Admission tests

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

Health checks

We must be confident in your conduct, health and ability to be professional and interact safely with patients. As part of your application you will be required to have an occupational health assessment and a disclosure and barring service (DBS) check. We cannot accept pre-existing DBS checks. If we have any serious concerns we will not offer you a place, and reserve the right to revoke offers should serious concerns arise before starting the course.

Interview

You will be required to have an interview. This usually takes the form of Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI). Interviews may be face to face or online using Microsoft Teams. We will provide more details as they become available. We will not consider applicants who have already been interviewed twice at Nottingham before but have not received an offer.

Other

Applicants are usually expected to complete regular work experience when applying for medicine. This can be: Volunteering in a care related setting Volunteering with disadvantaged groups Paid employment in a job working with the general public As part of our application process we usually send you an additional questionnaire to complete for you to provide evidence of your relevant work experience from the previous 36 months. This may include a description of the experience, dates for when it took place, and a reference contact. Please note, we are not expecting any significant work experience to have taken place between March 2020 and May 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Your application for 2024 entry will not be negatively affected if you’ve not been able to complete as much work experience as you originally planned. We will however be looking for some experiences, knowledge of the profession and an understanding of the scope of the role which we may ask you about if you are interviewed. For more help, you may wish to visit the resource provided by the Medical Schools Council. If possible we'd advise that you speak to someone working in the NHS to ensure you are making an informed choice about your career in medicine. We expect you to demonstrate a commitment to caring for people and a realistic idea of what working as a doctor entails.

Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT)

You must also complete the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) before you apply. This is to ensure you have the knowledge and reasoning skills needed to study medicine. You can sit the GAMSAT as many times as you wish, but we will only use your highest results obtained during the last two years. You must have taken the GAMSAT before you apply. The test results are valid for two years. To be considered for interview, you must achieve a minimum score of: 55 in Section 2 55 in either Section 1 or 3 50 in the remaining section Interviews are offered to those who achieve the highest total score in the GAMSAT.