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University of Birmingham (GEM)
Overview
Birmingham Medical School is one of the largest and oldest medical schools in Britain. Where students benefit from some of the best clinical education settings in Europe. You will learn at some of the UK’s leading hospitals, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Birmingham Royal Infirmary. Birmingham place heavy weighting on both academic performance and UCAT score, with the SJT score used post interview in deciding which applicants will be made offers.
Key Points
- Graduate entry
- Average UCAT
- Points system
About the university Compare
| Key Information | |
| Website | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/medical-school/index.aspx |
| [email protected] | |
| Phone number | |
| Course Information | |
| Teaching style | Integrated Integrated clinical teaching with lecture based teaching |
| Course length | 4 years Graduate entry - 4 years |
| BSC | No |
| Courses offered | 1 course offered Graduate entry medicine |
| Graduate entry | Yes Graduate entry course - 4 years |
| Foundation or access | No |
| University Life | |
| Local area | Birmingham |
| Social life | |
| Interview | |
| Interview style | MMI 7 stations, 5 of which are interview stations, plus two calculation stations. Each interview station lasts for 6 minutes with a 2 minute preparation time outside the station to read information relating to the topic. In the calculation stations you will have 8 minutes to complete the task at each station. More information about the MMI circuit at Birmingham Medical School can be found here. |
| Interview dates | December - February Interview invited are usually given out from the start of December on a rolling basis to mid February, with the last interviews being at the end of February. |
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| Admissions Tests | |
| UCAT | Previous threshold score: 2550 (2018/19) Scores from all four subtests are used for selection for interviews with applicants ranked in score order and segregated into deciles. UCAT 2019/20 Decile points awarded: 2770 and above - 10th Decile = 4 points 2680-2760 - 9th Decile = 3.556 points 2610-2670 - 8th Decile = 3.111 points 2540-2600 - 7th Decile = 2.667 points 2480-2530 - 6th Decile = 2.222 points 2430-2470 - 5th Decile = 1.788 points 2380-2420 - 4th Decile = 1.333 points 2310-2370 - 3rd Decile = 0.889 points 2210-2300 - 2nd Decile = 0.444 points 2200 and below - 1st Decile = 0 points (These will change with the UCAT decile variation each year, please use for guidance only). SJT band scores are used as a component at interview stage. |
| BMAT | N/A |
| GAMSAT | N/A |
| Academic Requirements | |
| GSCE | English and Maths at grade A/7 Grades required: English and Maths required at GCSE (if not offered at higher level) are required at grade A/7. Equivalent qualifications are accepted. |
| A-level | No requirements Subjects expected: Chemistry and Biology Points awarded: AAA+ = 4 points BBB+ = 2 points BBC = 1 point Contextual A-level points awarded: ABB+ = 4 points BBC+ = 2 points CCC+ = 1 point |
| Retake policy | N/A |
| Scottish highers | N/A |
| Scottish advanced | N/A |
| IB | N/A |
| Bachelor's Degree (Gradutes Only) | 2:1 Honours degree Subjects required: Life Science degree Grades required: 2:1 upper second class degree. Points awarded: Degree classification 1st = 8 points Degree classification 2:1 = 4 points Predicted 1st or borderline 1st = 2 points If you do not offer an acceptable first degree you will only be considered if you offer a taught Masters qualification in a biomedical science discipline (only), and must be completed and a Merit result achieved. In addition to this the result of your first degree will also be factored into the application process. Suitable first degree areas include: - Biochemistry / Medical biochemistry - Biomedical science - Dentistry - Human biology / Physiology / Pharmacology - Adult Nursing - Pharmacy - Physiotherapy - Psychology (BPS accredited programme) Other degrees may be suitable but variations between different degree programmes will be looked at individually and their syllabus assessed. |
| Statistics | |
| Applications in 19/20 | 800 Total number of home applicants: 800 |
| Interviews in 19/20 | 100 Total number of applicants interviewed: 100 |
| Offers in 19/20 | 60 Total number of offers: 60 |
| Success rate in 19/20 | Application success rate: Offers per applicant: 1 in 13.3 Interview success rate: Offers per interview: 1 in 2.5 |
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