Undergraduate open days - Medicine - June 2025

Videos and other resources to help you discover what it's like to study at Edinburgh Medical School.

Tour of Edinburgh Medical School

Welcome to the University of Edinburgh's Medicine information webpage!

We have provided a wealth of information below which we hope you will find helpful when thinking about applying to our medicine programme for consideration for 2025 entry. 

Our most up-to-date entry requirements can be found by following the links in the 'How to apply' section below.

If you have any questions please just drop us an email at: medug@ed.ac.uk

Gavin Francis, Director of Undergraduate Admissions, explains the admissions process for the MBChB degree at Edinburgh. 

Professor Karen Fairhurst, MBChB Programme Director, outlines the MBChB curriculum.

Introducing Edinburgh Medical School - a student insight

Year 5 medical students have teamed up to bring you this insight into studying medicine at Edinburgh. They will take you on a tour across the city (pointing out their top spots) give you a flythrough our clubs, societies and sports facilities, share some study tips, plus their all important favourite places to eat in the city!

Why did you choose Edinburgh?

MBChB students tell us why they chose to study medicine at Edinburgh Medical School. Recorded via Teams in April 2020. 

Zac Finch's walking tour of the central Edinburgh campus

Year 3 medical student Zac Finch brings us on a five minute walking tour of the central Edinburgh campus.

Further links

For more information on life as a medical student, visit: 

Student Experience pages

Medical Student life blog 

 

For more on student life at University in Edinburgh in general:

Student Stories blog

Surgical registrar and MBChB graduate Katie Connor recalls her college days

MBChB graduates: Katie Connor

FY1 doctor Joanna Wolksa on her time at Edinburgh Medical School

Graduate stories: Joanna Wolksa

Introduction to the intercalated year - Professor Jeremy Hughes

Intercalation with Jeremy Hughes

Intercalation: student stories

Intercalated Year 3 students

Student support

Neale Summers, Student Support Manager, explains the different support services students can access throughout the year.

Liam shows us around some of the support and wellbeing services in Edinburgh

Support & wellbeing

Life in Edinburgh

Life in Edinburgh

Insider's guide

The Insiders Guide to Edinburgh

Further links

Explore the city

Student guide to accommodation

Catered versus self-catered accommodation

How and when to apply for accommodation

Accommodation, Catering and Events - How And When To Apply - Sarah Higgins

Tuition fees

For full information on fees for the MBChB, visit:

Tuition fees website - medicine fees

For information about your fee status, visit:

Tuition fees website - fee status section

 

Scholarships and funding

Information on student loans, bursaries and scholarships:

Scholarships and student funding website

What does the Student Disability Service do?

Student Disability Service - What Do We Do

What should you do?

Student Disability Service - What We Need You To Do - Victoria Buchanan

Find out how the Student Immigration Service can help you if you need a visa to study in the UK. 

Student Immigration Service

Societies and sports clubs are a big part of the student experience and can be a great way to enhance your social and academic life.

EUSA, which is the University's students' union organisation, supports over 300 societies, while Edinburgh University Sports Union has clubs for almost every sport imaginable. 

There are also some societies with a specific focus on the medical profession.  Here's just a small selection:

  • Student Anatomy Society
  • Student Surgical Society
  • Global Health Society
  • GP Society
  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society
  • Royal Medical Society

You can explore the full list of clubs and societies at the links below.

Further links

Medical School clubs and societies

EUSA clubs and societies

EUSA Facebook page

Edinburgh University Sports Union clubs

Pleasance Sports Centre and Gym

For full details on how to apply for the MBChB, visit:

How to apply

Other related links

University of Edinburgh - Virtual Visit

Accessibility

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