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(Published in the Irish Medical Times, 05 November, 2009)
The views of Dr John Murphy, expressed in his editorial in the latest Irish Medical Journal and reviewed by Niamh Mullen (IMT Oct 30, 2009) on the introduction of the HPAT Ireland test for medi...
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From Irish Medical Times, 01/10/09
Dear Editor,
Re: Niamh Mullen’s article “Can ‘grind’ schools help with HPAT preparation?”
The current brouhaha regarding the ‘grinds schools’ for HPAT is similar to what happened when a similar test...
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MedEntry has comprehensively won the Federal Court case against Dallas Gibson for breach of copyright and breach of the Trade Practices Act (Claim number VID1289-2004).The court found that Dallas Gibson flagrantly violated the Commonwealth Copyright Act. ...
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Dallas Gibson of Medical-Entrance/Eglobamed/Icarus/Premed is currently bankrupt. He has now been bankrupt on three separate occasions (1988, 2000 and now).You can view the Federal Court ruling of his bankruptcy by clicking here . Alternatively, you can go...
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We are extremely delighted to announce that we have been offered a generous grant by the Foundation for Australian Youth to pursue the MedEntry HPAT Prep initiative. After a competitive selection process, the Foundation has deemed that our initiative, ...
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Dr Ed Boyapati of MedEntry was the Keynote speaker at the Annual General Meeting of the Melbourne Division of General Practice held on Friday 21 October. Dr Boyapati spoke on the topic "Medical Student Selection: Issues and Current Trends" which was an '...
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MedEntry is invited to speak at the VCE Expo in Melbourne every year. At the Careers Forum MedEntry addressed students on the topic 'Working in medicine'. MedEntry also presented a very popular seminar on 'Medical Entry'. (Source: The Age VCE & C...
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(Published in the Irish Independent: Monday August 24 2009)
THE current brouhaha regarding the new medical school admission process is similar to what happened when a similar system was introduced in Australia 15 years ago.
Now it is well accepted an...
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(Published in the Herald.ie: Wednesday August 26 2009)
The current fuss regarding the new medical school admission process is like what happened when a similar system was introduced in Australia 15 years ago. Now it is well accepted and is also used b...
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From Australian Doctor magazine, 28/5/04 p. 20 Medical professionals across Australia are doing their bit to help disadvantaged year 12 students prepare for the Undergraduate Medical and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT). Under the name of the grou...
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(Published in Australian Doctor 29 Feb 2008) Your chief political correspondent, Paul Smith criticises the current medical school entry system on the grounds that it is invalid and inequitable. However, an ‘admission lottery’ would make a mockery o...
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(The Education Age, 21/11/2005, page 10) Throughout the ages and in most countries medicine has been a profession with special privileges, hence demand to study medicine is high. In fact the demand to supply ratio is higher for medicine than for any othe...
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From Australian Doctor magazine, 15/4/05 p. 31Dr Kerri Parnell asks whether coaching for tests such as UMAT helps (‘Medical School Pick of the Crop may be Missing the Point’, Gut Feelings, 25 March). If UMAT coaching is not useful, the logical con...
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Published in Australian Doctor (16 June, 2006, page 21).Perhaps Dr Andrew Griffiths is not aware of the numerous changes in medical student selection that have taken place during the last ten years (Selection fails, 19 May). His criticisms about the inad...
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Published in Medical Observer (16 Feb 2007, p17)The debate about whether school leaver entry or graduate entry is better for medicine will continue for a long time because there are winners and losers in either scenario (Inside Story, 24/11/2006; Lette...
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Published in Medical Observer, 22 June 2007.Tuition for UMAT develops students’ skills in logical reasoning, critical thinking, problem solving, abstract reasoning and interpersonal skills. How can anyone claim that teaching such valuable life skill...
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(Published in Australian Doctor, 3 August 2007) Some people raise questions about the current medical selection process, but offer no solutions. As in most countries, the demand for medical places in Australia will always far exceed the number available...
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Selection Error (published in Australian Doctor 18 Jan 2008 and Medical Observer 25 Jan 2008) Cogent arguments can be made both for and against interviews being part of selection process for entry to medical schools. However, Queensland medical school...
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University’s entry lottery is a mockery (Published in Medical Observer, 8 Feb 2008) The Dean of Sydney Medical School, Professor Bruce Robinson, admits that the Graduate Australian Medical School Admission Test (GAMSAT) is not a good tool for selectin...
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It is inappropriate for ACER/some universities to claim that UMAT and interview coaching is undesirable, for several reasons. For example:
Student Services of all universities engage in coaching of their students in CV and interview preparation for...
