Journal of Medical Ethics 2006;32:491-494; doi:10.1136/jme.2005.013524
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TEACHING AND LEARNING ETHICS
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Polemic: five proposals for a medical school admission policy
C Cowley
Correspondence to:
C Cowley
School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK; c.cowley{at}uea.ac.uk
ABSTRACT
Five proposals for admitting better applicants into medical school are discussed in this article: (1) An A level in a humanity or social science would be required, to supplementnot replacethe stringent science requirement. This would ensure that successful candidates would be better "primed" for the medical curriculum. (2) Extra points in the applicants initial screening would be awarded for an A level in English literature. (3) There would be a minimum age of 23 for applicants, although a prior degree would not be required. This is to ensure that the applicants are mature enough to know themselves and the world better, to make a more informed and motivated choice of career, and to get more out of the humanities components of the curriculum. (4) A years full-time experience in a healthcare or charity environment would be desirable. (5) Applicants would be given two lists of interview discussion topics to prepare: works of literature and topics in healthcare politics.
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- Don't Measure A Students Success Based On Your Own Limitations
- Simon Lammy
- JME Online, 4 Aug 2006
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- Author's response to Simon Lammy
- Christopher Cowley
- JME Online, 23 Aug 2006
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- A Humanities 'A' Level will make for a well rounded medical student.
- Ranjit S Bains
- JME Online, 29 Aug 2006
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- Let’s move towards creating a fairer applications procedure and not just shifting the existing bias
- Ashwini Oswal
- JME Online, 18 Sep 2006
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- Response to Ashwini Oswal
- Christopher Cowley
- JME Online, 21 Sep 2006
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