The Guidebook
"I think it's an excellent source for information regarding medical schools. It's very well organized and has all the information one could want. Definitely getting your money's worth with this purchase" -Hannah Anderson-Knight, Scotland
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Once you have purchased the book, if you still have any unanswered question about medical school admissions, you can email us and we wil try our best to find the answer for you. |
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115 medical schools within your reach You want to study medicine abroad? We help you realise your potential. We have created an overview of the admissions process and the programs taugh in English in 13 countries all in one place. Also find 115 school specific sections detailing competition, the admissions requirements, the selection processes, admissions statistics, finances and much more. We have spent over 2,000 hours collecting all of this information to save you valuable time during this busy period. |
Insider's Tips Get more detailed information than you will find online - all 115 medical schools are contacted each year by phone or email or personal visit to get the latest information and fill in gaps on their websites. You also get overviews, advice and summary tables compiled by the authors, who successfully completed this process and helped many others in the last 5 years. |
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University rankings - Find the best No less than 11 university and medical school rankings. Studying abroad is exciting but you do not want to go to the medical school that has just opened or that will not be accredited where you want to work. We help you identify which medical schools abroad have a long standing and solid reputation for excellence in teaching so you can take the best out of your education. |
Putting together a successful essay You will find not only great advice and tips, but more importantly plenty of real successful personal statement extracts, fully commented on, for you to read and learn from. You will also find some draft versions and improved versions to help you grasp some of the tricks that helps one write with style and concision. |
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Don't panic - Interviews explained Step by step guide to what the schools are looking for, how to prepare and how to convey your arguments within a good structure. Also find tips on style, content and ideas with answers from successful applicants to questions like "What would you do if you go to work and one of your colleagues smells like alcohol" and "What do you think of abortion". Most frequently asked questions are also explored in great depth. |
4 exams - 4 dedicated sections Learn about MCAT, GAMSAT, UKCAT, BMAT structure, marking, preparation - over 90 resources covered with associated costs for each including options for books, courses, tutoring, online materials, practice tests and more.
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Canada & UK - Calculate your chances These unique sections are great for students applying in Canada or the UK, with details on where to apply with low or high grades, low or high test scores, with one bad year, etc. This will help you not miss out on programs where you may have a greater chance of admission and not waste time and money applying to places where your file is not eligible. |
Costs and funding With tuitions ranging widely between medical schools and countries, this section provides a good comparison of the costs in all the countried covered. We have also included valuable tips on medical school financing. |
Content Details (Selected Sections)
Medical schools in 13 countries - The guidebook begins with an orientation to medical school admission in each of the 13 countries, including the UK, US, Canada, Caribbean, Australia, Ireland, and others with English medical schools. A finances section is also provided at the end of the book with schools’ tuition fees in each country for your consideration. Once you have narrowed your search within countries, the book provides school by school profiles, each organized neatly in less than 4 pages, for all 115 medical schools in the 13 countries (for the US and Caribbean, it is for a selection of programs). Each medical school profile explains how applicants are selected for admission, course requirements, entrance exam requirements, admissions statistics, tuition fees and other essential information not always available online. We have spent over 2000 hours collecting this information by phone, email, and personal visits, to get you the most up-to-date and accurate information. Note that the MSAG Worldwide guidebook includes all the information provided in the MSAG Graduate Entry Medicine guidebook.
MCAT, GAMSAT, UKCAT and BMAT sections - The MSAG Worldwide edition includes a description of how each of the 115 medical schools use scores from the MCAT, GAMSAT, UKCAT and BMAT, that you can refer to at a glance, including previous years' cutoffs for medical schools that set interview cutoffs each year. In addition, you can find among other tips for the four exams a great deal of information about the resources available to help you prepare for them including courses, books, private tutoring, practice questions, mock exams and home study packages, This includes over 90 options that you have to help you prepare, giving you a description of each resource, as well as the cost associated.
What are your chances sections UK and Canada - As the guide includes all of the sections from MSAG Graduate Entry Medicine guidebook and the MSAG Canada and USA (to be published for entry in 2012), the unique “what are your chances” sections from the Canada and UK country sections are included. These special sections explain which schools look most favorably on applicants with certain profiles (high or low grades, high or low test scores, no healthcare experience), to help you determine where you have the best chances of success in these two countries.
Returning home to practice - One of the most important questions applicants ask is “how do I return home to practice.” To answer this question, the MSAG Worldwide provides details on accreditation, steps to returning home, exam requirements, and international medical graduate residency statistics for students who want to return to Canada, the UK, or the US to practice. In addition, in the Caribbean country section you will find information on green book hospital why USMLE pass rates are not always a good indicator of a school’s quality of education, and other important points to consider for Caribbean medical schools. All of this information will help you better understand the process of returning home after medical school, to help you better position yourself for the process while you are in medical school.
To find out more about other sections of the MSAG Worldwide 2012-2013, to download the table of contents or buy the guidebook, please visit: MSAG Worldwide 2012-2013.
Where can you find more information?
You may browse our website or click on the links below to find out more about the following:
- Canadian medical programs in English, click on Canadian medical programs
- American medical schools, click on American medical schools information
- Carribean medical schools in English, click on Carribean medical schools information
- Irish medical courses, click on Irish medical schools information
- Australian medical courses in Enlgish, click on Australian medical schools information
- Polish medical courses in English, click on Polish medical schools information
- Other Estern European medical courses in English, click on Eastern European medical schools information
- UK medical courses for students who have an undergraduate degree, click on Graduate Entry Medicine UK
- UK medical courses for students finishing secondary school, click on Medicine for undergraduate applicants UK
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