Medicine admissions

to the MBChB degree programme

Entry requirements

Work experience

Work experience in a medical setting is not necessary to study medicine but it is expected that candidates will have at least spoken to a doctor such as their own GP about a career in medicine or have found out about a medical career through reading careers books or newspapers. An awareness of current issues facing the medical profession is also expected, which can be obtained from newspapers, journals and the internet. An interest in caring for others is also expected, which can be demonstrated through voluntary/paid work in a community setting. This may also be useful in developing skills. Some hospitals will accept students looking for work experience. For example, staff at Monklands Hospital in Lanarkshire have developed a formal work experience scheme for 6th year pupils called the Next Generation programme.