Month: May 2020

This guest blog is written by Ka Yuet Kenneth Au-Yeung, a Medical Student at the University of Birmingham and a member of Birmingham Widening Access to the Medical Sciences.         How to prepare for UCAT with official resources The UCAT is an aptitude test that is required for up to 30 medical … Continue reading “Guest Blog – How to prepare for UCAT with official resources”

This guest blog is written by Karishma Dewitt, a Dental Student at the University of Birmingham and a member of Birmingham Widening Access to the Medical Sciences.   The Tooth behind My Dental Journey (part 2) – Life as a Dental student Let’s talk more about Dental School then… Very early on you are repeatedly … Continue reading “Guest Blog – The Tooth behind My Dental Journey (part 2) – Life as a Dental student”

This guest blog is written by Karishma Dewitt, a Dental Student at the University of Birmingham and a member of Birmingham Widening Access to the Medical Sciences.   The Tooth Behind My Dental Journey (part 1) At this point I’m still in awe that I’m even at Dental School, let alone halfway through my degree. … Continue reading “Guest Blog – The Tooth Behind My Dental Journey (part 1) – Applying to Dental School”

Today on the MDS Outreach blog we have a post, from Steve  Clements, a general dental practitioner, talking about his life in dentistry. Why Choose Dentistry – A Personal View I was the first person from my family to go to university. My maternal grandfather had been offered a place at university but being the … Continue reading “Guest Blog – Why choose dentistry: A personal view”

An overview of the University of Birmingham’s free on-line Skills4Uni module. It’s suitable for Year 12 and Year 13 students as well as those already at university who would like a bit of a refresher.     Skills4Uni is a fantastic, free on-line module, which provides help and support to prepare you to study at … Continue reading “Skills4Uni – A free on-line resource from the University of Birmingham to help you prepare to study at University”

Today on the MDS Outreach blog we have a post, from Zaiba Abid, a member Birmingham Widening Access to the Medical Sciences (BWAMS) about writing UCAS personal statements.   How I Started Writing My Personal Statement When the challenge of writing my personal statement presented itself, unfortunately I had little guidance from the college I … Continue reading “Guest Blog – How I Started Writing My Personal Statement”