Admission tests

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

You will need to successfully obtain a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate before you can study the course and go out to placements. The DBS is designed to ensure candidates are suited to working with vulnerable groups including children. You will need to have completed an enhanced DBS check, and will be notified of the procedures should you receive an offer of a place on the course.

Health checks

If you are offered a place, you will need to be immunised against a range of infections to meet health and safety standards necessary for work with patients. You will be sent details of the vaccination programme along with your offer. As soon as you receive this information you should arrange with your doctor or a health clinic to begin this programme, as it can take eight months to complete. Chronic viral infections that are carried in the blood can be transmitted during surgery to patients from an infected healthcare worker. When you come to Imperial, in order to comply with NHS requirements, you will be offered blood tests to check that you are not infected with hepatitis B, hepatitis C and/or HIV, before you can be cleared for hands-on surgical experience. If tested positive for these infections, you will be allowed to continue your course but not allowed to assist with or undertake surgery or other ‘exposure-prone’ procedures on patients. It will not prevent you from qualifying or practising as a doctor, except for the restriction on exposure-prone procedures.

Interview

Multiple-Mini interviews (MMIs) may be conducted in a blended format with a mixture of in person and asynchronous interviews.    MMI stations will seek to assess candidates across the following areas: Commitment to medicine and understanding the role of a doctor Potential to contribute to the medical school and the region Teamwork and leadership Ethics Empathy Resilience and adaptability  In line with Department of Health and Social Care guidelines, our admissions policy is not restricted to residents of Cumbria, and it promotes equality and fairness for prospective students nationally. Domestic students from other parts of the UK are encouraged to apply. During the MMI, candidates who do not have links with local area will be assessed on their understanding of and interest in improving health outcomes for the people of Cumbria. See supporting information for data used to identify candidates with links to the local area.    Work experience with service-users is strongly recommended and will be assessed during interview, together with other information in the personal statement.

Other

You must be 18 years of age by the time you would start this programme.

Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT)

All applicants are required to meet a minimum threshold score in either the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) or the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT). The GAMSAT must be taken within the two years prior to the applicant's UCAS submission date. The UCAT must be taken in the same year as the applicant's UCAS submission date. The results will be made available to the admissions team in the November prior to the applicant's intended entry to the programme.

University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)

All applicants are required to meet a minimum threshold score in either the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) or the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT). The GAMSAT must be taken within the two years prior to the applicant's UCAS submission date. The UCAT must be taken in the same year as the applicant's UCAS submission date. The results will be made available to the admissions team in the November prior to the applicant's intended entry to the programme.