Medicine Academy

The Woodhouse Medicine Academy is made up of students who demonstrate excellent potential to be successful in the medical schools’ application process.

Weekly meetings involve mentoring and support and include a carefully designed programme which includes:

• Discussion of medical ethics
• Studying the structure of the NHS, it’s history and limitations.
• Discussion of topical and current issues
• A reading list and book reviews
• Information about opportunities for work experience and support with applications
• Extensive support with writing personal statements
• Interview support, including mini, multiple interviews (MMI)
• The opportunity to listen to external speakers both at Woodhouse and other institutions
• Workshops that enhance surgical/clinical skills are hosted at Woodhouse & other venues
• Preparation for UKCAT medical schools’ entrance exam

Our students have also secured places on the following competitive external programmes:

• University College London (UCL) target medicine 
• King’s College, Queen Mary and Imperial College London’s mentoring programmes 
• Cambridge University master classes in medicine
• King’s College Med-View summer course for medicine and dentistry, which includes placements at hospitals and GP practices
• The Nuffield Foundation summer placements at the National Institute for Medical Research
• A variety of medicine and medicine-related taster courses and summer schools at various universities, notably Imperial College, St. George’s and UCL

This total immersion in the culture of medicine is paying off and Woodhouse offers for medicine-related degrees are increasing year-on-year.   In 2025, 40 students managed to secure offers to various medical schools.