Meet the Teachers
Kaplan's UCAT teachers are a highly-trained team who rank in the top 10% of UCAT (UKCAT) test takers. Many of them are final year students and graduates from top medical schools. They have a relatable understanding of the application process, and are experts in teaching the strategies needed to score highly on the test.
Our teachers are:
- Achievers – Top UCAT® scorers.
- Experts – Rigorously trained and regularly assessed.
- Talented – Thoroughly screened through a highly competitive audition process.
- Relatable – Medical students and graduates who share firsthand application experiences.
Rohin A -
University of Oxford

Rohin is a medical student at Oxford and decided to teach UCAT courses for Kaplan a few years ago with the aim of helping students through this tough phase in the application process. He scored 815 on his UCAT test in 2013, and is involved in the delivery of the new Kaplan Future Doctors Channel. At Oxford, he is a member of the student medical society committee.
"The most important part of any exam is technique and this is especially true in the case of the UCAT, since the focus is not on curriculum content, but skill, pace and mental agility."
Shakira F -
King’s College London

Shakira is a final year medical student at King’s College London, and has a BSc in Psychology. She has a special interest in Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine, with a further interest in medical education. She is also involved in interviewing prospective medical students for King’s College London. She has been teaching at Kaplan for a few years and achieved a UCAT score of 778. As a previous Kaplan student herself, she believes the guidance and confidence that the Kaplan course gave her enabled her to be in the best possible position for her medical school applications.
"Where possible, it's best to sit your UCAT before the new academic year in September. This means when you start back at school you can focus your attention on the other important aspects of your university application. "
Nikhil A -
Imperial College

Nikhil is a junior doctor and previous medical school student at Imperial College London, who has been taught Kaplan UCAT and BMAT course for many years. As an experienced UCAT teacher, and a previous Kaplan UCAT student himself, he highlights that although it's often said that you can't revise for these tests, you most certainly can and should. "Kaplan is continually expanding and editing the material to keep up to date with all the changes on the test, and to make practice material as useful as possible".
"It's good to be organised: have a timetable of important dates and try to book the UCAT early so that there is enough time to focus on the exams."
Tasneem L -
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry

Tasneem has been teaching the UCAT for a number of years and attended Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry. She scored 725 on the UCAT and states that getting a good UCAT score gave her the confidence to apply to medical school, and allowed her to get all her interviews. As a previous Kaplan UCAT student and a current teacher, she says that Kaplan courses provide the basic grounding and foundation to build skills for the test.
"If you take the hurdles of applying to medical school one step at a time and without discouragement, you'll be fine."
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