CAREER PATHWAYS: GET READY FOR MEDICINE
Medicine and Medical Preparation Summer School for Students Aged 14–17 in London Westminster
Choose one of the world's most rewarding careers
Medicine is not just a career. It is a calling. It demands knowledge, empathy, resilience and a genuine desire to make a difference to people's lives. If that sounds like you, this programme is your first step.
Get Ready for Medicine is Academic Summer's most intensive and sought-after specialist programme. Designed for students who are serious about a future in medicine, it goes far beyond what any school curriculum covers, giving you a real taste of what medical study and medical life actually feel like. Even better it all happens in one of the world's greatest cities, London.
Two weeks. Forty hours of specialist learning. Real clinical experiences. We will help you build your confidence to start into your medical school application knowing you have already started.
Get Ready for Medicine is for You, if You:
Are considering a future career in medicine and want to find out if it is really for you
Want to strengthen your personal statement, portfolio and university application
Are preparing for medical school admission and want a head start on UCAT and interviews
Have a strong interest in Biology and want to go deeper into clinical application
Want to experience what it feels like to think, work and communicate like a doctor
WHAT WILL YOU STUDY ON GET READY FOR MEDICINE?
This is not a theory course but hands on. Every topic is taught with clinical application in mind which is the way medicine is actually practised in the UK.
Core Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology You will study the major body systems in depth. These include Neurology, Musculoskeletal, Respiratory, Cardiology, Gastrointestinal, Endocrinology, Renal, Paediatrics, Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Health Promotion and Infection Control. This is the foundation of medical knowledge and you will leave with an understanding of how the human body works and what happens when it does not.
Biology and Chemistry Practicals Science comes alive in the laboratory. Practicals include heart and lung dissections, and hands-on experiences that most students will not experience until their first year of medical school. These sessions are challenging, memorable and transformative.
Medical Ethics Every doctor faces ethical dilemmas. Through real-world scenarios and debate you will explore the moral questions at the heart of medicine which includes consent, end of life, resource allocation and more. You will learn to think with both your head and your conscience, and develop your critical thinking skills and communication skills.
Emergency First Aid A full one-day First Aid course with certification. Every future doctor should know how to act in an emergency, and you will too at the end of your Academic Summer medicine programme.
Medical School Admissions Getting into medical school is very competitive. We prepare you for every stage of the process: UCAT overview and practice, writing a compelling personal statement, and a full interview workshop with real interview practice including Mock MMI. You will leave knowing exactly what admissions tutors are looking for and your confidence built to pursue your future dream of being a doctor.
Research Project Every student completes a medical research project, culminating in a written essay and final presentation to a panel. This is your chance to investigate a topic that genuinely interests you, develop your academic writing, and present your findings with confidence.
Real Clinical Experiences
This is what makes Get Ready for Medicine unlike anything else available to students your age.
A full day clinical workshop with a real doctor — not a lecture, not a video, but a day working alongside a clinician, practising clinical skills and experiencing the pace and pressure of real medical practice.
Get an understanding of medical school — walk the corridors, meet the students and picture yourself there. You will visit a British University, and you will be taught by medical students who understand what it means to study medicine. You can ask them anything and this will help the goal feel real and achievable for you.
Masterclasses and lectures from medics — real professionals sharing real stories about what it takes to succeed in one of the world's most demanding careers.
London as Your Classroom
London is one of the world's great medical cities and home to world-class hospitals, cutting-edge research institutions and some of the most prestigious medical schools in the world This summer it is your inspiration.
During the programme, medical-related trips take you into the city to connect what you are learning in the classroom with the real world of medicine and science. Evening experiences include a Big Bus Tour of London, the Tower of London, the London Eye, Notting Hill, a West End theatre and more because great doctors need great perspective, and London gives you plenty of it.
Weekend trips to Windsor and Cambridge complete the picture, and are two of England's most beautiful and historically significant destinations, both home to world-class academic institutions.
See the full Leisure Programme schedule
Be a Leader
Every Get Ready for Medicine student takes part in Be a Leader because the best doctors are not just clinically excellent, they are communicators, leaders and decision makers.
Through daily assemblies, leadership challenges and the Meet a Leader, you will develop the communication skills, confidence and self-awareness that medical schools look for and that patients need. Every student leaves with a CPD qualification in Be a Leader for their CV and university application.
The Facts about Get Ready for Medicine for Teenagers aged 14-17
Course length: two weeks
Age: 14-17
Min English Level: B2 on the CEFR
Hours of Learning: 40 per week
Max class size: 12
What will you leave the Career Pathway with?
- A CPD qualification in Get Ready for Medicine
- A CPD qualification in Be a Leader
- Emergency First Aid certification
- A completed medical research project and presentation
- Real clinical experience with a doctor
- Interview practice and personal statement guidance
- The knowledge, confidence and direction to pursue medicine
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