We help you enter the Medical or Dental School of your choice

Who are we?

We are a team of Doctors and Dentists who provide:

Expert advice for University applications and studying in the UK and Hong Kong

Comprehensive preparation for University applications (UCAS, JUPAS/NON-JUPAS) to Medicine (MBBS/MBChB) or Dentistry (BDS)

Regular, personal, one-to-one tutorials, guidance and support from enrolment to our service up to offer day

Lifelong career progression advice and networking via association with the Aspire Alumni Network of Doctors and Dentists

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The Aspire Mentorship Programme

Introduction

Getting an offer into medical or dental school is highly challenging. With competition ratios as high as 10 applicants per place*, even those who are highly eligible may not be successful. We provide a professional, one-to-one mentorship programme to help applicants gain entry into medical or dental schools in the UK and Hong Kong, as well as other abroad universities.

Our mentorship programme is designed to run alongside your studies. It covers the essential aspects of the application process which includes choosing the right universities, work experience, entrance exam preparation e.g UKCAT or BMAT, personal statement writing, and interview skills training. In addition, students undergo a regular process of academic review to ensure they are on track to achieve the grades required for medical / dental school. Finally, students follow a curriculum of interpersonal skills training to develop the essential characteristics of a doctor / dentist.

The mentorship programme is comprehensive, interactive, and one-to-one, which means it is personal and delivered precisely to your needs. The programme is run by experienced doctors and dentists who are highly dedicated to medical education and the nurturing of the next generation of doctors and dentists. We acknowledge and understand the hard work and uncertainty of applying for University and we are here to help you.

We have years of experience in the application process for medicine and dentistry, and know precisely what is required for candidates to succeed. You can be confident that the Aspire Mentorship Programme will fully prepare you for securing an offer into medical or dental school and beyond.

*Competition ratio based on undergraduate entry to King's College London (2014 entry)

*Click the clipboard to explore the details of the Aspire Mentorship Programme*

Important information about applying to Hong Kong

News - May 2022 | POSt-COVID

What a challenging few years this had been for everyone! The competition for places to medical and dental school has become even more fierce. Here in Aspire, we are continuing to work tirelessly with our students to best prepare them, including:

· Early and robust preparation for UCAT and BMAT entrance examinations

· Holistic analysis of student background to construct personal statements

· Regular online coaching of medical ethics and relevant NHS news

If you are interested in applying to medical, dental or veterinary school, please contact us directly, and see if we can assist you in achieving your goal.

News - aug 2021 | congratulations … HKU, KCL and many more

The years 2020 and 2021 have certainly been a difficult period for us all, with face-to-face meetings and workshops cancelled and work experience becoming limited, our students and tutors have had to adapt. With perseverance and hard work, we have made it! Congratulations to those who have received offers and are starting Medical or Dental school in the coming months, your journey soon begins! This has been a very successful year for Aspire, with many of our students gaining entry to their first choice Medical or Dental school, and we are very proud of them. Aspire will continue to thrive through this pandemic and assist our students to achieve their goals!

news - jan 2020 | Training pathways & HK limited registration

There is often a lack of clarity amongst parents and students with regards to the medical training pathways in the UK and Hong Kong, and concerns regarding the transferability of qualifying with Medicine (MBBS) in the UK and then working as a doctor in Hong Kong. Students often overlook or even avoid applying to the UK to study medicine and transferring back to HK due to not being fully informed about their options or for fear of not being able to return to practice medicine in Hong Kong (and becoming trapped in the UK system).

We have devised a brief document to highlight the different path to transfer back to Hong Kong after graduating from the UK, including the limited registration route that allows doctors to start working in Hong Kong prior to passing their Hong Kong Medical Licensing Exam (HKMLE).

DOwnload medical training pathway UK & HK

NEWS - Jan 2020 | single module support

This year we will be offering 3 single packages for students to enroll onto: (a) UCAT or BMAT training, (b) personal statements, and (c) interview training. Our full mentorship programme will continue to operate to assist our students in all domains of the process, but these single packages may be useful for some students who may only require support on a particular aspect. For more information, please contact admin@aspire-mentorship.com

news - dec 2019 | hong kong workshops (23-24, 30 Dec 2019)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! Another productive christmas for our students. An interactive few days of workshops covering important topics, including current affairs, NHS, medical ethics and scenario-based questions.

news - Nov 2019 | london Interview works (face-to-face & online)

UCAS application all submitted. It is time for more intensive interview training. Aspire ran a 2-day workshop for both students in the UK and abroad (via online video link). Combining both lecture base learning, small group discussions and mock interviews. We utilised our Aspire Alumni students currently in medical and dental school to provide assistance to our workshop. For further information, please contact us!

News - Aug 2019 | Summer HK Workshops August 5-7

Happy Summer holidays everyone! Our annual summer workshops in Hong Kong will running from 5th to 7th August, covering UCAS applications, UKCAT, personal statement, ethics and interviews skills. If you are interested, please contact us on admin@aspire-mentorship.com or +852 6407 3206 (WhatsApp messaging available). Limited space available.

News - Jul 2019 | Aspire UKCAT Training

How is your UKCAT preparation coming along? Join us in our weekly online seminars with our expert UKCAT trainers, and also receieve our Aspire UKCAT Introductory Booklets, providing you tips and appraoches to each section (designed by one of our junior mentors, Elizabeth Filips).

News - Apr 2019 | Easter Workshops (15-16th April 2019)

Day 1 - UCAT tutoring & mock examination. Do not underestimate the importance of planning and preparaing for UKCAT. Good time management and triaging of questions are essential.

Day 2 - Personal statement reviews, current affairs, SJT discussions and debating. An all-round interactive day with discussions of current hot medical topics, and rounded off with a debate over the necessity of the HK licensing exam for UK graduates.

News - Nov 2018 | intensive Ethics & interview training

Our final workshop this term focused heavily on ethics and its application to medical and dental interviews. It was a busy day of discussion, covering the main ethical issues a student would be expected to know for an interview, including abortion, Gillick competence, jehovah's witnesses, DNAR, safe-guarding etc. The 4 pillars of ethics: Autonomy, Beneficence, Non-Maleficence and Justice, were reinforced into the students to apply into their answers.

Sample scenario - You are a general practitioner. You have asked your patient, a 25-year-old female, to come in for a check up because she is 12 weeks pregnant. During the consultation she tells you that she is drinking 40 units of alcohol a week. She is determined to go through with the pregnancy. Discuss the ethical dilemmas raised and what your next steps are.

How would you approach this?

London Workshop (18/11/18) - Full day of mock MMIs and ethics discussion, including abortion, blood transfusion, DNAR, Gillick competence, and many more.

NEWS - NOV 2018 | PBL, ETHICS & INTERVIEW TRAINING WORKSHOP (LONDON)

Another successful event, with lots of participation from our students throughout the live PBL session, ethics discussion and mock MMI! They key is to ‘give it a go’, do not worry about how the other students are performing , you are the only person you are competing with! Look forward to our next workshop on 18th Nov 2018!

For anyone interested, suitable for 2018 & 2019 applicants for medicine or dentistry, please email admin@aspire-mentorship.com

Term 1 - PBL, Ethics & Interview Training Workshop (London) | 4th Nov 2018 — **Term 1 -** PBL, Ethics & Interview Training Workshop (London) | 4th Nov 2018

news - aug 2018 | end of summer report

It has been a busy summer for all our students and tutors. First of all, a huge congratulations to our students in securing their place in university, including Kings College London (Medicine & Dentistry) and HKU (Medicine). Secondly, our three-day workshop in Hong Kong was warmly received and feedback was positive, more workshops will follow, so keep your eyes peeled. Thirdly, UKCAT/BMAT training is at its peak for our students applying this October! And finally, a warm welcome to our new batch of students that had joined us this summer, and we look forward to embarking on this journey with you.

Good luck to everyone, whether you are entering university or starting a new acedemic year in school! Keep up the hard work.