University Admission

UK medical schools

UK medical schools are one of the best medical universities in the world. All undergraduate UK medical schools are members of the Medical Schools Council in United Kingdom. There are 33 undergraduate medical universities in the UK and all of them offer full-time courses. 

Entry requirements into medical university in UK vary within different institutions. Most information about medical admission requirements in UK can be found on the UCAS website or university website individually.

Medical universities in UK: they are 33 medical schools in UK (October 2013). They offer medical courses of four (Fast track Medical degree) or 6 year programs.

• Aberdeen (University of), School of Medicine: Medicine (5 years)
• Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary's, University of London:Medicine (5 years); Medicine, Graduate entry (4 years)
• Birmingham (University of), School of Medicine: Medicine (5 years); Medicine, Graduate entry (4 years)
• Brighton and Sussex Medical School: Medicine (5 years)
• Bristol (University of), Faculty of Medicine:Medicine, Graduate entry (4 years); Medicine, Pre-medical entry (6 years); Medicine, Standard entry (5 years)
• Cambridge (University of), School of Clinical Medicine: Cambridge Graduate Course in Medicine (4 years); Medicine (6 years)
• Cardiff University, School of Medicine:Medicine, first year entry (5 years);Medicine, Foundation course (6 years)
• Exeter (University of) Medical School: Medicine (5 years)
• Dundee (University of), Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing: Medicine (5 years); Medicine, Pre-medical year (6 years)
• Durham (University of), School of Medicine and Health: Medicine, Phase I Stockton Campus (2 years), Phase II University of Newcastle (3 years)
• Edinburgh (The University of), College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine: Medicine (5 years)
• Glasgow (University of), Faculty of Medicine: Medicine (5 years)
• Hull York Medical School: Medicine (5 years)
• Imperial College School of Medicine, London: Medicine (6 years); Medicine, Graduate entry (4 years)
• Keele University, School of Medicine: Medicine (5 years); Medicine, Graduate entry (4 years); Medicine with Health Foundation Year (6 years)
• King's College London School of Medicine (at Guy's, King's College and St Thomas' Hospital): Medicine (5 years); Medicine Graduate/Professional Entry Program (4 years); Extended Medical Degree Program (6 years)
• Lancaster University, Faculty of Health and Medicine: Medicine (5 years)
• Leeds (University of), School of Medicine: Medicine (5 years)
• Leicester (University of), Leicester Medical School: Medicine (5 years); Medicine, Graduate entry (4 years)
• Liverpool (University of), Faculty of Health and Life Sciences: Medicine (5 years); Medicine, based at Lancaster University (5 years); Medicine, Graduate entry (4 years)
• Manchester (University of), Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences: Medicine (5 years); Medicine, including foundation year (6 years)
• Newcastle University Medical School: Medicine (5 years); Medicine, Graduate entry (4 years)
• Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia: Medicine (5 years)
• Nottingham (The University of), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences: Medicine (5 years); Medicine, Graduate entry (4 years)
• Oxford (University of), Medical Sciences Division: Medicine (6 years); Medicine, Fast-track, Graduate entry only (4 years)
• Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry: Medicine (5 years)
• Queen's University Belfast, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences: Medicine (5 years)
• Sheffield (The University of), School of Medicine: Medicine, Foundation year (6 years); Medicine, Phase One (5 years)
• Southampton (University of), School of Medicine; Medicine (5 years); Medicine, Graduate entry (4 years); Medicine - Widening access (6 years) including Foundation year
• Andrews (University of), Faculty of Medical Sciences: Medicine, BSc Honours (3 years)
• St George's, University of London: Medicine (5 years), Medicine, Graduate entry (4 years);Foundation for Medicine (1 year)
• Swansea University, School of Medicine: Medicine (4 years)
• University College London, University College Medical School: Medicine (6 years)
• University of Warwick (University of), Warwick Medical School: Medicine, Graduate entry (4 years)

Despite 33 British medical schools, more than 80% of UK students cannot get a seat in UK medical universities. Determined to become Doctor UK students who cannot get a seat in UK universities chose to go to study medicine abroad in order to achieve their dream.

With the huge competition for admission to medical study in UK, Medical Schools have an abundance of applications all with hard science subjects, and some with even four subjects i.e. Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Mathematics. Therefore, some Medical courses would expect an A* grades.