refined over the past three years, in response to detailed feedback from students, parents and teachers. It also benefits from a dedicated team of medical students and doctors who are specially prepared to deliver this course. It really is difficult to think how this day could be any more comprehensive.

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Introduction to the Interview 1. Why do they interview?2. Types of medical school interviews3. Interview formats for individual schools4. Competition ratios 5. What to do when you get an interview How to Prepare for the Interview (The 6 P’s): 1. Pre-interview night2. Planning for contingency3. Preparation4. Personal statement5. Portfolio6. Presentation

What to do the Night Before1. Contingency planning2. How to prepare (your answers)3. Putting together a portfolio: how do you organise it and what goes in?4. How should you dress?5. What to do on the day

Communication Skills1. Non-verbal communication skills2. Content, tone and body language3. The importance of congruence4. Common body language misinterpretations5. Eye contact and posture6. Paralanguage7. Active listening and timing8. Mirroring techniques

Analysis of Interview Questions1. Understand the questions and read between the lines2. Choosing evidence wisely3. Organising your thoughts4. Models for answering questions5. Common interview themes

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Interview Skills TopicsTypical Interview Scenarios1. Insight into medicine2. Current affairs3. Transferable skills4. Ethical scenarios5. Situational judgement testing6. Counselling a patient actor7. Practical tasks8. Group tasks9. Answering negative questions10. Oxbridge questions

How the interview is assessed1. Mythbuster2. Interview selection criteria (individual tables in the course workbook)3. Reviewing real-life examples of medical school4. Example interview marks schemes used by medical students

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Interview Skills Topics Cont.

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At Medic Mentor, we believe the first step to performing well at interview is to understand why you are being interviewed in the first place. The Interview Skills Lecture addresses several fundamental aspects of medical school interviews, including the following:

1. How are medical school interviews marked?2. Why do they ask certain questions?3. Are there predictable themes that you can prepare for?4. Why is non-verbal communication so important?5. How do I become confident and shine at interview?

This section of the course has been developed by our senior Mentors at the Education Directorate. It also benefits from the input of a Consultant Clinical Paediatric Psychologist, who is an expert in adolescent communication. Overall, the ‘Theory Lecture’ provides a complete foundation upon which students can build their practical skills.

Interview Theory Applied in Practice

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This useful text provides students will all of the major interview topics in addition to many more obscure questions. There is a focus on demystifying challenging subjects and empow-ering students with fundamental interview skills. The majority of this text is given over to interactive questions and answer checklists. This method allows students to reinforce their learning from the Summer School, track their progress and continue to improve all the way up to their official medical school interviews.

Accompanying Text: Interview Skills Checklists Interactive Workbook

“I found the ‘Theory lecture’ useful. I learned how to structure my answers and get my points across clearly.” Jessica Howard Interview Skills Student 2016

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Multiple Mini and Panel InterviewsThe best way to refine your interview technique is to practise under realistic, exam condi-tions. During the Residential Summer School, students will have the opportunity to sit two full practice interviews:

1. Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI) stations test different trasferrable skills2. Panel Interviews are more traditional in style and used for Oxbridge admissions3. Both practice interviews will contain integrated verbal and written feedback sessions4. Students will be given mark schemes and additional questions for further practice

Improve your chances of receiving an offer by strategically narrowing your shortlist down to 4 medical UCAS choices!

1-2-1 UCAS Consultations on Friday Afternoon (16:30) - parents are welcome to attend

1. Students (and parents) are invited to a 1-2-1 session with a personal Mentor2. This is your opportunity to discuss your UCAS application choices in detail3. Your Mentor will analyse your application and evaluate its strengths and weakenesses4. Together you will decide upon tactical UCAS choices that meet your individual criteria5. Your Mentor will utilise specialist tables containing competition ratios, entry requirements and application component weightings, for each UK medical school.

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Residential Summer School includes all 8 Medical Application Guides

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University of NottinghamUniversity Park Campus & Accommodation

University Park Campus is known as a bustling hub of activity set amongst more than 300 acres of beautiful landscaped gardens. Accommodation is located in the hall of residence. All rooms are single study bedrooms, with a mixture of en-suite and shared bathroom facilities.

Keys are available from the hall of residence reception located in the entrance hall lobby from 3.00pm on the day of arrival. Rooms must be vacated and the keys returned to the porter’s office by 10.00am on day of departure. All guests are given a bedroom key and front door swipe card upon check in. There will be a member of the hall team available from 08.00 until midnight.

Luggage storage is available. Please ask at reception upon arrival/check-out for further infor-mation. All bedrooms are equipped with bed linen, towels, toiletries and mini fridge.

Note:Please visit http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/accommodation for further information. Please note that rooms are allocated on a first come first basis and Medic Mentor is not responsible for the allocation of rooms. See additional information provided by Nottingham University.

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Medic Mentor’s Residential Summer School is wholly run by doctors and medical students. All Mentors who will be resident at the 5 day event are fully CRB/DBS checked, and are fully insured by Medic Mentor. All Summer School students will have designated Mentors to provide academic and pastoral support, throughout the programme.

All venues provided by the University of Nottingham, conform to appropriate health and safety standards. Detailed information on the universities health and safety policies can be found in the accompanying documents to this pack. All students are bound by a code of con-duct document, that they must sign and return before arriving in Nottingham, on the first day of Summer School.

In case of emergency, Medic Mentor requires additional contact details for parents or carers. Students must also notify us of any adverse medical conditions or dietary requirements via the forms provided. This information is mandatory for health and safety but will be kept con-fidential in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

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Information for TeachersThe Summer School has been custom-designed for year 12 students. It is not suitable for students younger than this. We work closely with schools and careers teachers and we have listened to their concerns. Two things we promote heavily at Summer School are: making an early start on UCAS applications and prioritising exam revision.

We believe that if students are proactive, they can sit their UKCAT and largely complete their personal statement, over the summer of year 12. We understand that schools require students to submit their statements to them, well before the UCAS deadline. The Summer School is well placed to support this.

If teachers have any questions or require any information regarding Medic Mentor’s application support, they are welcome to contact us (Monday-Sunday, 9-5pm), on the Mentor Helpline. Medic Mentor, regularly send doctors or medical students into schools to meet with students and their careers teachers. We have found this personalised service to be very valuable to students.

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Customised Application Support for Schools

Medic Mentor works with a number of schools to deliver tailored application support to their students. We are able to provide the entire spectrum of support as per the needs of each institution. This ranges from attending careers fairs and doing short talks, to designing complete bespoke medical application curricula. Should schools want to know more about this service, they are welcome to direct their enquiries to our Head of Communications, Dr Siva, via her email address: (communications@medicmentor.org) or via the Mentor Helpline (07454704204).

Sue MuswellCareers Teacher

Immanuel College Hertfordshire

Dr YatesDirector of Education

Medic Mentor

Dr KennedyDirector of Publishing

Medic Mentor

What is included in the summer school?

5 days of accommodation and meals at Nottingham University £450.005 days of accommodation and meals for Personal Mentor £112.508 medical application guides £215.00UKCAT/BMAT online practice resources £100.00Evening programme and entertainment £100.00Other course materials £141.67Administration and follow-up mentoring £97.5040 hours of teaching £300.00Health & Safety, Child Protection Social Worker £150.00Inclusive of VAT (20%) £333.33

Total Cost £2000

Medic Mentor have worked very hard to produce a comprehensive programme, as affordable as possible. Many doctors and medical students are sacrificing their time to achieve this. We expect school students to make a similar effort in order to get the most successful outcome, when applying.

How do you secure a place at the summer school?You can secure your place by paying a non-refundable deposit of £350, which books your accommodation and meals. (please see https://medicmentor.co.uk/medic-mentor-summer-schools/ for more information on payment methods).

Payment methods and plans:

The remainder can be paid in instalments, with both these and the deposit paid via the website. You have the option of using a secure bank transfer or the debit/credit card payment facility. If you experience difficulty with the website you can speak to a member of staff via the Mentor Helpline (07454704204). Please call us in advance if you would like to pay your de-posit or instalments via cheque. These should be made out to ‘Medic Mentor Ltd’ and posted to: Accounts Department, Medic Mentor Ltd, Room 5.2.12, The Gatehouse, White Cross Business Park, Lancaster, LA1 4XQ.

Refunds:Refunds can be made up to eight weeks in advance of the summer school start date. However, the deposit portion of £350 is non-refundable. Cancellations must be made in writing to Medic Mentor. We will not accept cancellations stated over the phone, by voicemail or text. If you would like to cancel your place within eight weeks of starting the summer school, you will not be eligible for a refund, although the balance can be carried forward and used to purchase other educational re-sources such as books, magazines, conferences and lectures.

Summer School - Breakdown of Costs

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Medic Mentor’s Non-Residential (Non-Res) Summer SchoolAffordable Summer School Options for Students from Low and Middle Income Backgrounds

The Non-Residential Summer School is an exciting new project that brings all of the topic themes in the Residential Summer School, to inner-city student populations at an even more affordable price.

You can think of it as 80% of the content for approximately 40% of the price.

A further subsidised Student Diversity option is available for eligible students, with Medic Mentor copletely funding the tution fees for the Non-Residential school; students only pay for the books.

16% of the original ‘Non-Res’ price, and only 6% of the Residential course cost.

Non-Res Summer School starts in Central London this Summer, with other cities to follow next year. Please check the Summer School tab on MedicMentor.co.uk for future updates and offers

* Student Diversity Criteria can be found at http://medicmentor.co.uk/widening-access/

‘Non-Res’ Summer School Programme Outline

Day 1 (Monday) - Medical Wider Reading Interactive Lecture Day 2 (Tuesday) - Personal Statement Interactive Lecture Day 3 (Wednesday) - UKCAT Interactive Lecture Day 4 (Thursday) - BMAT Interactive Lecture Day 5 (Friday) - Interview Theory Interactive Lecture

* Non-Res Summer School includes 5 Application Guides (worth £135) * Non-Res Summer School takes place at Pimlico Academy in Westminster on 14-18 August inclusive * Bookings are via http://medicmentor.co.uk/medic-mentor-summer-schools/ * Regular price is £850 with limited bursaries of £200 available * Student Diversity Price is £135 (i.e. book cost only) = 84% discounted rate

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What if you don’t get in?

We are still here - just ask us for help!

Before you read this section you should know that over 80% of our Residential Sum-mer School students received one or more offers from medical schools last year.

If you find yourself in the 20% of students who do not get an offer, this can be for sever-al reasons. The most important thing to do is ask for feedback from the schools that you ap-plied to. This will help you to identify which part of your UCAS application let you down.

What was your limiting factor? Pause, reflect and re-evaluate!

Firstly if your grades are lacking then you should have a chat with us. There are several med-ical schools that do accept resits of some subjects. You may also need to consider different uni-versities. Either way you are likely to be looking at a gap year or taking your back-up (5th) UCAS choice. Some of us have been in this position and still managed to get into medical school.

Time for a gap year? It could be more productive than you think.

Taking a gap year not only allows you time to resit subjects, if necessary, but you can also focus on bolster-ing any other aspects of your application. For example: work experience and shadowing, volunteering and community involvement; extracurricular activities and developing transferrable skils. Gap years can also benefit younger students who may wish to develop skills in self-confidence and independence.

Emma JacksonSuccessful Cambridge ‘Re-applicant’

Sharing reflections on her applications at the National School Society Leader Conference in London

Emma re-applied after an unsucessful first attempt. She identified that interview skills were her weak point and so attended Medic Mentor’s mock interviews and theory lecture

programme. These are both constituents of the Residential Summer School

Ian GordonSuccessful BSMS ‘Re-applicant’

Ian re-sat his Chemistry outside the 2 year period

Hannah BeethamReceived 3 unconditional offers

Hannah didn’t feel ready to apply first time round; she attended the Residential Summer

School during her gap year summer, after Year 13

Hannah and Ian were accompanied by Dr. Kennedy, during their Medic Mentor Gap Year in Sri Lanka. The group are seen here volunteering on a community placement with a mobile health clinic, in Northern Sri Lanka. They conducted a basic needs assessment for a medical charity, which has helped to secure con-

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