Why GAMSAT?

GAMSAT helps to identify potential doctors through the assessment of critical skills and those all-important aptitudes. Academic achievement alone does not mean automatic eminent suitability for the medical profession. Likewise, the same applies to a strong scientific background necessarily being the main benchmark at graduate-entry level. Probing for in-depth aptitudes and the not so obvious attributes can bring about unexpected results, and a test such as GAMSAT is clearly particularly adept in this area.

Problem-based learning has become integral to many courses at medical schools. Whilst potential medical students tend to welcome this style, it is important in practice to be fully aware of what such an approach means to them. There are many aspects to PBL, both from the teaching and studying perspectives. It isn`t just a question of more independent study and less lecture based sessions. Tests such as GAMSAT are strong identifiers of the study skills and approaches required to integrate and work with PBL successfully.