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Graduate Medical School Admissions Test

University admission - UK

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UCAS applications

Applications for the following programs should be made through UCAS (www.ucas.com) in the usual way.

Institution Course Code UCAS
Institution code
Brunel A100 BRUNL B84
Chester A101 C55
*Exeter A100 EXETR E84
East Anglia A101 E14
Imperial College A102 I50
*Keele A100 KEELE K12
Liverpool A100 or A101 LVRPL L41
Nottingham A101 NOTTM N84
Plymouth A100 or A206 PLYM P60
St Andrews, Dundee A101 STA S36
St George’s A101 SGEO S49
Sunderland A100 SUND S84
Surrey A101 SURR S85
Swansea A101 SWAN S93
Ulster A101 U20
Worcester A101 W80

* Applicants to these programs should refer to the universities’ websites regarding eligibility.

Test takers are responsible for determining their eligibility to apply for admission to the graduate-entry programs.

The closing date for UCAS applications is 15 October 2024. All international applicants should contact the Universities directly for application deadlines.

Direct application

Applications for the MSc Physician Associate Studies at the University of East Anglia should be made directly to the University of East Anglia. The start date for the course is January each year and there is no September intake. Further details about the entry requirements and the application process can be found at https://www.uea.ac.uk/course/postgraduate/msc-physician-associate-studies

Admission to programs

Test takers applying for the graduate-entry programs must fulfil the following criteria:

  1. have, or be predicted to receive, at least an upper second class honours degree in any discipline with the exception of Nottingham University (lower second class honours degree). The University of Liverpool will also consider a minimum 2.2 degree in any subject plus Masters/PhD higher qualification.
  2. be classed as a home student, which includes nationals from the UK and the Republic of Ireland. At present International Students are not accepted, with the exception of the A100 program at the University of Liverpool, the A101 programme at Swansea University Medical School, the A101 programme at the University of Nottingham, the A101 at the Ulster University and the A101 programme at the University of Worcester. Please refer to these individual institutions’ websites for information on international eligibility.

Graduate applicants are selected on the basis of three criteria:

  • Undergraduate Honours Degree
  • GAMSAT
  • Interview

The schools may also apply additional criteria.

Non-school leaver applicants are selected into the Plymouth medical and dental, and Exeter medical programs on the basis of performance in GAMSAT and in an interview.

Performance in GAMSAT constitutes the only necessary information on an applicant’s aptitude for the purpose of entry to medicine or dentistry at University of Plymouth and entry to medicine at the University of Exeter. Applicants who reach the threshold level in GAMSAT are invited to interview for assessment of non-academic attributes. Neither performance in a prior degree nor performance at secondary school will be considered.

Applicants to the University of Surrey who pass preliminary shortlisting and reach the threshold level in GAMSAT are invited to interview. All applicants invited to interview must take part in a Multiple Mini Interview cycle that lasts under one hour.

More specific information relating to admission procedures should be obtained by contacting the schools directly and by referring to their websites. Contact details for the universities are given below.

Timeline for admission to programs in 2024

To apply in 2024 for a program commencing in 2025 ONLY the following GAMSAT results can be used:

  • 2023 March & September
  • 2024 March & September
International candidates applications to Swansea University Medical School due by 15 October 2024
UCAS submission forms due by 15 October 2024
Interviews for admissions December 2024 – April 2025
Offers made to successful applicants March – June 2025
Programs begin August – September 2025

UK University Applications

In order for your results to be forwarded to the institutions of your choice, you must indicate on any of your current registrations (March 2023, September 2023, March 2024 and September 2024) that you are an applicant to a UK program. You must complete this step by midnight GMT 31 October 2024 by logging into your account and ensuring that ‘UK’ has been ticked in the course application section of your registration/s.

You must also provide your UCAS Personal ID number (UCAS PID) and indicate to which institutions/courses you are applying to (test takers will be contacted by the GAMSAT office in mid-October when this form becomes available through their account). Changes to your selections can be made at any time until 31 October 2024 via your account. Your results will then be forwarded to the universities for inclusion in your application.

If you do not indicate you are a UK applicant, provide your UCAS PID and course selection information by midnight Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) 31 October 2024 or if you provide incorrect information, this may affect the delivery of your GAMSAT results.

Course-specific enquiries

Brunel University of London

Medicine

Brunel Medical School
BMS-admissions@brunel.ac.uk
https://www.brunel.ac.uk/brunel-medical-school
+44 (0)1895 268083

University of Chester

Medicine

Chester Medical School
medicine@chester.ac.uk
https://www.chester.ac.uk/study/course-search/graduate-entry-medicine-mbchb/?studyMode=103598
+44 (0)1244 513860

Keele University

Medicine

School of Medicine
medicine@keele.ac.uk
https://www.keele.ac.uk/medicine
+44 (0)1782 733937

University of Plymouth

Medicine and Dentistry

University of Plymouth Faculty of Health
meddent-admissions@plymouth.ac.uk
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/peninsula
+44 (0) 1752 583222

University of Exeter

Medicine

Medical School
HLSEnquiries@exeter.ac.uk
https://www.exeter.ac.uk/medicine
0300 555 60 60 (UK callers)
+44 (0)1392 723044 (EU/International callers)
+44 (0) 1392 727272

Pears Cumbria School of Medicine

Medicine (Graduate Entry)

Fusehill Street Campus, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA12HE
cumbriamedadmissions@cumbria.ac.uk
cumbriamed.ac.uk

University of Liverpool

Medicine

School of Medicine
mbchb@liverpool.ac.uk
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine
+44 (0)151 795 4370
 

St George’s University of London

Medicine

Institute of Medical and Biomedical Education
study@sgul.ac.uk
https://www.sgul.ac.uk
+44 (0)20 8725 2333

Swansea University

Medicine

Medical School
study@swansea.ac.uk
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/medicine/
+44 (0)1792 606376

University of Surrey

Medicine (Graduate Entry)

admissions@surrey.ac.uk
https://www.surrey.ac.uk/undergraduate/graduate-entry-medicine
+44 (0)1483 682222

The University of Nottingham

Medicine

School of Medicine
GEM@nottingham.ac.uk
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/medicine
+44 (0)1332 724694

The Universities of St Andrews, Dundee

Medicine

School of Medicine
scotgem-admissions@st-andrews.ac.uk
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/medicine
+ 44 (0) 1334 463619

University of East Anglia

MSc Physician Associate Studies

Norwich Medical School
enquiries@uea.ac.uk
https://www.uea.ac.uk/medicine
+44 (0) 1603 591515

University of Sunderland

Medicine

School of Medicine
medicineapplications@sunderland.ac.uk
https://www.sunderland.ac.uk/medicine
+44 (0)191 515 3000

Ulster University

MBBS Medicine

School of Medicine
study@ulster.ac.uk
https://www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/life-and-health-sciences/medicine/course
+44 (28) 9036 6534

University of Worcester

Medicine

Three Counties Medical Schoole
MBChB@worc.ac.uk
https://www.worc.ac.uk/courses/medicine-mbchb
+44 (0)1905 542640