Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine (ScotGEM) MBChB at University of St Andrews

Programme overview

A four-year graduate-entry MBChB taught jointly by the Universities of St Andrews and Dundee with NHS partners in Fife, Tayside, Highland and Dumfries and Galloway. It is built on case-based learning, early patient contact and community and rural training, and the MBChB is awarded jointly.

Department: School of Medicine | Duration: Four years full time | Intake: September 2027; application deadline Thursday 15 October 2026 | Study mode: full-time | Location: St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Years 1 and 2 are led by St Andrews and cover patient scenarios taught through case-based learning, weekly general practice mentoring, and regional placements in Fife, the Highlands, and Dumfries and Galloway. Year 3 is a year-long longitudinal integrated clerkship in general practice, mostly in rural areas. Year 4 is hospital-based with a two-month foundation apprenticeship, an acute care block, student-selected components and an eight-week elective. Agents of Change healthcare improvement projects run through the programme.

Career pathways

Prepares graduates for Foundation training and a career as a generalist clinician or in any specialty. A return-of-service bursary of £4,000 per year in exchange for NHS Scotland service is available.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open only to applicants classed as Home or Rest of UK for fee purposes. A first or 2.1 Honours degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, achieved or predicted and obtained within three years of entry; one of Chemistry, Biology or Human Biology at Higher or A-level grade A or B (or equivalent); and Mathematics at National 5 grade A or B, GCSE grade B or equivalent. GAMSAT is required (for 2025 entry, an unweighted score of 50 overall with no section below 42 was called to interview). Applicants must also complete an online questionnaire, provide an academic or workplace reference within three years, show in-person medically related work or shadowing experience, and pass fitness-to-practise, criminal record and immunisation screening. English language: IELTS Academic only accepted where a test is needed. Application deadline: 15 October 2026.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: Four years full time

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