Resources for Aspiring Healthcare Professionals
Below you’ll find further information and reading that may help you make an informed choice about your future career and university choices.
Free Online Courses
Online courses are a great way to gain insight into the subjects that you are interested in studying at university. The courses below are free, and have been created by academics at the University of Leeds
- Anatomy: Know Your Abdomen: discover the human abdomen and how it works
- Exploring Cancer Medicines: explore the use of medicines in treating cancer and take your first steps towards becoming a science writer.
- Causes of Human Disease: Exploring Cancer and Genetic Disease: explore how the unravelling of genetic code has led to a deeper understanding of genetic diseases and cancer.
- Causes of Human Disease: Nutrition and Environment: explore how nutrition and environmental factors such as toxins influence your chance of developing human disease.
- Causes of Human Disease: Transmitting and Fighting Infection: learn how pathogens cause infectious diseases, how these diseases are transmitted and how our immune systems respond to infection.
- Causes of Human Disease: Understanding Cardiovascular Disease: explore normal cardiovascular function and risk factors associated with heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.
- Causes of Human Disease: Understanding Causes of Disease: Learn the epidemiological methods used to understand the causes of diseases and how social factors influence their development.
External Resources
Below you will find a selection of resources from across the internet to help you in researching a variety of different health careers and courses.
Applying to Dentistry
- General Dental Council – Find out more from the professional body for dental professionals
- Dental Schools Council Entry Requirements - latest entry requirements for all UK Dental Schools
- UCAT Admissions Test - Information about the admissions test required by UK dental and medical schools
- Becoming a Dentist: explore everything from the university application process to daily dentist duties, in this free online course developed by the University of Glasgow
Applying to Medicine
- General Medical Council - Find out more from the professional body for doctors, including their Good Medical Practice guidance
- Medical Schools Council Entry Requirements - latest entry requirements for all UK Medical Schools
- UCAT Admissions Test - Information about the admissions test required by UK dental and medical schools
- Study Medicine: Applying for Medical School and Becoming a Medical Student: explore the application process and student life through this free online course developed by the University of Glasgow
Careers in Healthcare
- NHS Careers – The pre-eminent source of information on health careers from the largest employer of health and related personnel in the world
Resources from the University of Leeds
Study Skills Resources
- Flying Start: an online resource to help with the transition from sixth form to undergraduate study
- Skills@library - resources from our Skills@Library team which includes hints and tips on Time Management, Note-taking, Referencing, and more