Welcome to the University of Glasgow Undergraduate Medical School

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The Undergraduate School is one of the largest in the United Kingdom, and has a unique brand that reflects the exposure of medical undergraduates to research leaders and teachers in clinical and basic science. Our students have the opportunity to experience a diverse mixture of clinical attachments that range from National Tertiary Referral services to single-handed rural General Practice. Our Medical Graduates are highly regarded for the breadth of their undergraduate experience and ability. The City of Glasgow and surrounding West of Scotland provide an environment, with unrivalled and diverse opportunities for medical training. We aspire to train medical graduates who are highly sought after in every branch of medicine, equipped for postgraduate training in the UK and in other healthcare systems, and who are equipped for a career in Medicine in the 21st Century.


  • Wolfson Medical School Building

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    The Undergraduate Medical School is based in the award-winning Wolfson Medical School Building, which houses the Walton Medical Library, a Vocational Studies Suite, and Clinical Skills Area complete with fully-equipped ward.

  • Exercise SubCulture

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    Glasgow Medical students join forces with Strathclyde Police, Fire & Ambulance to take part in major incident planning exercises. During the latest of these, Exercise SubCulture, our students acted as casualties in an exercise at Shields Road Underground Station in the South Side of Glasgow.

  • School of Medicine on iTunes U

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    Highlights from the School of Medicine include a series of Clinical skills podcasts and reflections by four pioneers in organ transplantation on how their discoveries have changed the face of modern transplantation. Access all of the School of Medicine’s educational resources here.