Medicine - Gateway to Medicine MBChB at University of Dundee

Programme overview

Gateway to Medicine is a one-year course supporting widening access students towards Dundee's five-year medicine course. Successful students receive a Certificate of Higher Education in Life Sciences for Medicine and, at a good standard, direct entry to Level 1 of Medicine.

Duration: 1 year | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Study at the City Campus covers introductory anatomy, the science of life and the organism, and chemistry, maths and physics applied to life sciences, plus a module called Orientation to Clinical Skills and a Healthcare in Context module at the School of Medicine at Ninewells Hospital.

Career pathways

Progression to the MBChB (A100) depends on passing all Gateway modules with an average B3, plus a professionalism portfolio; there is no UCAT or MMI requirement for admission to A100 from the Gateway year.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Eligibility: Scottish-domiciled, Home Scottish fee status, and living in an SIMD 20 postcode area or receiving free school meals, or a looked after person, unpaid carer, refugee/asylum seeker/humanitarian protection holder, or estranged from family; aimed mainly at S6 students and must be first entry to higher education. A-level ABB with Chemistry and Biology plus GCSE Maths at B/6; Highers/Advanced Highers AABB by the end of S6 with Chemistry and Biology plus National 5 Maths at B; HNC in Applied Sciences with A in the graded unit; IB 32 points including 6, 5, 5 at Higher Level with Chemistry and Biology plus Maths at standard level 5; SWAP access AAA with 70% in key subjects (Access to Medical Studies). An interview may be required. English language: IELTS Academic overall 7.0 (each component 7.0). UCAS equal consideration deadline 13 January 2027 (18:00 UK time).

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year

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