People don't know about medical school. Even the people who are IN medical school. And it doesn't make sense if you apply for something, and yet you don't know much about it. ESPECIALLY if it is going to shape a large part of your life.

I explain different phases of medical school in New Zealand.

After biomed and health science first year (premed), then you enter medical school proper as a 2nd year university student. (MBChB II), in MBChB II and III, you are a pre-clinical student. You are trying to cover the basic sciences required for practising medicine. This includes things like physiology (how the body works), pathology (how diseases develop), and anatomy (structure of the human body). You will also have some clinical contact with the hospital environment.

From MBChB IV (4th year university) then you start clinical runs (placements) and your time is spent mainly at the hospital. This requires a shift in your learning habits and requires you to be more independent and self-directed.

Core placements include: General medicine, psychiatry, Family medicine, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, emergency medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, ENT. You will get opporunity to choose different runs throughout medical schools outside this core list.

During the final year (6th year university), which is called the TI (Trainee Intern) year, you are expected to help look after about one-third of the patient workload under supervision of doctors. 
The elective is an 8 week placement that you can spend overseas as long as you are accepted view all

 
 
 

 
In this video I explain how to get into biomed and healthscience program at the University of Auckland in New Zealand I explain how the points are calculated at the University of Auckland.
 
 
The university of Auckland has a strict point system whereas the University of Otago may accept students based on other criteria that are not clearly defined.

One of my students who was not doing really well in high school, still got a conditional offer for premed at Otago university.

For calculating points at UoA, you need to look at the undergraduate prospectus. It outlines NCEA/Cambridge/IB point systems.

Remember that getting into premed is only the beginning. If you barely make it into premed, then in order to achieve the eventual goal of getting into medicine, you need to review your entire study system because in first year university, the amount of content is 15 times that of high school. view all

 

 
 
First year biomed or health science (premed) program is the pathway in order to study medicine at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

To become a doctor in New Zealand, you must go to medical school either at University of Auckland or University of Otago, to attain the MBChB degree (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)

Medical school itself lasts 5 years, and entry into medical school requires either doing the premed program competitively or completing a bachelor's degree and entering as a post-graduate.

  In this video I explain everything about how to get into and survive premed (biomed/health science) program at the University of Auckland.

In this video I explain:

1. How to become a doctor in New Zealand

2. How to enter premed at University of Auckland

3. How to calculate points for premed

4. Common myths and preconceptions about biomed and healthsci

5. How score for medical school entry is calculated

6. The correct mindset before entering premed

7. Structure of a semester

8. What is study efficiency

9. Why study efficiency is critical

10. How much is the biomed/healthsci workload compared to high school?

11. Core paper overview

12. Typical week of university schedule

13. Long term retention study methods

14. Why confusion is healthy for learning

15. UCAT

16. MMI Interview view all

 
When you enter premed (first year biomed and health science) in Auckland University New Zealand, this is the first step towards becoming a doctor.
When you enter premed (first year biomed and health science) in Auckland University New Zealand, this is the first step towards becoming a doctor.

Upon graduating medical school (MBChB), you will become a house officer (junior doctor)

As a house officer you will face some challenges. It may be an emotional roller coaster. Medicine can be one of the most rewarding careers but also it can be exceptionally challenging - not only physically but also mentally and emotionally.

Some things may be outside your control. You may find some people particularly challenging to work with - but instead of accepting adversity, you always need to think and act in the best interests of the people who rely on you - your patients
In this video I talk about

1. Hard and frustrating things as a junior doctor in Auckland New Zealand,

2. Most emotional moment in 3 years of being a house officer.
 
 
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