UWCM and Welsh Students

[welshmed]

What are the Antipodies?

Australia and New Zealand.

It's actually spelt Antipodes - I didn't have the time or inclination to check the spelling yesterday.

[roshy]

foo-antipodies are countries "down under"

if dai lloyd's son and himself are so bothered about seving the population of wales why doesnt his son do his medical training in london and then go back to wales?

should all med schools favour local applicants from nearby areas even if they have stronger candidates from elsewhere? this doent have to aply to just welsh applicants.....i think its fair to sy that scottish med schools are favoruing their own candidates

surely at SHO level welsh speaking students who have qualified at english med schools will be preferred compared to purely english speaking students anyway??

i agree......Dr. Lloyd must be looking to climb the political ladder

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[exms]

surely at SHO level welsh speaking students who have qualified at english med schools will be preferred compared to purely english speaking students anyway??

If that's true then it'll have the effect of driving away most of the students that Swansea med school was set up to pull in.

-- A.

[foofighter]

If that's true then it'll have the effect of driving away most of the students that Swansea med school was set up to pull in.

-- A.

Aint Swansea only for 4 year GEP course? How many students go there per year?

[exms]

Aint Swansea only for 4 year GEP course? How many students go there per year?

Yes, that's right. It'll be ~70 a year from 2005 entry onwards.

-- A.

[sparky21]

Aint Swansea only for 4 year GEP course? How many students go there per year?

Yes - but they also join the Cardiff students in Year 4 and 5 (cardiff year 4 and 5) so they will all end up in the same place at the end... mostly looking for jobs in Wales.

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[welshmed]

A large factor that contributes to the high competition for UK jobs is the large number of doctors that qualified overseas and are coming over here for their post-grad training.