UCAT Online Sessions
At The Future Medic, we provide many services in order to help you become the best possible medical student you can be, offering tutoring and mentoring and more with our expert staff ready to guide you.
Taking our UCAT online sessions is the best possible way to have the correct information, expertise and experience to help you have the edge when taking your UCAT test.
Studying medicine can open the door to a wide list of careers, all of which contain key skills that are tested by the UCAT test.
What is the UCAT test?
The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is one of the many forms of admissions tests that is used by a selection of Universities within the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
The test must be completed in addition to passing A-Levels for those who wish to study medicine. Over twenty seven thousand people took this test as of 2018.
The A-levels needed for medicine studies are just one part of a very complex application process to secure a spot for studying. With less than 16% of applications to study medicine in 2022 resulting in an offered place, the application process is very highly competitive.
The UCAT is designed to support a strong academic record by testing various situational and skill-based areas that a student would need to possess to make it in the world of medicine naturally. The scoring is split across five categories which all make up individual parts of the test. These are:
- Verbal Reasoning
- Decision Making
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Abstract Reasoning
- Situational Judgement
You can access UCAT question banks on the UCAT website, which we have highlighted below:
- Verbal Reasoning Question Bank
- Decision Making Question Bank
- Quantitative Reasoning Question Bank
- Abstract Reasoning Question Bank
- Situational Judgement Question Bank
Click here to access the UCAT practice tests on the UCAT website. Want to know how to calculate your UCAT score from your practice test? Click here
Choose from anywhere between 1 hour of UCAT tutoring to 20 hours, to help you unlock your full potential.
It doesn’t matter how far along you are in your Medicine journey– whether you are applying during your A-Levels, or if you have previously been rejected for Medicine and you need a higher UCAT score– our UCAT online course is sure to help!
Let us break down what exactly our UCAT online sessions will cover.
Decision Making
Decision-making is a critical factor that must be assessed when seeking to be a medical professional.
Poor decision-making could lead to possibilities such as the patient taking the wrong medication, or delaying a serious and urgent surgery and much more.
Poor decision-making can be facilitated by a lack of professionalism. If a patient offends you or speaks rudely to you, some people may be tempted to react out of spite, which in turn could affect a patient’s life.
Excellent decision-making is the foundation of a competent medical professional, they are able to see signs and act accordingly in order to treat their patient quickly and effectively.
Not everybody is born with the ability to recognise and act accordingly, good decision making, like any other skill is developed with practice and learning, and that is what we at The Future Medic can offer you. Book today.
Verbal Reasoning
Verbal reasoning is the ability to solve a problem or spot an incongruinty using the written information provided within the situation in question, this is a core skill we use within our lives.
Verbal reasoning is a vital skill within the medical field as you will be reading a lot. Whether this is notes from other doctors, patients, previous medical notes on a paitent, you have to be able to come to conclusions with the information provided as this can make or break your patient’s treatment.
In regards to verbal reasoning during your UCAT test, there are two key question types in the verbal reasoning section:
True/False/Can’t Tell: Based on the passage of text, you need to reason whether the statements are true, false or it cannot be told whether it is true or false.
Free Text: You may see questions or incomplete statements, and you need to select the free text answers that best apply.
So, do you want to be completely prepared for you UCAT test? Do you want a full understanding of what to expect, and how to answer them in the best possible ways? Then book your UCAT preparation course today
Abstract Reasoning
Abstract reasoning is a skill we all have to differing degrees, in its most base form abstract reasoning is essentially the ability to hypothesise, to find patterns or understandings beyond the words that are presented on a screen or paper.
Positive abstract reasoning allows someone to find creative solutions to problems, or allows them to express themselves in a more unique way. Common examples of abstract thinking include:
- Describing something by using a metaphor
- Speaking on a subject figuratively
- A creative solution to a problem
- Noticing relationships and patterns between what you observe
- Thinking from a point of view beyond your own
So how can this form of thinking help in the medical field?
- Noticing patterns in a paitent’s symptoms will help you identify and treat them quickly
- Being able to see your patient’s point of view will be able to help you empathise and treat them in accordance to their needs and temperament.
- Being able to translate your abstract thinking into conversation may be able to help your colleagues or patients with whatever subject you discuss.
In regards to your UCAT test, abstract thinking is applying your ability to recognise patterns in what appear to be a random arrangement of shapes. As opposed to a written question you need to decipher.
Click here to find out how The Future Medic can help your Abstract reasoning today
Situational Judgement
Situational judgement is the ability to make informed and clear decisions in relation to your current situation. This is a skill we carry out in almost all aspects of our lives.
On a base level, dealing with any patient requires situational judgement, how bad are their symptoms, are they physically resilient or healthy enough to have an operation? Are they allergic to the medicine you were going to prescribe for them?
On the other side of the spectrum, is the patient being aggressive or threatening towards you? Do they struggle to speak English or a language you communicate in? All of these scenarios will test your situational judgement.
Situational judgement is essentially the organisation of priorities in relation to any given situation, within the UCAT test you will be judged on your ability to understand the best course of action to take in the given scenarios.
Situational judgement is essentially the organisation of priorities in relation to any given situation, within the UCAT test you will be judged on your ability to understand the best course of action to take in the given scenarios.
Book today too increase your chances of acing your UCAT test!
Quantitative Reasoning
Quantitative reasoning is the ability to use mathematics (even if you don’t have the exact numbers) and acting upon the information in order to solve a real life situation.
Maybe you have a paitent who is a baby who has an infection, and as a result you need to perscribe anti-biotics. By using quantative reasoning you will know that a baby doesnt need the same amount of antibiotics as a full grown adult, as their bodies are different.
Similarly, two people may have an infection in the same place, but one person is more recovered than the other, using quantitative reasoning you will know who needs more/less medication than the other.
So how is this tested on the UCAT?
Essentially the UCAT will assess your quantitative reasoning on a series of questions related to mathematics, that are not entirely centered on medically related situations.
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Contact Us
Our team at The Future Medic understand the responsibility to provide our country with the next generation of bright minds who will innovate, revolutionise and excel in the study of medicine.
That is why we have made it our mission to supply you with all the knowledge, skills and resources you could possibly need to enter this competitive yet rewarding field of expertise. We hope to have highlighted the need to have excellent skills which can be supplemented by our courses.
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