Our Patron

Medicine is a demanding but rewarding career, with many and varied opportunities for the medical graduate. The ‘late’ entrant to medical school may possess a number of useful attributes: additional emotional maturity, a more experienced approach to study and a wider experience of life. I myself was a ‘late’ entrant to medical school and I appreciate these potential advantages but also realise the challenges.

The first challenge, of course, is obtaining a place at medical school; this has become increasingly competitive and also more complex with structured ‘stations’ at interviews and aptitude exams. Help preparing for these, along with learning or revising basic science background knowledge may make all the difference and GradMed has long and successful experience in this area.  It has been my honour to be Patron of GradMed since 2004 and believe that ‘mature’ entrants into medicine have a great deal to offer.

Professor Richard Knight

Professor of Clinical Neurology, University of Edinburgh

Honorary Consultant Clinical Neurologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh