UKCAT
After more than two months since registration began for the UKCAT, UK Clinical Aptitude Test, yesterday was the first day that students were allowed to sit the test and so i thought it might be interesting to do a post on the UKCAT, since most students applying for medicine in the UK will be sitting the exam between now and October.The UKCAT helps to provide an additional measure to universities to help them make choices between students and it is often the UKCAT that can help decide between two capable students. It helps to ensure that students have the right mental abilities, attitudes and professional behaviour required for doctors and dentists. It does not contain any scientific knowledge but instead consists of five different topics that test your capabilities. Registration has been open since May 1 and will close on the 20th of September, with the last test being sat on 4th of October, a mere week before medical applications must be submitted to UCAS (mentioned in an earlier post).
For those taking the test in 2013 it consists of 5 sections which are;
- Verbal Reasoning: [44 items to be completed in 22 minutes] 11 passages are provided with four questions each, which helps to assess candidates ability to critically evaluate written information
- Quantitative Reasoning: [36 items to be completed in 23 minutes] Contains numerical information with math questions to assess candidates ability to critically evaluate numerical information
- Abstract Reasoning: [55 items to be completed in 14 minutes] Candidates must identify patterns to assess their ability to infer relationships
- Decision Analysis: [28 items to be completed in 34 minutes] Consists of a scenario with questions which test the ability to make sound decisions
- Situational Judgement: [71 items to be completed in 27 minutes] Contains questions on judging the appropriateness or importance of different responses in a situation
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