Foundation Ready is a career lecture series and mentoring programme for medical students. This is the first lecture in the series, piloted at King's College London.

1.
‘Should
I
do
a
BSc?’
A
junior
doctor’s
perspec8ve
Kiemu
Emanuwa,
SHO
Anatomy
Lecture
Theatre,
Guy’s
Campus,
KCL
10/12/13

2. FoundaDon
Ready
Career
lecture
series
Career
mentoring
Buddying
online
Mentor
network

3.
‘Should
I
do
a
BSc?’
A
junior
doctor’s
perspec8ve

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Primary Medical Qualification only
3rd class BMedSci awarded at University of Nottingham
3rd class honours degree
Unclassified honours degree
2.2 class BMedSci awarded at University of Nottingham
2.2 class honours degree
2.1 class BMedSci awarded at University of Nottingham
2.1 honours degree
1st class BMedSci awarded at University of Nottingham
Postgraduate Masters degree
1st class honours degree
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Bachelor Veterinary Medicine (B Vet Med)
Doctoral degree (PhD, DPhil, etc)

5. Outline
• ReflecDve
exercises
• Framework
• Case
studies
• QuesDons
and
suggesDons

6. Reflec8ve
exercise
1
• What
specialiDes
are
you
interested
in?
• What
are
your
goals
at
medical
school?
• What
are
your
career
goals?
• How
can
a
BSc
help
me
to
work
towards
or
achieve
my
goals?

7. Reflec8ve
exercise
1
• What
specialiDes
are
you
interested
in?
– psychiatry,
obstetrics
and
gynaecology,
infec4ons
diseases
• What
are
your
goals
at
medical
school?
– to
pass
my
exams
and
start
work
• What
are
your
career
goals?
– travel
and
work
in
developing
countries
• How
can
a
BSc
help
me
to
work
towards
or
achieve
my
goals?
– Interna4onal
Health-­‐
?relevant
to
travel

8. PresentaDons
Leadership
AddiDonal
degrees
Teaching
ReflecDve
exercise
2
Research
Prizes
and
awards
Postgraduate
qualificaDon
Audit
PublicaDons
Courses
Post
F2
experience

9. Set up society
& organised
fundraising
Cranial nerve
examination and
venepuncture
PresentaDons
BSc next year
Leadership
AddiDonal
degrees
Teaching
ReflecDve
exercise
2
Research
SSC merit Year 1
Essay competition
Prizes
and
awards
MRCP planned
Postgraduate
qualificaDon
Audit
PublicaDons
Courses
Post
F2
experience
Case report
Research methods
Working abroad

10. Framework:
‘Should
I
Do
A
BSc?’
What
are
my
objec8ves
for
doing
an
BSc?
Academic
• Demonstrate
ability
• In
depth
learning
New
skills
• Lab
• Academic
wriDng
• CriDcal
appraisal
• Ethical
approval
• Research
proposal
Personal
• Year
out
of
medicine
• New
place
• New
friends
Non
clinical
skills
and
experiences
• Research
• PublicaDons
• PresentaDons
• Teaching

11. Framework:
‘Should
I
Do
A
BSc?’
What
are
my
objec8ves
for
doing
an
BSc?
Can
I
find
a
course
that
meets
my
objec8ves?
University
• Lectures,
tutors,
peers,
library
• Other
universiDes
Online
• www.intercalate.co.uk
• University
websites
People
• Course
tutor
• Previous
students
Be
specific
• Module
opDons
• PotenDal
project
• Ground
work?

12. Framework:
‘Should
I
Do
A
BSc?’
What
are
my
objec8ves
for
doing
an
BSc?
Can
I
find
a
course
that
meets
my
objec8ves?
Am
I
likely
to
meet
my
objec8ves?
Mo8va8on
• Enjoyment/
interest
• Focus
• ‘Free’
Dme
Prepara8on
• Reading
• Project:
idea,
hurdles,
prep
• Financial
Support
• Course
tutor
• Project
supervisor
• Friends
Compe8ng
pressures
• Paid
work
• Social
life
• AdjusDng

13. Framework:
‘Should
I
Do
A
BSc?’
What
are
my
objec8ves
for
doing
an
BSc?
Can
I
find
a
course
that
meets
my
objec8ves?
No
Probably
not
No
Probably
not
Yes
Am
I
likely
to
meet
my
objec8ves?
Yes
YES,
maybe
Weigh
up
pros
and
cons

14. Poten8al
drawbacks
Expensive
Intense
Extra
year
at
university
Not
interesDng
or
enjoyable
Poor
results
Other
ways
to
meet
objecDves

15. Dr
AO,
Physiology
BSc
• Between
3rd
and
4th
year,
KCL
• First
class
BSc
• Lab
project
• NaDonal
presentaDon
• SSC
merit-­‐
BSc
extension
• F1
in
London

16. Dr
EE,
Psychology
BSc
• Between
4th
and
5th
year,
KCL
• 2.1
BSc
• Ethnic
differences
in
adherence
• Research
methods
and
staDsDcs
module
• PublicaDon
• NaDonal
presentaDon
• F1
Northampton

17. Dr
MR,
Interna8onal
Health
BSc
• Between
4th
and
5th
year,
UCL
• 2.1
BSc
• FGM
• PublicaDon
• Public
Health
MSc
• Book
chapter-­‐
sociology
textbook
• Project
London
• GP
training

18. Dr
AN,
no
BSc
• SSU
research
project
• Lab
based
SSU
• NaDonal
presentaDon
• Full
cycle
audits
• Set
up
a
teaching
programme
• Formal
teaching
courses
• Leadership
training
courses
• MSc
Tropical
Medicine

19. Dr
KE,
Interna8onal
Health
BSc
• Between
3rd
and
4th
year,
UCL
• 2.1
BSc
• Literature
review

20. Interests
Career
path
Non
clinical
acDvity
Travel
and
internaDonal
development
InfecDons
diseases
2003-­‐07
KCL
Years
1-­‐3
Research
project
PublicaDon
SSM
merit
PresentaDon
Psychiatry
2007-­‐08
UCL
InternaDonal
Health
BSc
2008-­‐10
KCL
Years
4-­‐
5
BSc
2.1
Literature
review
ElecDve
in
South
Africa
O&G
GP
FoundaDon
ApplicaDon
2010-­‐12
FoundaDon
Training
PublicaDon
Audit
prize
Teaching
prize
PresentaDon
Leadership
project
AnaestheDcs
Speciality
ApplicaDon
2012-­‐13
South
Africa
Teaching
programme
2013-­‐14
Locuming
&
JCF
Courses
Taster
weeks
Relevant
job

21.
Ques8ons
&
sugges8ons