Medical School
The undergraduate medical degree is the first step in your
professional training and takes four or five years to complete.
There are thirty-one medical schools in the UK, a complete listing
of which is available from the
University and College Admissions
Service (
UCAS), the central agency for
application to any undergraduate degree within the UK.
Medical schools set their own criteria for
accepting students onto their courses, details of which are
published annually by the Universities and Colleges Admissions
Service (UCAS).
During your final undergraduate year, the
General Medical Council
(GMC) visits your medical school and provides
you with information about how to apply for provisional
registration. Once you’ve passed your exams and paid a fee,
your registration will automatically be updated.
Useful info
Medical
Students: Professional Behaviour
Widening Access to Medicine
Where next?
Provisional registration
with the GMC will allow you to apply to the Foundation
Programme, the first postgraduate section of your training.
