Sheffield Medicine Applicants 2014

How do applicants know they are placed in the reserve list?

They are e-mailed directly from the admissions team. This was the case for last year.

Hello there, I've just firmed Sheffield. Does anyone know the link to the group for offer holders on Facebook, I can't seem to find it in this thread. Thanks in advance.

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Congrats on the offer, here it is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/593241874093457/

Ahh, alright. I've already sent in a request, thanks very much!

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In terms of medicine at the uni, I think it's very good. They've recently changed the course for the better and I think the candidates that will be graduating in 2019 (so your year will be very strong. Dissection is taught by super smart tutors, one of whom is incredible... a world class surgeon. Sheffield medical school have matched the wages he would earn as a top surgeon to teach, and it's such a bonus he's a part of the medical school. Sheffield also has a great Children's hospital if you're interesting in paeds and it's a tertiary centre for cardiology which also has great consultants. In terms of intercalating, yes Nottingham students have this integrated into their 5 year course, but it's definitely worth less than a intercalated degree that lasts a year. The foundation program application gives you more points 4 for a 1st, compared to a max of 3 (for a first at Nottingham). I intercalated last year and managed to get 2 papers published and also present at an international conference from the research I did... the quality and oppourtunities for research are great at Sheffield. And on top of that, the course is quite chilled out compared to a lot of other medical schools. I've had a lot of spare time to pursue hobbies. MedSoc at Sheffield was voted the best in the country last year, and it has so many really good sub societies and sports teams. SurgSoc ran their own national conference for it's second year this year, getting great speakers in and getting abstracts judged by the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. It's not all amazing as you can imagine, as the quality of teaching varies at the district general hospitals, but from my experience, the doctors at all these places are quite good at teaching.

It's nice to have a mix of lectures, smaller group sessions, dissection and also a lot of time off to study. I personally think having a bit more time off let's you study a bit more. If you're in lectures 9-5 everyday then it's hard to do 2-3 hours when you get home, but when you only have lectures in the morning it's a lot easier! I enjoy ILAs because they are something different. It's good just to chat about topics with a group of 8-10 students. The tutor that facilitates the session really dictates how good the ILA actually is. Some take a back seat and let the students discuss learning points and others talk you through things which can be very useful if you have an experienced clinician but can also be **** if the tutor is ****.

Hi, these posts from Vioxx originally appeared in this thread http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2620961&page=2. Are there any current students who could clarify which year was the course changed and was it a major change (like Liverpool have switched back to a traditional curriculum from PBL). What would a typical week's timetable look like e.g. number of lectures and ILAs? ILA would be Sheffield's equivalent of PBL? So some of the tutors are not experienced clinicians but non-medical staff, and then the ILA is a waste of time. This sounds a bit hit and miss. How do you have a lot of time off to study and fit in all the lectures, smaller group sessions, dissection etc. What size are the groups you are placed in for full body dissection and is any prosection involved. The world class consultants are seconded from the Hallamshire and Northern General to teach in the medical school?

You intercalate between 3rd year and 4th year - what proportion of the year group do this? Is there a cap placed on how many students are allowed to intercalate?
How good is the guidance and feedback. Do you get the equivalent of detailed specification and past papers we get in sixth form for A levels to help revise for the medical exams? Thanks in advance!

Regarding a cap on the number of studens who can intercalate, I asked about this at interview, and they said "if there is one, we've never reached it", so I wouldn't worry about that.

Is anyone else on the waiting/reserve list for Sheffield Medicine. Does this mean we have a chance of getting an offer, or does it just means that if they happen to have spaces in August they will take us provided we get the grades? Anyone help please?

Did u receive rejection email?

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yes i got a rejection on ucas, but then an email saying im on the reserve/waiting list?

does anyone know what Sheffields policy is to retaking modules from AS in A2?

i got a B in chemistry AS, close to an A grade, but i want to retake a module to bump my grade up to an A,

WILL they allow this ?

yes as long as you complete your A levels within 2 years you're fine. I got AABB at AS. dropped physics and kept maths bio chem to a2. retook chemistry AS coursework and physics coursework during A2 year and finished with AAAa

Im off to Sheffield in September to study medicine, if any of you guys have any questions about the admissions process feel free to ask me