Medical Careers Day: So you want to be a doctor?
Saturday 23 June 2012
A one day conference organised by the Royal Society of Medicine in association with Eton College
Venue:
Eton College
Windsor
Berkshire SL4 6DW
For further advice or information please contact George Fussey.
For an application form please click here (PDF file) or here (Word Document)
Aim and objectives
The meeting will offer guidance from experts on why to choose a career in medicine right through to the realities of medical life and specialist selection. The programme includes practical advice on filling in an application form as well as taking you through a typical interview scenario.
Programme Outline
MORNING
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SESSION
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AFTERNOON
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SESSION
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10.00 am
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Registration |
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Chair:
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Prof Ricky Richardson |
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Chair:
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Mr George Fussey |
10.30 am
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Welcome address
Prof Ricky Richardson
Senior Consultant Paediatrician
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
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2.30 pm
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Life as a Young Doctor: 1
Dr Charlotte Mcintyre
Wexham Park Hospital |
10.35 am
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Entry requirements for medicine: which ‘A’ Levels?
Dr Robert Wilkins
University of Oxford |
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2.50 pm
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Life as a Young Doctor: 2
Dr Yosuke Matsumiya
Wexham Park Hospital |
10.55 am
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Aptitude Tests: Mastering the BMAT and the UKCAT
Christopher See/Ricardo Tavares/Christopher Nordstrom
Medic Journal International |
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3.10 pm
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The foundation years
Dr Rashmi Patel
as before |
11.25 am
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Pathways in a Medical Career
Professor Michael Roberts (RGC)
Respiratory Physician, Dean for Students, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry |
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3.30 pm
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Discussion |
| 11.45 am |
Discussion |
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3.50 pm |
Specialist Training
Dr Jeremy Levy
Consultant in Renal Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Head of London School of Medicine and Medical Specialities |
| 11.55 am |
Coffee break |
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4.10 pm |
Tea break |
12.15 pm
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4.30 pm
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Choosing General Practice
Dr Nick Ware
GP Partmer
Calne. Wiltshire |
12.35 pm
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Choosing a medical school
Dr Rashmi Patel
Dept of Psychiatry
Oxford University |
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4.50 pm
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Choosing hospital medicine
Dr Jeremy Levy
As above |
| 12.55 pm |
Discussion |
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5.10 pm |
Discussion and closing remarks |
| 1.15 pm |
Lunch |
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5.15pm |
Close |
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After lunch, The Eton College Natural History Museum will be open until 2.20pm |
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