Course summary

Our MB BS degree uses an integrated teaching approach. The degree is delivered in two Phases: Phase 1 (Stages 1 and 2) involves the study of key subject areas such as cardiovascular, respiratory and renal medicine; Phase 2 (Stages 3 to 5) involves significant clinical experience through placements in the region and further development of your specialist knowledge, such as clinical pharmocology. You will receive clinically focused teaching from our highly trained staff to develop your core medical knowledge, and will develop your clinical competence from the very start of your degree, through a varied menu of early clinical experience, contact with patients and visits to GPs and hospitals and skills development in our dedicated Clinical Skills Laboratory.

How to apply

This course is not open to application until the 14th May 2024.

15Oct

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:: A100

Institution code:: N21

Campus name:: Main Site (Newcastle)

Campus code:: -

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - Not accepted

A level - AAA

excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking. Once the academic criteria have been met, academic achievement is not considered further in subsequent parts of the application process e.g. additional A levels or A* results or additional GCSE results are not considered. We would normally expect all applicants to have achieved their A levels on their first attempt. Those who wish resits to be considered must provide information on the extenuating circumstances they wish to be considered. Supporting evidence must be provided from your school or GP. A higher grade may be required from the repeated subject.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - Not accepted

Access to HE Diploma - D: 45 credits

We will accept Access courses from applicants who have been out of education for at least 3 years prior to starting the course. If you have previously completed a degree then any offer will be based upon meeting our Degree requirement of 2:1. We will accept any Access to HE Diploma conforming to the QAA subject descriptor for Medicine, including distance learning courses. It is the responsibility of the applicant to evidence that the course they wish to complete meets the QAA subject descriptor. Our grade requirement is Distinctions to be achieved in all graded credit modules. The further 15 ungraded credits can be a combination of level 2 and 3.

Scottish Higher - AAAAA

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 38 points

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H1, H1, H1, H2, H2, H2

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal - D3, D3, D3

Admissions Overview •You may apply for Year 1 entry Newcastle University •Newcastle University is committed to broadening access to medical education and training and conforms to a fair access admissions policy, which is reviewed annually. Applications are therefore welcomed from candidates with a diverse range of backgrounds and qualifications •All applicants will be expected to show evidence of sustained academic endeavour within the last 3 years prior to the start of the programme •Whilst we do not impose an upper or lower age limit, applicants will be expected to have an insight into a career in medicine. Graduate applicants to A100: Applicants must have achieved, or expect to achieve, an honours degree in any discipline to at least an upper second class or first class Honours or Integrated Master's degree.

Additional entry requirements

Admission tests

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

All medical schools are required to ensure that their students, who will have a high level of unsupervised contact with children or vulnerable adults, undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) enhanced check to ensure students are 'fit to practise'. The Medical School reserves the right to discontinue your studies on receipt of an unsatisfactory disclosure. The University is aware that the Independent Safeguarding Authority requirement has been halted and is presently under review by the government. This position may change at any time, so please see the Disclosure and Barring Service for updates.

Health checks

All students are required to comply with the Department of Health’s guidance on health clearance for healthcare workers. Early clinical contact at Newcastle means that students will be asked to provide proof of their immunisation status on entry. Please note: Immunity against the following is required: •Polio •Tetanus •Varicella (Chicken Pox) •Diphtheria •Measles •Mumps •Rubella •TB Newcastle University follows the Medical Schools Council protocol on blood-borne viruses. During the course students will be requested to be tested for Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C and HIV. All aspects of a student’s medical record will be bound by the same duty of confidentiality as for any doctor-patient interaction and informed by the same ethical guidance. The status of any individual in respect of blood-borne viruses will not be a factor in the admissions selection process and will not prevent them completing medical training.

Interview

University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)

All applicants applying to study the 5 year A100 programme or the 4 year A101 Medicine programme at Newcastle University will be required to take the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT). The UCAT threshold may differ in each admissions cycle as it is dependent on the scores achieved by those applicants who apply to our Medical School in the current cycle. Therefore information on what the threshold is, is not available to prospective students. Please see the School of Medical Education web page for more information https://www.ncl.ac.uk/sme/study/undergraduate/admissions/#overview.

Student Outcomes

Degree level: Undergraduate

Medicine and Surgery

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