Blogs - The Medic Portal

How to prepare for a UCL Medicine Interview

1st November 2016

Want to ace your UCL Medicine Interview? Read our top tips for preparing by reading medical news and speaking about your research interests.

Medical News Summary – 31st October 2016

31st October 2016

Get up to date with the latest medical news this week: dentists have issued advice to parents to reduce the damage of Halloween sweets on children’s teeth.

How to prepare for your Medicine interview

28th October 2016

Want to prepare for your Medicine Interview? Read our top tips on keeping up to date with medical news, practicing and revisiting your work experience.

How to approach a Skype Medicine Interview

27th October 2016

Want to know how to approach a Skype Medicine Interview? Read our top tips, including minimising background noise and practicing your answers.

Personal Insight Tips

27th October 2016

You'll be asked some personal insight questions during your interview. Find out why these questions are important, and get our three best ways to demonstrate your personal insight skills

Medical News Summary – 25th October 2016

25th October 2016

Get up to date with the latest medical news, including vitamin D deficiency linked to depression and a 24-hour prescription drug dependency helpline.

Medical News Summary – 17th October 2016

17th October 2016

Get up to date with the latest medical news, including NHS funding and mental health issues.

What is cosmetic dentistry? Find out here!

Cosmetic Dentistry 101

12th October 2016

What does cosmetic dentistry entail? How do you go into it from studying Dentistry? Find out all this & more in our expert blog today!

Medicine Student Blog: working with the elderly

11th October 2016

What's it really like to study at med shcool? Find out in this medicine student blog: the Starship Studenterprise. Its five-year mission: to boldly go ...

Medical News Summary – 10th October 2016

10th October 2016

Get the latest medical news, including poor diet affecting life expectancy and an immunotherapy drug has been shown to extend the lives of cancer patients.