The corona virus outbreak is yet another example of how diseases don’t respect borders. Infection rates are increasing around the world, and as it stands there is no cure or vaccine available to tackle this problem.

The world is experiencing an unprecedented epidemic right now, forcing us to be indoors. It is a difficult time, and it’s important to know we are all in this together. However it’s also important to recognise that this won’t last forever!

The first step is to get familiar with the style of questions which are in the UCAT. UCAT consists of 5 sections. Getting your head round the different questions styles is critical, and will allow you to score the highest marks. One way of doing this is revising the same ‘section-style’ questions in the same block

Currently, we all find ourselves in the comfort of our homes, twiddling our thumbs thinking about what we can do with our time. While the temptation for spending hours binging through the latest Netflix series may be high, it’s also crucial to utilise this time to ensure we are continuing to drive closer towards our goals, and during this lockdown, we can do both!

Congratulations! You’ve gone through the gruelling process of application, admission tests, and interviews and now have your medical school offers! However there’s still one big decision to make, how to narrow down your options, hopefully this guide will help.

Is that it? So… results day for GCSE’s have been announced in August and we haven’t sat any exams to prepare for essentially what could determine the rest of our lives for many. How do I feel? It’s the least to say that I am very anxious.

The safety of our doctors and students is of paramount importance. Therefore Blue Peanut has taken the decision to suspend some of our courses and to move some of our courses to the webinar format.

We are working hard to create new learning options for 2020. We will be holding our UCAT and BMAT courses over the summer. Students will be able to attend these in traditional classroom settings but also now online!

Medical schools often ask in interviews why you applied to that university. Should you respond ‘because it’s in the Russell Group’?

Medical School Interview Question - What at the advantages and disadvantages of applying to a relatively new medical (or dental) school?

In general, all our students performed very well. You all had a decent attempt at all the MMI stations you came across and we advise you continue this excellent effort. We would like to give some specific advice in order for you to continue to improve as you learn and challenge yourself over the next few weeks.

Free Dental School Interview Questions to help your preparation. Designed by dentists. Also relevant to medical school candidates!

A range of FREE up to date questions on NHS Hot Topics written by medical school tutors. Check your knowledge and skills.

We look at the Sunderland Medical School MBChB. A PBL based curriculum developed in partnership with Keele University School of Medicine.