Medicine

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

All candidates offered a place must complete a health assessment with the College’s Occupational Health Service. We are also required by the General Medical Council (GMC) to ensure that you are not affected by a condition that would make it impossible for you to acquire the skills necessary to qualify and work safely as a doctor before accepting you onto the course. 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

The School of Medicine invites shortlisted applicants to take part in Multiple Mini Interviews. The following criteria may be considered when assessing candidates: • Evidence of commitment to the values of the NHS Constitution • Motivation and understanding of medicine as a career • Empathy and Resilience • Community activities • Leadership and teamwork • Extracurricular interests A candidate’s UCAS application will be reviewed during interview. This could include: • Personal Statement • Referee’s report Further information can be found in the interview details section of our course page: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/ug/courses/school-of-medicine/medicine/

Other

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

University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)

You will need to take the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) to study this course. You must book the test yourself and must only take it once in an admissions cycle.  It must be taken in the year that you apply. Please see the course page for more information.

We adopt holistic approach to admissions at Imperial College London, with all applicants individually assessed, using their application, and the outcomes of interviews & test result where relevant. Our contextual admissions approach means that our selectors consider any additional barriers you are facing, which may affect your ability to show us your potential through your grades. When we make an offer for a place to study at Imperial, we set conditions that you have to meet.