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Figure Out The Ropes To Work As A Physician In The UK
- May 12th, 2009
If you are looking to become a qualified Doctor, then you will need to become better at your consultant interviews
If you need to complete your medical training in the UK, then you are bound to find the ensuing information of use.
Medical Training in the United Kingdom
Your medical education will have three sets or phases within it – especially in the UK.Medical School
Before you get to the wards, you will need to spend some time in the library, lecture halls and classroom, learning some of the basic sciences.Postgraduate Medical Education
The second stage of training is postgraduate medical education. This begins with a two-year foundation programme. It then continues with specialist training, which will vary in length depending on the specialism you choose. For example, it takes a minimum of nine years in total to become a general practitioner (GP) and 12 years in total before you can apply to be a hospital consultant.There are a range of specialities open to you once you have qualified. The sixty or so fields can be based either in the hospital setting or within the community, such as general practice or public health. The hospital settings may either be medical or surgical in essence. .
Continuing Medical Education
Finally, you will be embarking on a life long journey of constantly improving your medical knowledge and skill sets by thinking, discussing and attending courses.Becoming a doctor in the UK is easier than it has been in the past. The number of medical school places has increased under the current government and you will find that the opportunities for potential applicants has increased. Thus the competition rates are lower than previously. Clearly, in order to succeed, you will need to develop decent interview skills to deal with the various questions that will be fired at you in a medical interview. Try to get yourself trained in interview skills by looking online for resources and tips and if necessary get on a medical interview course.
