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Cardiff University School of Medicine MB ChB Gateway to Medicine
Overview
Cardiff University School of Medicine is one of the largest medical schools in the UK, where you will benefit from internationally-renowned researchers. Cardiff University has also made up to 73% of the course available to be taught through the medium of Welsh. Furthermore, you will benefit from being at one of the largest medical schools in the UK, with a range of placement options from cities to rural areas.
Cardiff do not use a UCAT threshold score, however, they do use the score as part of their overall assessment of each candidate. Therefore it is important that your overall application is strong in all areas. The foundation programme is offered to students who wish to pursue a medical career but do not have the depth of subject specialism associated with typical A100 applicants. It is not intended for applicants who have taken but failed to achieve the necessary grades for entry onto the A100 programme.
Key points
- Foundation year entry
- High A-levels
- Above average UCAT
About the university Compare
| Key Information | |
| Website | https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2020/medicine-with-a-preliminary-year-mbbch |
| [email protected] | |
| Phone number | +44 (0)29 2068 8113 |
| Course Information | |
| Teaching style | CBL Case-Based Learning is a modernised curriculum that takes a similar format to PBL teaching styles, but focuses on specific patient cases to focus learning outcomes. Along with this students benefit from early clinical exposure |
| Course length | 6 years A104 - Access course to undergraduate entry - 6 years |
| BSC | Yes Around 100 students choose to intercalate each year in one of the 13 intercalated degrees offered. With 3 of these options being offered by Bangor University. A full list of intercalating options is available here. |
| Courses offered | 3 courses offered Undergraduate entry medicine - 5 year Undergraduate entry medicine with Preliminary Year - 6 years Graduate entry medicine - 4 years Undergraduate entry medicine: North Wales - 5 years |
| Graduate entry | Yes Graduate entry medicine - 4 years |
| Foundation or access | Yes A104 - Undergraduate entry medicine with preliminary year - 6 years The foundation programme is offered to students who wish to pursue a medical career but do not have the depth of subject specialism associated with typical A100 applicants. It is not intended for applicants who have taken but failed to achieve the necessary grades for entry onto the A100 programme. Therefore, high achieving academic students are most successful in their application to the Cardiff Foundation Programme. |
| University Life | |
| Local area | Wales Cardiff, or available in North Wales through Bangor University and the University of South Wales. |
| Social life | |
| Interview | |
| Interview style | MMI 9 stations, each lasting 9 minutes with a short break between each station. |
| Interview dates | December and January Interviews will take place over the months of December and January, with a short break over the festive period. Invites to interview usually begin to be sent out in November. |
| Interview topics | Focus on exploring a candidate's personal qualities and attributes that are important in developing good doctors of the future:
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| Admissions Tests | |
| UCAT | All undergraduate applicants (A100 and A104) are required to sit the UCAT. Graduates applying for the A104 course are also required to site the UCAT too. There is no minimum threshold score for the UCAT, however it is used as part of the assessment process. |
| BMAT | N/A |
| GAMSAT | N/A |
| Academic Requirements | |
| GSCE | GCSE’s used as a minimum requirement only Grades required: 9 GCSEs including Mathematics, English Language, Chemistry and Biology at grade B/6 or above. Where double science is offered candidates must have achieved grade BB/66 minimum. |
| A-level | AAA is common Subjects required: With a maximum of one science subject Grades required: AAA General Studies, Critical Thinking and Further Mathematics are not acceptable A-level subjects. |
| Retake policy | No Students who have failed to achieve AAA at A-level (or equivalent) at first attempt are not usually considered. Exceptions are made where extenuating circumstances have occurred. |
| Scottish highers | N/A |
| Scottish advanced | AAA Subjects required: Biology and Chemistry Grades required: AAA General Studier and Critical Thinking are excluded. |
| IB | 36 points Subjects required: none stated Grades required: 36+ points overall with a minimum of 19 at higher level. Including 7,6,6 in three Higher level subjects Other variations in point combinations are acceptable where Biology or Chemistry are only offered at standard level. Information on this is available on the university website here. Theory of Knowledge and the Extended Essay are excluded from overall points. |
| Bachelor's Degree (Gradutes Only) | |
| Statistics | |
| Applications in 19/20 | N/A |
| Interviews in 19/20 | N/A |
| Offers in 19/20 | N/A |
| Success rate in 19/20 | N/A |
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