Planning your elective
For many students, an elective takes place in the final year of their medical degree. With the heavy workload that the final year entails, planning an elective should begin early…
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For many students, an elective takes place in the final year of their medical degree. With the heavy workload that the final year entails, planning an elective should begin early…
An elective is a six to eight week period of medical work experience, which is often undertaken in another country, although there is no restriction on working in a UK…
Student loans are government sponsored loans administered by the Student Loans Company (SLC). If you have to borrow money you should always take out the maximum student loan that you…
Unless you are particularly wealthy you’ll need to borrow money – twice as much money as students on non medical courses. That’s because you’re studying for more years and more…
There are no restrictions on working in the UK if you are an EU, EEA or Swiss national. If you are an international student with a restriction on working in…
Getting paid work is a simple way to supplement your income. However, there are some important things to consider when thinking about getting a job whilst at medical school: How…
This page contains a list of charitable trusts that assist medical students. These are all independent of the RMBF, so please contact the relevant organisation directly for more information via…
There are thousands of charitable trusts, or funders, that offer financial help to people, based on eligibility criteria including age, gender, religion or ethnicity, place of birth or residence or parental…
If you have a flair for essay writing, then look out for competitions run by the Royal Colleges and many other professional medical associations, usually to encourage interest in their…
The UK armed forces offer generous bursaries/cadetships for undergraduate medics during their studies. In exchange for this financial support, you are required to serve a minimum period in the forces…