Free Online Course on offered By FutureLearn: Study Medicine: Applying for Medical School and Becoming a Medical Student

Future Learn Platform is offering a free online course on the theme of “Study Medicine: Applying for Medical School and Becoming a Medical Student”.

Is a career in medicine right for you?

On this course, you’ll explore the process of becoming a doctor and learn what to expect from your time at medical school and beyond.

Alongside academic experts from the University of Glasgow who are well-versed in the requirements of medicine course applications, you’ll explore what personal attributes and experience will be helpful when applying to medical school.

As well as learning how to maximise your chance of getting a place on a medicine course, you’ll discover what it’s like to be a medical student, and explore the possible career path options once you’ve qualified.

This course is intended for:

The University of Glasgow School of Medicine is one of the largest in Europe and this course offers anyone with an interest in studying medicine at university the chance to learn first-hand what to expect and how to improve their medical school application.

Course duration:

2 hours per week for 3 weeks.

Course topics:

• Introduction to studying medicine
• Overview of requirements for entry
• Maximising your chances of a place
• Studying at Medical School
• Overview of medical careers

Course objectives:

By the end of this course learners will be able to:

1. Describe the basic components of applying to medical school
2. Engage with other applicants and medical school staff
3. Explore the different styles of learning and source of support in a medical curriculum
4. Explore some of the career pathways that a doctor can pursue upon graduation

Course costs:

Learner can join this course for free and get access to it for 5 weeks.

Or upgrade this course for $64 and gets:

• Access to this course for as long as it’s on Future Learn.
• Access to this course’s tests as well as a print and digital Certificate of Achievement once he/she is eligible.

Or buy unlimited for $ 279.99 for one year and gets:

• Access to this course, and hundreds of other FutureLearn short courses and tests for a year.
• A printable digital Certificate of Achievement on all short courses once they are eligible.
• The freedom to keep access to any course he/she has achieved a digital Certificate of Achievement on, for as long as the course exists on Future Learn.
• The flexibility to complete own choice of short courses in learner’s own time within the year.

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