Peninsula Medical School Applicants thread 2012 entry.

Hey guys! I was rejected by peninsula post interview. I was on my gap year as well. But I'm really determined and want to re-apply. Thinking of taking a second gap year. Would Peninsula re-consider me?

Does anyone have an interview on Feb 7th??????

does anyone have any suggestion for the "list 4 problems with the nhs" question?

You know that's only a suggestion of the sort of question that might come up right?

does anyone have any suggestion for the "list 4 problems with the nhs" question?

You know that's only a suggestion of the sort of question that might come up right?

Hey guys! I was rejected by peninsula post interview. I was on my gap year as well. But I'm really determined and want to re-apply. Thinking of taking a second gap year. Would Peninsula re-consider me?

Dont bother...medicine aint what it used to be. I reckon newcomers are going to struggle getting jobs five years from now.

Surely it would still be easier than most jobs?

I take it you mean easier to get a job? yes maybe but jobs were oversubscribed last yer and even more so this year. i just dont see it becoming less competitive for fy1. Medicine is an amazing degree to do dont get me wrong,its just the government is screwing up the whole nhs which just makes things difficult

I suppose, but even if employment rates went down to 80% or so and ~7000 people graduate each year then you would only have to beat 1400/7000 to get a job. These are still pretty good odds considering the fact that people also drop out, fail exams and whatever else. Granted the 1400 would probably apply again the year after but surely if they failed again they wouldn't be allowed (if I'm not mistaken?) so the competition would remain fairly constant.

Yeap but then as you get more spexialised it will get even more harder. i just dont think payimg 9 grand a year to go to a pbl uni is worth it.

Yeap but then as you get more spexialised it will get even more harder. i just dont think payimg 9 grand a year to go to a pbl uni is worth it.

Considering that the data, research and statistics support the teaching methods used buy us, and a significantly growing proportion of UK and international medical schools.

This is a null point. greater Hours of teaching does not equate to improved outcomes, therefore if the outcome is better the cost is justified.

(Yes I go agree that the course as it was when us started was not fantastic, but the far majority of its flaws have been addressed. I am sure you would agree that you will graduate a competent doctor with fantastic clinical reasoning and skills with excellent communication skills)

I haven't applied to PCMD, but I was just checking out this thread.

I was pretty intrigued by your comment man. I'm off to Leicester this year, and as excited as I am, I haven't remained oblivious/ignorant to the situation regarding F1 applications and oversea doctors coming over etc. Is the situation really that bad and do you think it will get progressively worse?

the med school annoyed me today. on the whole its good i just felt like bitching about them for a while

the med school annoyed me today. on the whole its good i just felt like bitching about them for a while

The two parent universities have annoyed me far more than Peninsula ever could.

Essentially nothing is actually going to change except for the management structure, and money allocation, the course and clinical placements will remain mostly unaffected.

Seems like a pointless move, motivated by the money trail.