GRADUATE Medicine Questions

Apologies for my extreme ineptitude but what is 'fy1'?

Thanks again.

The general consensus is it is due to the shape of training review. If graduation becomes the point at which you become fully qualified, unlike the end of fy1 as it stands now, then GEM courses don't meet the required hours needed in Europe to constitute a medical degree.

Hey, have you got a link for more information about the GMC review.

I always (wrongly) thought medical schools were moving away from GEM for financial reasons.

Hi, when you applied for GEM did the Universities take into account your A-Levels and GCSE's as well as the 1st in Nursing?

I would really love to do medicine but have very average GCSE's and did a BTEC National instead of A-levels, and completed an Access to HE last year.

I have a place to study Mental Health Nursing but I think I would really like the option to do GEM in the future in case nursing turns out not to suit me, but would Mental Health Nursing be less credible that Adult Nursing?

You don't get any funds if you're a graduate on a 5 year degree. But currently you do if you're on a gem course. Funding is only secured for this up until 2015 so it's unknown if people applying for 2016 entry will get the same deal.
I pay about 3500 up front for fees this year and get a loan for the rest. The next three years the nhs pays that 3500.
I also get a maintenance loan. In later years you get a (small) nhs bursary.

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Do you happen to know when the government will be reviewing this? As a potential 2016 entry applicant I'm quite anxious about it.