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Instead of endlessly spending your time rewriting the same notes countless years of students have done, just sit down, learn the content and spend more time doing the things you love outside of medicine.
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Take it one year at a time
Our textbook aligns itself with the University of Birmingham curriculum. Learn what you need to know for your current year, whether it’s year 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, we’ve got you covered.
SPOTLIGHT SEARCH
Find topics, fast
We’ve engineered the GOAT search bar to help you find whatever topic you need, ASAP, and it’s integrated with an easy to use shortcut - CMD+E (mac) or CTRL+E (windows) - so you don’t even have to reach for your mouse.
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CHANGELOG
Release notes
We’re currently a work-in-progress (we’re medical students, we don’t have all the time in the world), so we try and update and add new content when we can. Check back here to see all our recent changes.
6/23/2024
Website update
New landing page up
We've just introduced our brand new landing page (you're looking at it right now).
6/12/2024
Content update
Anaesthetics notes for Year 4 UoB textbook now up
Anaesthetics and peri-operative care are some of the most confusing topics to learn - so we've focused on adding some notes to help you understand.
5/20/2024
Content update
Psychiatry notes for Year 4 UoB now available
We've finished up the Psychiatry textbook for University of Birmingham Yr4, including notes for Schizophrenia, Depression, Somatisation, and more!
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
We’ve tried our best to answer some questions you may have.
Is it actually free?
Yes! Try it, just open the textbook and use it. You don't even need an account.
How do you make money?
We don't make any money (at the moment). We don't plan to use ads either.
Right now, we're doing it from the love of our hearts, to support the next generation of doctors. However, we do want to make some money in the future, and we will look to expand our platform to include various other features as time passes. But that's along way off from happening.
Right now, we're doing it from the love of our hearts, to support the next generation of doctors. However, we do want to make some money in the future, and we will look to expand our platform to include various other features as time passes. But that's along way off from happening.
Can I contribute?
Of course! We're open to contributors, and it'll look great on you CV to show you contributed to medical education. Just use our contact form or email us at hello@medschoolessentials.co.uk and explain what you'd like to do and we'll talk!
Is your content tailored to the UKMLA?
Yes! We include topics labelled under an MLA category (mapped from the UKMLA content map), and also topics mentioned in the university handbook, so you don't miss a thing from your university's internal exams.
Why isn't the textbook complete?
We're currently in medical school ourselves, we have to balance our own studying, work and life alongside this. We try to add new content as fast as we can, but we're only human after all!
You can keep track of any updates via our Changelog.
You can keep track of any updates via our Changelog.
Is your information up-to-date?
Medicine is a fast, ever-evolving field. We cannot guarantee, or accept any liability, for any out-of-date information. Each note does include a 'last updated' date, which you can use to see if there's any updates. If you do spot one, speed up our process of updating it by using our contact form to let us know!
Are you approved by the University of Birmingham?
Nope! We are in no way affiliated with the University of Birmingham. We are also not endorsed by them.
If I just use these notes, will I pass?
We make no guarantees that you will pass, as medicine is a multi-faceted endeavour. You require more than just notes to pass.
However, that being said, our notes provide an outstanding knowledge base which, if used correctly and efficiently, alongside other revision, should help you achieve a pass.
However, that being said, our notes provide an outstanding knowledge base which, if used correctly and efficiently, alongside other revision, should help you achieve a pass.
Will you make notes for other universities?
Right now, we're focusing on the University of Birmingham. However, in the future, depending on the demand and success of this platform, we may make plans to expand into other universities.
CONTACT US
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Notice something wrong? Want to speak to us? Something else?
Just use our form or email us directly at hello@medschoolessentials.co.uk and we’ll try to respond as soon as we can.If there’s something with our content, please put as much detail as you can (what year group, what topic, etc).
Just use our form or email us directly at hello@medschoolessentials.co.uk and we’ll try to respond as soon as we can.If there’s something with our content, please put as much detail as you can (what year group, what topic, etc).
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