UCAT Prep & Medicine Blogs

As technology advances the landscape of medicine also changes. So far it has always made medicine more powerful, accurate and efficient. This trend is likely to continue with investments in medical research ...

Technology is inextricably linked with medicine. Since the advent of the stethoscope, technological innovations have been rapidly applied to medical concepts to improve care, improve outcomes and make the pr...

One of the singular greatest advances in modern medicine, and the force that has defined it is the scientific method. Based on a body of rigorously designed tests that isolate and identify cause and effect r...

Ask yourself, why is it that you want to do medicine? Is it for recognition? Fortune? Or, as is likely the case, a feeling of need to do altruistic good in the world? To t...

When we go to the doctor we want them to treat a persistent cough, or our earache, or our trouble with low energy levels, or even something more sinister. Imagine you were the doctor treating such patients—it seems fa...

As we've discussed in this series of specialty pathway articles, it’s never too early to start casting an eye towards your future career choice. If you’re still mapping the earlier stages, our overview of ...

It’s time to talk about one of my favourite specialties in medicine…obstetrician/gynaecologist! Now I know most of you might be busy trying to get into one of the ...

My desire to pursue a pathway into medicine comes after deliberation and personal experience which has enabled me to make an informed choice founded upon good judgment as ...

Throughout my life there have been numerous experiences that have completely changed the lens I see the world through. Instances in which I’ve had to use resourcefulness, ingenuity and initiative to succeed. In 2013 I be...

Welcome everyone to another GradReady blog on the legal/ethical side of medicine. As I haven’t posted for a little while, my name is Elliot and I am an intern at the Prince Charles Hospital, final year law student, and c...