The following presentation, made by Professor IR Johnson, announcing new admissions tests for medicine and dentistry, was made exclusively to the 5000.

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The following presentation, made by Professor IR Johnson, announcing new admissions tests for medicine and dentistry, was made exclusively to the 5000 student delegates attending the Medlink Conference at Nottingham University in December The following presentation, made by Professor IR Johnson, announcing new admissions tests for medicine and dentistry, was made exclusively to the 5000 student delegates attending the Medlink Conference at Nottingham University in December 2005.

UKCAT Clinical Aptitude Test A new admissions test for medicine and dentistry Professor IR Johnson : Chairman, UKCAT Consortium

First test in 2006 for 2007 entry (or deferred entry to 2008) Final details are being settled Gradual introduction into the system No rapid change Ongoing research

Additional to: GCSEs A levels or equivalent UCAS form assessments Interviews

Cognitive skills from 2006 Mental ability Problem solving abilities Logical reasoning Critical thinking Information management

There is no science paper The tests are not curriculum based Example questions will appear on the website

Participating Schools in London SGUL : medicine QMUL : medicine and dentistry KCL : medicine and dentistry

Participating Schools in Scotland Dundee : medicine and dentistry Glasgow : medicine and dentistry Edinburgh : medicine St Andrews : medicine Aberdeen : medicine

England and Wales : Medicine PeninsularHYMSUEAKeeleManchesterNewcastleDurham Brighton and Sussex NottinghamSheffieldLeicesterSouthamptonLeedsCardiff Oxford (Graduates) Birmingham (Grads)

England and Wales : Dentistry SheffieldManchesterNewcastleCardiff

Schools requiring BMAT Cambridge Oxford (6 year course) ImperialUCL If you apply to one of these as well as a UKCAT consortium member you will have to sit BOTH tests.

If you are going to apply for medicine or dentistry and intend to submit a UCAS form next October Participating schools will insist on you sitting the test this summer, before application Watch University websites for further information available by February Specific websites will be running by February Look for UKCAT, probably.org and/or.ac Testing will start in July 2006, registration from June