*MEGATHREAD* - Medicine-related EPQ Questions & Advice Thread

I'm doing an EPQ titled 'Are stem cells the cure for diabetes' or something like that. I've done research bt not fully started yet! My school gives EPQ people minimal help, it seems that a lot of the marks are for writing about your progress. Could some of the people who have done it and got A/A* or whatever grade give me a few tips etc about the process. I think the actual project will be okay in the end
Thank you

I've done mine on the cures for thalassemia, changed it from the "what causes morality", I must say my new topic is much more interesting it goes into stem cells and bone maroow transplantation and gene therapy, I've done my notes (7 hours every single day I spent on it for the past week) , need to finalise my question/title and plan my essay tomorrow and hopefully should all be done and dusted by next week.

Wow that sounds really good, and you've clearly done a lot of work on it!! Yeah your new title seems great, everyone says its best to keep it narrow so you can go into detail! There's so much potential with stem cells! Now I've started I'm finding it really interesting

That's the thing though I've done alot of work but have kept a very poor diary of what I've done, and my supervisor marks it who hates me with a passion so I'll probably get a crap mark.

I wouldn't worry too much, seems like you can make a lot of the other stuff up, just read the mark scheme and write what they want to hear And I think they get sent off regulation! Sounds to me like yours is going to be pretty awesome!!

Yeah I think I'm going to have to do that, just sneakily write waht they want to hear. I still need to start my 5000 word essay.

Me too I've only researched and an essay will be hard as I've not done essays since GCSE really!!

I think I'll be okay with the essay as I do economics and get set 3/4 essays a week so I'm pretty use to them.
Do you have to give a presentation?

I couldn't do an essay subject, the thought of 3/4 essays a week is not cool!! Yeah we have to do a presentation once we have done the essay and present it to other people doing the EPQ (which is only about 10) I'm not worried about that, I don't mind presenting, as I find it easier to explain!

We have to present it to the school governors and head teacher and parents and other important people. And then they ask really difficult questions.

Seems they have been nice at my school! I've had to do that once before and it was fine in the end! They want to be nice so they will ask you good questions and generally they don't know much about the presentation so don't worry!!

Hi,
I've applied for dentistry not medicine, but I found that the EPQ was beneficial. I did my EPQ related to dentistry, so it gave me something to talk about at interview and it was something I could speak about with confidence.

Just as a warning - my initial 'plan' was that I would complete it over the summer between year 12 and 13, but by the time I had done work exp, voluntary work, UKCAT and just relaxed, it didn't happen. So during September and October while studying A2's and applying to Uni, I had to fit in a 90 hour project! Lets just say there were a few late nights, but I definetly learnt my lesson and I did enjoy carrying out the project!

Key thing, do it on a topic that interests you - you will enjoy the whole process more!

Hi what did you do your topic about? I want to do a dental-related epq topic but i cant seem to find a suitable one