Applications are made via UCAS. Image Places available Medicine is known as a “controlled subject”. This means that there is a strict limit on the number of places that are funded by the Scottish Funding Council. Students resident in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland are funded differently from those from Scotland and therefore the places available are allocated separately These allocations have been determined by the Scottish Funding Council and are based on historical intake patterns. For 2024 entry, the following places are available: Location Medicine (MBChB) Applicants with a Scotland fee rate 166 Applicants with a England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland fee rate 79 Applications with an EU/Overseas (International) fee rate 21 Total 266 Additional to the places above, the Scottish Government introduced an initiative to increase widening participation in Medicine. For 2024 entry, an additional 25 places were available for those living in the lowest in Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation areas (known as SIMD 20). This did not impact the original number of places for the Medicine degree and was on top of the standard number of places. UCAT Applicants without a UCAT score (unless there is an exemption) will not be considered. If you are reapplying, you must resit the UCAT. You should take the UCAT the summer prior to application. The University Clinical Aptitude Test How the University of Edinburgh uses the UCAT Apply via UCAS Applications are made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) between the 5th September and 15th October 2024 for 2025 entry. University of Edinburgh code: E56 MBChB course code: A100 Only four choices can be used to apply to Medicine degrees. Your remaining choice may be used for an alternative programme. The Admissions Team do not see which other Medical Schools you have applied during the selection process. If there are extenuating circumstances that you wish to advise the Admissions Team of, please send supporting documentation to us with your UCAS number on it by 15th October 2024 deadline. Please note that we expect the examining boards to take extenuating circumstances into account when confirming your final award. We will not apply mitigation on their behalf. Apply via UCAS Deferred entry Due to the extremely competitive nature of the programme we are unable to consider any applications for deferred entry with the exception of those undertaking mandatory military service or a similar obligation. Transfers We regret we are unable to accept transfers onto our programme other than from institutions where prior agreement exists. We are however able to consider those requesting a transfer from their current medicine studies elsewhere due to extreme extenuating circumstances on a case by case basis but there are never any guarantees of successful entrance. You can find more information on transfers below: Transfers Criminal convictions You should ensure that the criminal convictions declaration on the UCAS form is completed. The College may reject an application on the basis of certain criminal convictions, may require a search of police records and may require subsequent declarations of criminal convictions. Successful applicants will be required to complete a criminal record check. Document The University Code of Practice for Student Disclosure Assessment (180.9 KB / PDF) Standards of Fitness to Train Higher Education Occupational Physicians/Practitioners (HEOPS) have produced a document outlining the fitness standards expected of students. You can read this below: HEOPS Students Fitness Standards We invite you to notify us of any condition at application stage but please be assured this will not form any part of the assessment process, it is merely to know if you require adjustments if invited to assessment day. If a condition develops or is diagnosed after this point, even when you become a student, you should notify us so we can look into support arrangements for you. Widening Access Offers and Contextual Admissions Widening Participation (WP) to higher education is a strategic priority for the UK and Scottish governments, the higher education sector in general and the University of Edinburgh in particular. You can find our more on the University's Access Edinburgh page: Access Edinburgh We welcome applications from all backgrounds to Medicine. We recognise that not all applicants have an equal opportunity to demonstrate their full academic potential via their school leaver qualifications alone. To this end, we take into account the context and circumstances of an individual’s achievements when assessing an application - based on the University's Widening Access Offers policy - with some Widening Access eligible applications being considered on minimum entry requirements rather than standard entry requirements. Further information can be found here: Widening Access Offers Funding & Scholarships Find out more about funding and scholarships: Scholarships and student funding This article was published on 2024-09-09
