Kent and Medway Medical School A100 2022 entry

Original post by studentLuna

Hi @GANFYD
Just had a pretty dumb question but wanted to double check just incase. I recently emailed KMMS for a query and at the end of the email it states this:
‘Please note that this information is for indicative guidance only. KMMS is a new medical school and the BM BS programme is subject to successful progress through the General Medical Council’s quality’ assurance programme.’
This does mean that by the end of the 5/6 years you’re guaranteed to get a medical degree right?
I mean they are on the ‘reviewing’ list of the GMC https://www.gmc-uk.org/education/how-we-quality-assure/medical-schools/new-schools-and-programmes-under-review

So the newer unis can for now award degrees right?

Thank you.

KMMS is mentored by BSMS, so if there are issues identified by the GMC that mean KMMS are not accredited (and I cannot see what they may be) then the degree would be awarded from BSMS

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Original post by GANFYD

KMMS is mentored by BSMS, so if there are issues identified by the GMC that mean KMMS are not accredited (and I cannot see what they may be) then the degree would be awarded from BSMS

Ah. That makes sense. Thank you!

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Hi, My UCAT is 2550 Band 2. I am thinking of applying to Kent as my predicted grades are A*AB My GCSE's are A*9888877666 One thing I don't really understand is how they're going to contextualise us against our school performance, I understand the GCSE aspect but what about A Level's do they compare our predicted grades with the rest of our cohort or something??? Do I have a chance? :/

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Original post by yaspsa

Hi, My UCAT is 2550 Band 2. I am thinking of applying to Kent as my predicted grades are A*AB My GCSE's are A*9888877666 One thing I don't really understand is how they're going to contextualise us against our school performance, I understand the GCSE aspect but what about A Level's do they compare our predicted grades with the rest of our cohort or something??? Do I have a chance? :/

They do not consider predicted grades at all

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Original post by GANFYD

They do not consider predicted grades at all

So what are they using for 'contextualisation' against people in our school ?

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Original post by yaspsa

So what are they using for 'contextualisation' against people in our school ?

Yes, I believe so. They look at your performance versus the performance of the rest of your school cohort. So if you got 5 x9s, 2 x 8s a 7 and a 6 but everyone else got 3s and 4s, you would score more than comebody with the same scores whose peers got all 8s and 9s

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Original post by GANFYD

Yes, I believe so. They look at your performance versus the performance of the rest of your school cohort. So if you got 5 x9s, 2 x 8s a 7 and a 6 but everyone else got 3s and 4s, you would score more than comebody with the same scores whose peers got all 8s and 9s

Oh alright makes some sense, thank you!

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Original post by yaspsa

Oh alright makes some sense, thank you!

It does? Clear as mud to me :lol:

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Original post by GANFYD

It does? Clear as mud to me :lol:

Not really but I guess we have to work with what we have 😬

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