Medical school students from all over the world can undertake elective attachments at Edinburgh Medical School teaching hospitals. Applications for 2026 are now open and close on 30 March 2025. Image Your elective placementDuring your elective placement, you are given a clinical supervisor and you will join their clinical team in the ward or unit to observe and shadow their clinical practice. Your supervisor will give you structured supervision and a varied schedule so that you can gain experience of a range of medical conditions and NHS treatment protocols. Image The experience you will gainDuring your elective placement you will gain experience of the NHS Scotland clinical practices and will deepen your understanding of working in teams and collaboration with other professionals, often in acute situations or with advanced conditions. In your clinical team, you will also be meeting and listening to patients and will gain an insight into cultural and socioeconomic factors and will strengthen your communication skills. Image Living in EdinburghEdinburgh is one of the best historical and atmospheric cities in the world – it’s friendly and everything is within a walking distance – cafes, theatres, beaches and hills. Living in EdinburghErasmus studentsThe MBChB programme does not participate in the Erasmus Programme, so we cannot accept Erasmus students. Get in touchFor medical elective related enquiries, please contact us at:Email: electives@ed.ac.uk Application process How to apply for a medical elective with us. Medical electives application form 2026 Apply for a medical elective with us. This article was published on 2024-09-09
