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Welcome to our online admissions resource for those applying for medical school in the UK
Hello and welcome to wanttobeadoctor.co.uk - informing people about medical admissions since 2003.
As medical students, we know that getting into medical school is not easy and, quite rightly, demands a lot of motivation, dedication and some specialist knowledge. That’s where we come in! We realised that there was no one website which dealt with all of your burning questions about medical school, so we decided that the only way to ensure that you received free and accurate advice was to write our own site.
The website is brought to you by the Leeds WAMS (Widening Access to Medical School) Scheme. Have a look around - we hope you find the information useful. Please note that we are not admissions tutors - we are medical students. It just so happens that we got through the admissions process and enjoy helping others.
This website is a resource for potential medical students applying to ANY university.
If you get irretrievably lost, just check out our site map.
We cannot stress how important it is to do your own research into the medical applications process and into which universities you apply to. This website aims to point you in the right direction, not to spoon-feed you all of the information.
If you have any suggestions, comments, or criticisms for the website, please let us know via our comments page. Due to the sheer volume of enquires we get we may not be able to answer your question personally, but your comments will go to make this site better for others.
Above all, Leeds WAMS Scheme wishes you all the best of luck.
WAMS Implementation pack
Leeds WAMS has now produced an implementation pack that is available on request. This booklet and CD pack is intended for current medical students who wish to set up their own widening access scheme. It includes advice on how WAMS was set up and covers issues such as funding, mentoring, presentations and includes posters, letter templates and presentations.
Mentoring opportunities
If you are a School in West Yorkshire with a sixth form and think some of your pupils would benefit from having a medical student mentor, then contact us. We pair sixth formers up with medical students via a safe internet area. Medical students can give advice on admissions, interveiws, finding work experience and much more!
Presentation opportunities
If you are a school in West Yorkshire, and think your class would benefit from a presentation/workshop from some medical students then contact us. We gice a range of presentations to year 9/10, where we tie in medicine and key stage 3/4 science, dyspell some of the myths about being a doctor and get interactive! We also do a 'Blind date' scenario using ethics! We can give admissions and interview advice to year 12 and 13.
Page last updated by WAMS 05/02/08
