Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2014

My hep B was £75, I can't get the BCG anywhere :/

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Really? My gp gave me hep b for free because I'm going into a medical career. Can't get hold of bcg however


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BCG is normally found at occupational health centres in hospitals or travel centres, but if you can't find somewhere to get it done you will still get an offer, don't worry. Occupational health sort everyone out when you get here, it really won't matter.

Have you tried asking your gp to refer you somewhere to get a bcg?

I tried asking mine, and he said that they didn't do it in the practice, but he referred me to a respiratory outpatients clinic at the hospital. I then had to have a blood test to check I didn't already have tb before they would give me a bcg.

Does this need to be rearranged with them beforehand as the offer form requests that we send them evidence of each vaccination?

If you don't have a date you can't put one down, I don't think you need to say anything about it... I can find out what my friend put, she got hers done when she arrived, I'll get back to you

Quick question; I have two offers to study medicine next year, but they're both A*AA. My firm isn't Birmingham, so is there any point putting Birmingham as my insurance if it's the same offer as my firm? As in, is there any chance that if I were to get AAA and get rejected from my firm, I could still get in to Birmingham, even having missed their offer?
Thanks

wheres your other offer?

Cambridge, but is that relevant?

No its not really, I was just curious sorry

Btw, Congrats on Cambridge, big achievement mate.

Cambridge, but is that relevant?

Cheers. Obviously the plan is to just knuckle down and get the grades to go there, but I was just wandering about the insurance thing.

Quick question; I have two offers to study medicine next year, but they're both A*AA. My firm isn't Birmingham, so is there any point putting Birmingham as my insurance if it's the same offer as my firm? As in, is there any chance that if I were to get AAA and get rejected from my firm, I could still get in to Birmingham, even having missed their offer?
Thanks

Have you tried asking your gp to refer you somewhere to get a bcg?

I tried asking mine, and he said that they didn't do it in the practice, but he referred me to a respiratory outpatients clinic at the hospital. I then had to have a blood test to check I didn't already have tb before they would give me a bcg.

I have heard of people in my year that have got in without the A*AA grades, but I can't 100% confirm it so it is a possibility.

so stuck between Bham and Cardiff....

I have heard of people in my year that have got in without the A*AA grades, but I can't 100% confirm it so it is a possibility.