Medicine (Accelerated Programme, Graduate Entry)

This course is designed for graduates of any discipline, and for others who have relevant experience which includes a substantial amount of contact with patients gained as an established health care professional within the NHS or equivalent body (eg RGN, RMN, Physiotherapist) with a qualification recognised by a statutory body.

Applicants must have achieved, or expect to achieve, at least an upper second class Honours degree, or integrated Master's degree, or be a practising health care professional with a post-registration qualification. All applicants will be expected to provide evidence of sustained academic endeavour within the last three years - eg A Level study, Open University, GAMSAT - prior to the start of the programme.

Please note: A Level and GCSE results for graduate applicants will have no direct bearing on the decision to interview or offer a place. This also applies for Masters qualifications.

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.

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 to 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. Candidates who are considered, on the basis of their application and UCAT, to be particularly promising are interviewed. Some evidence of work experience in a healthcare or social care setting would be expected from applicants who do not have prior healthcare experience.