UCAT Prep & Medicine Blogs

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 this end you may have been told that med...

When we go to the doctor we want to 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...

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. This is not only important to shine some light on the end of a...

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 medic...

My desire to enter the medical profession comes after deliberation and personal experience which has enabled me to make an informed choice founded upon good judgment as opposed to any fanciful whim offered by a romantic ...