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Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy
From the BBC: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has undergone a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer… She said her doctors estimated she had an 87% risk of breast cancer and a 50% risk of ovarian cancer. “I decided to be proactive and to minimise the risk as much I could,” she … Continue reading
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The 2013 UKCAT exam differs significantly from previous years, both in terms the the nature of the subtests and the number of questions in each section. More details can be found at the UKCAT website. GeMS – Get into Medical School offers UKCAT preparation courses for candidates wishing to gain extra familarity and practice before … Continue reading
Click here for statistics from the 2012 admissions round (2013 entry) Key points: 1468 people applied; just over 10% received offers. This figure is skewed slightly upwards by the 255 international, fee-paying candidates (only 1 received an eventual offer), but irrespective of this, competition for places remained stiff. The mean BMAT score was 52% (down … Continue reading
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 has successfully completed its passage through Parliament and is now law. It came into effect in April 2013 but the full impact will take time to be felt. We at Get into Medicine UK want to provide a brief whistle-stop summary of its main changes, the stated intent … Continue reading
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- GeMS Get into Medical School is now taking bookings for all 2013 courses - click here for more information about the range of courses GeMS offers to help prospective students get into the medical school of their choice.
