TUTOR QUALIFICATIONS

Tutors introduced by Medipath are real U.K. medical students. This is what allows them to give the advice and guidance that they do.

The Medipath tutor selection process includes asking for proof of their educational status and any certificates for exams that they claim to have sat. To enable us to provide a fully professional service we would be very grateful to hear from you if a Tutor provided by us falls short of your expectations in any way.

THE TUITION COURSE

Different Tutors have different teaching methods and styles. One of the primary benefits of private coaching is that the Tutor can tailor his/or her method to the needs of the individual student in a way that cannot be achieved in the larger group setting. There is no set pattern or material for private coaching sessions. Every student is an individual, and student and Tutor need to find their best approach together. The background information given by the student during the first session will aid the tutor in the methods they use and the guidance they provide.

Please ensure that coaching can be conducted in a quiet atmosphere conducive to concentration on the tuition involved. Provision of note-making materials and other stationary/equipment is usually the responsibility of the client.
Coaching normally consists of sessions from 45 minutes to 1 hour. Shorter or longer sessions must not be agreed privately between client and Tutor. All coaching sessions that utilise Medipath educational aids, Medipath Method, or Medipath tutors must be booked entirely and exclusively through this website.

At the start, it can be difficult to determine how much coaching a student requires. Medipath tries to be as flexible as possible as it is important to get the balance right for the client. Some clients use private coaching as a year round supplement to their individual efforts. For others, just a few sessions may be required as a top-up and confidence builder prior to their application’s submission. All students would like to see private coaching as a quick fix, in reality it is not. It can take time for trust and rapport to be built between Tutor and student. Medipath will endeavour to find a suitable match between the Client and Tutor taking into account the Tutors available to Medipath. However, sometimes a Tutor’s teaching method or personality may not suit the student involved. If this is the case, please contact us straight away, and we will do our best to find a replacement as soon as possible.

RESPONSIBILITIES

A Tutor cannot be held responsible for chaperoning minors, nor guarding a house and household effects while Tutoring. Please ensure that a responsible adult is on the premises at all times if the student is under 18 years of age.

ATTENDANCE

The minimum charge for the attendance of a Tutor at a session is the hourly rate of charge provided on the booking page of this website. Please note that there can be considerable preparation involved before each session of tuition.

ILLNESS & HOLIDAYS

Please contact your Tutor directly over such matters, especially during the usual holiday periods, giving a minimum of 24 hours’ notice (except in unforeseeable situations). Cancellations without due notice will be charged at the one-hour rate.

TUITION STOPPED-BY TUTOR

If a Tutor, for any reason, has to stop tuition mid-course, Medipaths will endeavour to replace that Tutor as soon as possible, subject to availability, in order to minimise disruption to the student’s progress.

TUITION STOPPED BY CLIENT

Please give at least a week’s notice of end of tuition in writing both to your Tutor and to Medipath, so that your Tutor may conclude his/her work with the student and plan his/her work with the student and plan his/her own commitments. This cancellation provision applies after tuition has commenced. You may e-mail your notice to hello.medipath@gmail.com. The notice will be deemed to have been received by Medipath the second working day after the notice was posted.

PAYMENT FOR TUITION

Each session must be booked individually via the booking form on this website. The Monthly Mentorship Programme offers a reduced rate for a minimum of 3 sessions over 3 months, which must be paid, in its entirety, before the start of your first session. Any booking that violates these terms will be cancelled by Medipath.

Once tuition has commenced, there are no refunds for the cancellation of sessions by the client prior to completion of the course. However, the course is flexible in terms of illness and holidays, and sessions can be rescheduled for an alternative date if the client provides a minimum of 24 hours notice of the cancellation of the session to the Tutor. The course of sessions can commence at any time of year.

You are, however, entitled to cancel the contract within 8 working days of your acceptance or deemed acceptance of these Terms of Business (“Cancellation Period”), in which case you will be entitled to reimbursement of all Fees paid to Medipath. However, if you instruct Medipath or the Tutor assigned to you that you want the tuition sessions to commence before the end of this Cancellation period, you will not be entitled to receive a refund of the Fees paid in the event that such tuition session has already been arranged to take place prior to your cancellation.

At the end of the monthly course, tuition will not automatically carry on unless you book another session via this website. This will enable the Tutor to seek reassignment for another job.

Coaching Session Format

All coaching sessions provided by Medipath will take place online. Online coaching is when the tutor coaches a student where tutor and student are not in the same location as the tutor using the Internet. Live Remote tuition can also be used to supplement face-to-face sessions. Tutor and student using a combination of e-mail, Internet Chat (e.g. MSN, Yahoo or Messenger), and our/or a webcam which enables them to see one another, and/or Skype which enables them to hear and/or see one another as well as use an interactive white board if necessary. It is up to the student and tutor to decide which media or combinations of media best suits their preferences and achieves the student’s goals. All online tuition is paid in advance. A minimum commitment and payment of one hour is required for the “1x1 Application M.O.T.” and a minimum commitment and payment of three hours is required for the “Monthly Mentorship” programme.

CLIENT SATISFACTION POLICY

When a client has prepaid for a course of coaching, and a client is not satisfied with a particular Tutor or if a Tutor must stop tuition mid-course due to unforeseeable circumstances, Medipath will endeavour to find a replacement Tutor. If a replacement cannot be found, then Medipath will refund the balance of the course fees paid by the client representing the number of pre-paid sessions for which the client does not receive tuition.

CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP

Medipath acts as agent of the Tutor by providing introductions of Tutors to clients and vice versa. It also collects fees from the client on behalf of the Tutor together with its own fee in respect of its administration commission. VAT is applied where appropriate.

These Guidelines form a part of the client’s contract with Fleet Tutors and with the Tutor.

DATA PROTECTION

Clients providing personal data to Fleet Tutors are consenting to the use of that data by Medipath for the purpose of effecting introductions to Tutors, for billing and fee collecting purposes and to enable Medipath to contact the client and/or student from time to time. Where required for legitimate purposes in connection with Medipath’s business and subject to suitable safeguards that data may be transferred to others.

POLICIES

Any opinion expressed by a Tutor is not necessarily an expression of the opinion of Medipath.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS (CLIENTS)

• These terms and conditions of business (“Terms of Business”) are between Medipath (acting for itself and as agent on behalf of the Tutor supplied by Medipath (“the Tutor”)) and the client and are deemed to be accepted by the client when the client completes and returns the booking form, arranges payment via e-mail or arranges a session of tuition by the Tutor introduced to them by Medipath, whichever occurs first.

• A Tutor will be deemed to have been introduced by the client by Medipath in the event that either the name of the Tutor is provided by the client by Medipath following the request for a Tutor by the client, or Medipath arranges for a Tutor to contact the client following such request for a Tutor provided by the client to Medipath.

• The client is entitled to cancel the contract for the introduction of a Tutor with Medipath and the Tutor within 8 working days of your acceptance or deemed acceptance of these Terms of Business (“Cancellation Period”). However, if you instruct Medipath or the Tutor introduced to you that you want the coaching sessions to commence before the end of this Cancellation Period, you will not be entitled to receive a refund of the Registration Fee in the event that such a tuition session has already been arranged prior to your cancellation.

• The Tutor is responsible for co-ordinating the tuition and will request the necessary background information from the Client and/or student nominated by the Client (“the Student”) from time to time. Provision of exercise and textbooks is the responsibility of, and will as required be supplied by the Client. Coaching is normally held online.

• The Tutor is engaged by the Client only to provide medical school admissions coaching and is not responsible for the safety, welfare, well being and care of minor Students or for the protection of any person’s property. In the case of Students under the age of 18 years, a responsible adult (other than the Tutor) must be present at the premises at all times during which the Tutor attends for tuition.

• As agent contracting on behalf of the Tutor, Medipath will not be liable to the Client or any third party for any act, omission or error (whether wilful, negligent or otherwise) of the Tutor.

• Clients are not permitted to make private arrangements for tuition with Tutors introduced by Medipath which includes payment of fees for such sessions otherwise than to Medipath in accordance with its Terms of Business. In the event that the Tutor pursuant to such a private arrangement provides such tuition or the client introduces the Tutor to other people who then make such arrangements bypassing Medipath, the Client will be responsible to pay the commission that Medipath has thus lost.

• Fees are agreed with the Client in advance by the Medipath website and will conclude the commission fee that the Client agrees to pay Medipath in respect of Medipath’s services.

• The Client will choose one of two service options, the discounted Monthly Mentorship or 1x1 Application M.O.T.. All services must be paid for in full before the beginning of the first tuition session, and must occur through the booking form on this website.