The document provides information about becoming a medical student and careers in medicine. It lists various medical specialties and describes the process for applying to study medicine, including requiring strong grades in subjects like math, English, and science. The path typically involves A-Levels, UKCAT entrance exams, an interview, and work experience. It also gives an example of making a prosthetic finger by taking an alginate mold and pouring plaster into it.

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2. Challenging &
rewarding
career
BUT,
spend
longer as a
student
with more
pressure
Work as part
of a team
Make a
difference
to people’s
lives
Learn how
the body and
mind works

3. • A & E
• General Practice
• Surgery
• Paediatrics
• Obstetrics and
Gynaecology
Can you think of
anymore?

4. • Anaesthetics
• General Practice
• Ophthalmology
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Paediatrics
• Medicine•Pathology
•Psychiatry
•Radiology
•Surgery
•Child & Adolescent
Psychiatry
•Forensic Psychiatry
•General Psychiatry
•Learning Disability
•Old Age Psychiatry
•Psychotherapy
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• Chemical Pathology
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Genetics
• Haematology
• Histopathology
• Immunology
• Medical Microbiology & Virology
• Accident and emergency
• Allergy
• Audiological medicine
• Cardiology
• Clinical genetics
• Clinical pharmacology & therapeutics
• Dermatology
• Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus
• Gastroenterology
• Internal Medicine
• Genito-urinary medicine
• Geriatric
• Infectious Diseases
• Medical Oncology
• Neurology
• Neurophysiology
• Nuclear Medicine
• Occupational Medicine
• Paediatric Cardiology
• Palliative Medicine
• Pharmaceutical Medicine
• Public Health Medicine
• Rehabilitation
• Renal Medicine
• Respiratory Medicine
• Rheumatology
• Medical Ophthalmology
• Ophthalmology
•Cardiothoracic Surgery
•Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
•Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery
•General Surgery
•Neurosurgery
•Orthopaedic & Trauma
•Paediatric Surgery
•Plastic Surgery
•Prosthetics
•Urology

5. “The branch of medicine or surgery that deals with the
production and application of artificial body parts”
So a prosthesis is…?
Can you see the prosthesis?
Prosthetic lower limb
Yep, you guessed it. It’s the artificial body part.

7. • Injury
• Infection
• Amputation
• Congenital

8. • Aesthetics
• Functionality
• Completeness
May not want one…

9. Lets take making a prosthetic finger as
an example…
Make a cast of the
finger using alginate
Hot wax is poured
into the mold
Wax is swirled around
so it sticks to the
mold
Excess wax is tipped
out and wax left
to dry
Alginate cut away
leaving the wax
prosthesis
The finger is coloured
and ‘accessorised’

10. Step 1: Mix 2 scoops of alginate with 40ml
water to make a paste – like toothpaste
Step 2: Using the spatula spread the paste into
your tube, starting at the lip end
Step 3: Slowly slide in your chosen finger –
don’t touch the sides!
Now wait!

11. Step 4: When the alginate is dry, hold the tube and wiggle your
finger to release it
Step 5: Scrape any remaining alginate out of your bowl and into
the bin!
Step 6: Mix 2 scoops of plaster of paris with 20ml water to make
a liquid – like thick cream
Step 7: Pinch the sides of your bowl and pour the plaster into
the mold. Make sure that the plaster is only touching alginate
– not your tube.
Step 8: Gently tap the tube on the table to remove air bubbles
Now wait!

12. Q1: Why are his eyes covered? Q2: What are those black dots?

13. Prosthetic ear! What do you think?

15. WARNING!

17. You need an average of grade
A @ GCSE incl. Maths, English
& Dual award Science
You need an average of grade
A @ GCSE incl. Maths, English
& Dual award Science
UKCAT entrance examinations
(Complete the year you apply)
Visit www.ukcat.ac.uk
UKCAT entrance examinations
(Complete the year you apply)
Visit www.ukcat.ac.uk
Get yourselves some good A levels
AAAb
Get yourselves some good A levels
AAAb
Even more details……..
Go to: www.sgul.ac.uk or contact
us at enquiries@sgul.ac.uk
Even more details……..
Go to: www.sgul.ac.uk or contact
us at enquiries@sgul.ac.uk
with either chemistry ± biology to A level
and the other at least to AS level
with either chemistry ± biology to A level
and the other at least to AS level
There are 2 main routes into medicine:
With GCSE English grade BWith GCSE English grade B
St George’s Adjusted Criteria
Scheme – see our website to see
if you would qualify
St George’s Adjusted Criteria
Scheme – see our website to see
if you would qualify
Route
1
You need a 2:2 honours
degree in any subject
You need a 2:2 honours
degree in any subject
Route
2
You sit the GAMSAT entrance test
– you’ll need to get a good score
You sit the GAMSAT entrance test
– you’ll need to get a good score
You pass an
interview
You pass an
interview
AND you’ll need to have some
relevant work experience
AND you’ll need to have some
relevant work experience

18. Step 9: When the plaster is dry you can push the
whole thing out of the tube.
Step 10: Slowly, starting at the base of your
finger, peel away the alginate to reveal your
prosthetic finger
Step 10: Take it home and accessorise it!