UCL medicine UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT Answers
Can you tell me about the history of UCL? -UCL set up by prominent intellectuals such as James Mill and Henry Brougham
whi were inspried by Bentham in the 1800s a famous utilitarianist. First to
welcome students from any religion or background
-UCL medical school established in 1998.
-Current structure of UCL medical school derives from several mergers: in 1987,
a merger between the medical schools of Middlesex Hospital (1746) and
University College Hospital (1834), and a subsequent merger in 1998 with the
Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine (founded as the London School of
Medicine for Women in 1874).
-2008, it was officially renamed UCL Medical School
Famous Alumni - Sir Martin Evans wins the Nobel Prize for "discoveries of principles for
introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem
cells". Today, genetically modified mice are considered vital for medical
research.
Why medicine -profession considered very carefully
- WE make an informed choice and realistic understanding of this profession
-interest in medical science and the human aspect of it
-science fair model demonstration of an angioplasty surgery sparked my
curiosity for human anatomy, the ways it goes wrong and ways doctors can
treat. -attended clubs and wider reading deeper insight into this.
- interest is a strong draw, I also want to do medicine because of the human
element.
-love working and helping people
doctors able to be a part of someone's life a help them in my opinion one of
the most precious things we have in life - our health, as good health facilitates
enjoyment of life and its a real privilege and reward people can entrust you
this
-From WE saw medicine just isn't about treating patients and providing medical
help but involves multiple things like constant learning, teaching and
supporting colleagues.
-And Medicine perfectly combines these factors for me.
Why Medicine and not nursing? - acknowledge importance of nurses. On my WE saw importance of them there
role is integral, whole healthcare system wouldn't be able to function
efficiently, compromise for patient care.
- similarities - patient centred careers, inclusive of helping people , making an
impact in others lives for the better.
- Curiosity and interest for the fundamental anatomy and biochemistry is what
drew me towards medicine. In a medicine degree spend longer time learning
in-depth about diseases and looking at the human body at a closer level and
then put it into practice later, by solving problems and using logic and
reasoning which is something that I have always been very interested.
-Realise ultimatly its about teamwork and a MD approach to ensure optimum
patient care
,Why UCL? UCL medical schools Integrated course equips students with the knowledge to
practice patient-centred medicine with early patient contact, which will allow
me to start to develop the foundations of the professional skills required for
good patient care and the knowledge gained in topics such as the system
based learning and life cycle learning and relate it in an actual clinical
environment.
-I especially like the idea of Clinical and Professional Practice (CPP) which is
integrated into the course as it will help me learn skills such as communication
and enable me to think about the 'big picture' of society, mental health, and
keeping patients safe. The opportunity of the intercalated Bsc will allow me to
research and develop skills outside of MBBS program and love that UCL has a
wide range of options availaible
-I also think is an amazing place to study being in the heart of London, one of
the most diverse and multicultural cities. Not only does it mean it is surrounded
by some amazing places to visit such as museums and art galleries but also
gives me oppo to come into contact with a wide variety of patients from
different backgrounds.
-Another reason I like UCL is because although I would love studying medicine
I also have passions outside of it and speaking to a medical student at UCL I
realised that UCL encourages other interests outside of medicine. I would love
to get involved in many of the wonderful societies and events at UCL, and the
welcoming and warm community will really give me the opportunity to try
something new and meet lots of new people and limit stress as it will help
enjoy a balance between heard work and social life
,If You Were A Student Here, Which Societies Would You I would love to get stuck into all of the wonderful extracurricular opportunities
Be Interested In Joining? that you have here at UCL I fully intend on being an active member of the
student community, should I be lucky enough to study here in September!
I have really enjoyed volunteering with at temple and at a vaccination centre
over the past years so would love to join the volunteering society who have
been involved with organisation such as Teenage cancer trust, great ormond
street and I'd love to be actively involved in volunteering for the betterment of
our community.
I'd also love to join the Indian society, which is one of the biggested cultural
society at UCL, as it would be an amazing chance to meet new people
regardless of background, stay in touch with my culture or experience a new
one. Ive heard they also run dance classes which I think would be really fun
and chance for me to again meet new people
I'd also like to give the Wilderness medicine society a try because on a recent
trip to Lake district where I hiked to the top of Scafell pike (the highest peak in
England), I realised that although this isn't something that was in my comfort
zone it was an activity I enjoyed so it would be worth joining this society as I
am willing to try new things and give it a go.
Are You Aware Of The Catchment Area Of The Teaching UCL is associated with many Hospitals such as University College London
Hospitals That This Medical School Has? Hospitals; The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust; and The Royal Free London
NHS Foundation Trust. These Hospitals are very accessible from UCL medical
school, they're withing around 20 minitues of train journeys and 20 minutes by
Car, with the University College London hospitals within walking distance from
UCLMS
Tell me about UCL's medicine course structure UCL's Medicine degree equips students with the knowledge to practise patient-
centred Medicine. Patient contact was a must for me from the start of medical
school, so your integrated curriculum is very appealing to me as I'll have plenty
of time to get used to this aspect of working as a Doctor.
In year one and two students - fundamentals of clinical science such as
Infection and Defence, Circulation and Breathing.
year two learning - systems-based modules, such as Neuroscience and
Behavior, Genetics and Endocrine Systems and Reproduction
year three BSc year - opportunity to develop personal interest whilst
developing research literature as well as scientific techniques and methods.
Year four - combining integrated clinical care and clinical practice, long
attachments in hospital and GP settings. focusing on community based care,
emergency as well as ward based care. London is a unique place to be
learning medicine especially the attachments with its diverse patient
population. I'd get to see people from all different backgrounds.
year five is the 'life cycle' - interact with patients across the 'seven ages' of man.
beginning of the life cycle, through women's health, men's health, child health
and sexual health.
sixth integrate their learning in biomedical and human sciences with their
clinical experiences. assistantships, which are both hands on. reflect and
practice before entering the FY1.
, What do you think the most important development in There are several different ways that one could answer this question, all of
medicine has been? which centre around how we define importance in medical innovation. For
instance, if we were to define importance as reducing preventable deaths, I'd
say vaccination is very important as once deadly diseases such as polio are
now much rarer, and with a vaccine such as the MMR, if uptake is high enough
eradication may one day be achieved. Smallpox was even eradicated by 1980.
If smallpox hadn't been eradicated it would have caused 5 million deaths and
overall vaccines prevent around 3 million deaths per year! The protection that
vaccines improved the heath of the population as they get far fewer serious
infections and fewer patients needing intensive care or hospital care,these
diseases no longer represent a large burden on society, which also eases the
pressure on the NHS. However, if we define importance as providing better
patient care I would be say the introduction of technology in hospitals. On a
very basic level - the intoduction of just computers enables faster access to
information required for both healthcare professionals and patients - this
means crucial time is saved and it helps doctors make critical decisions in time.
Additionally
Taking care of patients has become significantly easier thanks to technology.
Devices such as pacemakers, health trackers, and many others make it very
easy for users to track their personal health - increasing optimum patient care.
However, in conlusion I think vaccinations is probably one of the most
important ones, especially as we habe just been through a pandemic and seen
how important they were in just getting our day to day lifes back
Recently, uptake of the MMR childhood vaccine has UK recently lost its measle fee status. Some of it is down to misinformation of
gone down. Can you suggest some reasons as to why vaccine dangers that still do the circuit on social media, and some communities
this is the case? Recently there has been a rise in the and groups of people have consistently been difficult to engage with, but I
cases of measles. Do you know why? think much of it is down to the fact that we have forgotten just how serious
these infections can be, and have started to think of them as simply trivial
childhood infections people lead busy lives and it might be tempting to put off
a trip to the GP for convenience's sake.
It's thought that this can be traced back to the falling levels of MMR
vaccinations between 1998 and 2004 - because these children are now at
university, and that's where the high level of measles and mumps are being
reported. There are correlations to the fall of MMR vaccines at this time to the
release of the Adrew Wakefield paper which misinofmed the public that the
MMR vaccine was linked to autism cauing the hesitancy of parents to vaccinate
their children.
However the NHS Long Term Plan includes various measures that will be used
to increase the uptake of both MMR doses. This includes improving local
coordination and support to improve immunisation conversation in low uptake
areas. They're also adding an MMR check for children aged 10 and 11 with GPs,
and trying to 'catch up' young adults who missed the MMR vaccinations as
children.
CORRECT Answers
Can you tell me about the history of UCL? -UCL set up by prominent intellectuals such as James Mill and Henry Brougham
whi were inspried by Bentham in the 1800s a famous utilitarianist. First to
welcome students from any religion or background
-UCL medical school established in 1998.
-Current structure of UCL medical school derives from several mergers: in 1987,
a merger between the medical schools of Middlesex Hospital (1746) and
University College Hospital (1834), and a subsequent merger in 1998 with the
Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine (founded as the London School of
Medicine for Women in 1874).
-2008, it was officially renamed UCL Medical School
Famous Alumni - Sir Martin Evans wins the Nobel Prize for "discoveries of principles for
introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem
cells". Today, genetically modified mice are considered vital for medical
research.
Why medicine -profession considered very carefully
- WE make an informed choice and realistic understanding of this profession
-interest in medical science and the human aspect of it
-science fair model demonstration of an angioplasty surgery sparked my
curiosity for human anatomy, the ways it goes wrong and ways doctors can
treat. -attended clubs and wider reading deeper insight into this.
- interest is a strong draw, I also want to do medicine because of the human
element.
-love working and helping people
doctors able to be a part of someone's life a help them in my opinion one of
the most precious things we have in life - our health, as good health facilitates
enjoyment of life and its a real privilege and reward people can entrust you
this
-From WE saw medicine just isn't about treating patients and providing medical
help but involves multiple things like constant learning, teaching and
supporting colleagues.
-And Medicine perfectly combines these factors for me.
Why Medicine and not nursing? - acknowledge importance of nurses. On my WE saw importance of them there
role is integral, whole healthcare system wouldn't be able to function
efficiently, compromise for patient care.
- similarities - patient centred careers, inclusive of helping people , making an
impact in others lives for the better.
- Curiosity and interest for the fundamental anatomy and biochemistry is what
drew me towards medicine. In a medicine degree spend longer time learning
in-depth about diseases and looking at the human body at a closer level and
then put it into practice later, by solving problems and using logic and
reasoning which is something that I have always been very interested.
-Realise ultimatly its about teamwork and a MD approach to ensure optimum
patient care
,Why UCL? UCL medical schools Integrated course equips students with the knowledge to
practice patient-centred medicine with early patient contact, which will allow
me to start to develop the foundations of the professional skills required for
good patient care and the knowledge gained in topics such as the system
based learning and life cycle learning and relate it in an actual clinical
environment.
-I especially like the idea of Clinical and Professional Practice (CPP) which is
integrated into the course as it will help me learn skills such as communication
and enable me to think about the 'big picture' of society, mental health, and
keeping patients safe. The opportunity of the intercalated Bsc will allow me to
research and develop skills outside of MBBS program and love that UCL has a
wide range of options availaible
-I also think is an amazing place to study being in the heart of London, one of
the most diverse and multicultural cities. Not only does it mean it is surrounded
by some amazing places to visit such as museums and art galleries but also
gives me oppo to come into contact with a wide variety of patients from
different backgrounds.
-Another reason I like UCL is because although I would love studying medicine
I also have passions outside of it and speaking to a medical student at UCL I
realised that UCL encourages other interests outside of medicine. I would love
to get involved in many of the wonderful societies and events at UCL, and the
welcoming and warm community will really give me the opportunity to try
something new and meet lots of new people and limit stress as it will help
enjoy a balance between heard work and social life
,If You Were A Student Here, Which Societies Would You I would love to get stuck into all of the wonderful extracurricular opportunities
Be Interested In Joining? that you have here at UCL I fully intend on being an active member of the
student community, should I be lucky enough to study here in September!
I have really enjoyed volunteering with at temple and at a vaccination centre
over the past years so would love to join the volunteering society who have
been involved with organisation such as Teenage cancer trust, great ormond
street and I'd love to be actively involved in volunteering for the betterment of
our community.
I'd also love to join the Indian society, which is one of the biggested cultural
society at UCL, as it would be an amazing chance to meet new people
regardless of background, stay in touch with my culture or experience a new
one. Ive heard they also run dance classes which I think would be really fun
and chance for me to again meet new people
I'd also like to give the Wilderness medicine society a try because on a recent
trip to Lake district where I hiked to the top of Scafell pike (the highest peak in
England), I realised that although this isn't something that was in my comfort
zone it was an activity I enjoyed so it would be worth joining this society as I
am willing to try new things and give it a go.
Are You Aware Of The Catchment Area Of The Teaching UCL is associated with many Hospitals such as University College London
Hospitals That This Medical School Has? Hospitals; The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust; and The Royal Free London
NHS Foundation Trust. These Hospitals are very accessible from UCL medical
school, they're withing around 20 minitues of train journeys and 20 minutes by
Car, with the University College London hospitals within walking distance from
UCLMS
Tell me about UCL's medicine course structure UCL's Medicine degree equips students with the knowledge to practise patient-
centred Medicine. Patient contact was a must for me from the start of medical
school, so your integrated curriculum is very appealing to me as I'll have plenty
of time to get used to this aspect of working as a Doctor.
In year one and two students - fundamentals of clinical science such as
Infection and Defence, Circulation and Breathing.
year two learning - systems-based modules, such as Neuroscience and
Behavior, Genetics and Endocrine Systems and Reproduction
year three BSc year - opportunity to develop personal interest whilst
developing research literature as well as scientific techniques and methods.
Year four - combining integrated clinical care and clinical practice, long
attachments in hospital and GP settings. focusing on community based care,
emergency as well as ward based care. London is a unique place to be
learning medicine especially the attachments with its diverse patient
population. I'd get to see people from all different backgrounds.
year five is the 'life cycle' - interact with patients across the 'seven ages' of man.
beginning of the life cycle, through women's health, men's health, child health
and sexual health.
sixth integrate their learning in biomedical and human sciences with their
clinical experiences. assistantships, which are both hands on. reflect and
practice before entering the FY1.
, What do you think the most important development in There are several different ways that one could answer this question, all of
medicine has been? which centre around how we define importance in medical innovation. For
instance, if we were to define importance as reducing preventable deaths, I'd
say vaccination is very important as once deadly diseases such as polio are
now much rarer, and with a vaccine such as the MMR, if uptake is high enough
eradication may one day be achieved. Smallpox was even eradicated by 1980.
If smallpox hadn't been eradicated it would have caused 5 million deaths and
overall vaccines prevent around 3 million deaths per year! The protection that
vaccines improved the heath of the population as they get far fewer serious
infections and fewer patients needing intensive care or hospital care,these
diseases no longer represent a large burden on society, which also eases the
pressure on the NHS. However, if we define importance as providing better
patient care I would be say the introduction of technology in hospitals. On a
very basic level - the intoduction of just computers enables faster access to
information required for both healthcare professionals and patients - this
means crucial time is saved and it helps doctors make critical decisions in time.
Additionally
Taking care of patients has become significantly easier thanks to technology.
Devices such as pacemakers, health trackers, and many others make it very
easy for users to track their personal health - increasing optimum patient care.
However, in conlusion I think vaccinations is probably one of the most
important ones, especially as we habe just been through a pandemic and seen
how important they were in just getting our day to day lifes back
Recently, uptake of the MMR childhood vaccine has UK recently lost its measle fee status. Some of it is down to misinformation of
gone down. Can you suggest some reasons as to why vaccine dangers that still do the circuit on social media, and some communities
this is the case? Recently there has been a rise in the and groups of people have consistently been difficult to engage with, but I
cases of measles. Do you know why? think much of it is down to the fact that we have forgotten just how serious
these infections can be, and have started to think of them as simply trivial
childhood infections people lead busy lives and it might be tempting to put off
a trip to the GP for convenience's sake.
It's thought that this can be traced back to the falling levels of MMR
vaccinations between 1998 and 2004 - because these children are now at
university, and that's where the high level of measles and mumps are being
reported. There are correlations to the fall of MMR vaccines at this time to the
release of the Adrew Wakefield paper which misinofmed the public that the
MMR vaccine was linked to autism cauing the hesitancy of parents to vaccinate
their children.
However the NHS Long Term Plan includes various measures that will be used
to increase the uptake of both MMR doses. This includes improving local
coordination and support to improve immunisation conversation in low uptake
areas. They're also adding an MMR check for children aged 10 and 11 with GPs,
and trying to 'catch up' young adults who missed the MMR vaccinations as
children.
