MBBS Medicine
Course
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Key Details
- Attendance
- Full Time
- Award
- Degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
- UCAS Course Code
- A100
- Entry Requirements
- AAA including Biology or Chemistry
- Course Length
- 5 years
- Course Start Date
- September 2026
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Why you should choose us
Course Overview
Coming to medical school marks the first step in a lifelong journey of discovery and fulfilment. You’ll be able to make a real difference to the lives of the patients you meet. You’ll also have the opportunity to broaden and deepen your understanding of the subject throughout the length of your career.
The MB BS Medicine degree at Norwich Medical School is different. We encourage you to learn the theory, and its real-world application, hand in hand from day one. We also put patients at the heart of learning, with placements that start from the first week of the course. This highly integrated approach is supported by a diverse range of tutors and the very best of teaching methods.
During your five years on the MB BS Medicine course, you'll learn sciences needed to understand the human body and human behaviour. You'll encounter the legal and ethical principles at the heart of medicine, and develop the personal skills needed to manage a challenging career. You'll also learn how to consult with and examine patients, and the problem-solving skills needed to be an effective doctor.
All this takes place in a range of locations in beautiful East Anglia. Norwich Medical School is based on the UEA campus and at our main partner hospital, Norfolk and Norwich hospital. However, you'll also spend time on placements in general practice and hospital in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. On our doorstep are state-of-the-art facilities where colleagues conduct health sciences research at a world class level.
Colleagues who supervise our students when they become doctors regularly tell us that Norwich Medical School graduates stand out. Our graduates have also told GMC that they feel they’re among the best prepared for the workplace in the UK. Although we have only been open a little over two decades, our doctors have found their feet across the length and breadth of the UK as consultants, GPs and academics. We’ll support you in the Foundation Programme application process, by which you apply for your first job as a doctor.
Accreditations
Accredited by the General Medical Council (GMC), this primary medical qualification entitles the holder to apply to the GMC for registration to practise medicine in the UK.
Study and Modules
Structure
Year one consists of an introduction to the clinical, biological and social sciences which underpin all elements of medicine. These will be studied alongside the Musculoskeletal System, focusing on the specialties of orthopaedics and rheumatology. You'll also be introduced to the clinical environment, and acquire the skills and confidence required to learn effectively with patients.
Compulsory Modules
Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Teaching and Learning
Our MB BS degree is organised into modules based on body systems. Each module has campus-based weeks and blocks of placement in hospital. During campus-based weeks you’ll encounter a mixture of group learning, lectures and seminars and opportunities to learn in your own time at your own pace. There are regular classroom sessions to practise consultation skills (talking to patients). And you’ll undertake anatomical dissections on specimens and models to truly understand the structure and function of the human body. You’ll also spend one day of that week in primary care (general practice) where you'll have many opportunities to meet patients with the conditions you’re currently studying. Not only does this reinforce your learning but you’ll also practise and perfect your skills in talking to and examining patients. This is complemented by learning about the same conditions in hospital, during your placement blocks.
At regular intervals over the five years, you'll also learn about the principles and application of medical research. You'll learn how to be a reflective practitioner and be able to conduct an audit in year four. And in years one, three and four there are student selected components where you choose the topic you want to study.
Assessment
Throughout the course you’ll be assessed at regular intervals both to provide you with feedback on how you're progressing and to ensure that you're meeting the required standard. The assessments consist of a mixture of formative (which tell you how you're doing) and summative (pass/fail). The methods include written examinations and submissions, placement-based assessments of your clinical skills, professionalism assessments and the OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination). In common with most UK medical schools OSCE is used to check that you're able to demonstrate the behaviours and skills needed to practise medicine safely. In your final year you'll take the Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA), set by the GMC, along with all other UK medical graduates. However, all our exams are aligned to the MLA, so you won’t notice any difference when you come to take the final exam. You'll also be supported to take the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA), which is a national assessment undertaken to support you in preparing for clinical practice.
Structure
In year two, you'll study four core modules that focus on blood, skin, respiration and circulation. You'll also have the option to participate in our Medical Humanities programme, which offers a wide range of choices such as history of medicine, philosophy and the doctor in society.
Compulsory Modules
Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Structure
During your third year, you'll study four core modules that cover the gut, hormones, kidneys and nervous systems
Compulsory Modules
Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Structure
In year four, you'll start to consolidate and broaden your knowledge and skills. You'll encounter a range of clinical specialties, including paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, mental health, general practice, oncology, medicine for the elderly and palliative care. Year four also includes an elective placement (your choosing) undertaken during the summer.
You'll also have the option to undertake an integrated programme of study to develop your teaching skills as a clinical educator.
Compulsory Modules
Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Structure
Your final year is focussed on preparing you for clinical practice as a new graduate. There is a focus on emergency care and skills needed by new doctors, and the majority of time is spent on placement. There is also career development elective module after you've taken your final exams.
Compulsory Modules
Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Employability
After the Course
Once you’ve successfully completed your MB BS, including the MLA, as long as there are no concerns regarding your fitness to practise, you’ll be entitled to provisional registration with the General Medical Council. You'll then be able to practise as a doctor in approved Foundation Year One posts.
Once you've completed a satisfactory year as a Foundation Programme doctor, you'll gain full registration with the GMC.
Careers
Examples of careers that you could enter include:
- Hospital-based specialties including medicine, surgery, anaesthetics, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, emergency medicine, radiology and pathology
- General Practice
- Psychiatry
- Public Health
Discover more on our Careers webpages.
Entry Requirements
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.
We have 13 international places and 195 UK places for 2026 entry subject to confirmation by the Office for Students.
We welcome and value a wide range of qualifications, and we recognise that some students might take a mixture of different qualifications. We have listed typical examples that we accept for entry.
You should hold or be working towards the specified English and Mathematics requirements, GCSE requirements and one of the examples of typical entry qualifications listed below. If your qualifications aren’t listed, or if you are taking a combination of qualifications that isn’t specified, please contact Admissions.- GCSE Requirements UK
Applicants must hold or be working towards GCSEs in a minimum of six subjects at grade 7 or A including Mathematics and either two science subjects or Double Science. Triple Science, Science, Additional Science and Further Science GCSEs are accepted. GCSE grade 5/B is required in English Language.
Graduate applicants must hold or be working towards GCSEs in a minimum of six subjects at grade 5 or B including English Language, Mathematics and either two science subjects or Double Science. Triple Science, Science, Additional Science and Further Science GCSEs are accepted.
If GCSE Double Science or Triple Science is presented at the required grade or above, we will not consider any additional single science subjects to meet the minimum GCSE requirements.
If Methods of Mathematics & Application of Mathematics are taken, we require both. They will be considered as a single grade for screening purposes as together they are equivalent to the full Mathematics GCSE.
We will only accept one of the following GCSEs: Learning for Life & Work, Expressive Arts, Catering, Child Development, Business & Communication Systems (ICAA), Health & Social Care and Leisure & Tourism.
GCSE short courses, BTEC Level 2, OCR Level 2, AQA Level 2 and Functional Skills are not accepted.
Applicants who do not meet the GCSE requirement must be resitting GCSEs and predicted to achieve the required grade. This should be evident from their UCAS application.
- Typical UK Entry Requirements
- Further Examples of Typical Entry Requirements UK
- UCAT
All applicants must sit the UCAT in the year of application, prior to applying. UEA does not have a cut off score. A high score is advantageous; a low score does not disqualify an applicant from consideration.
How do we use the UCAT?
- The overall UCAT score is used to rank applicants for selection for interview.
- The overall UCAT score is used alongside the interview score to rank and select applicants to whom an offer is made.
- The SJT component score is included within the interview score.- English Foreign Language
Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading):
-
IELTS: 7.5 overall (minimum 7.0 in all components)
We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.
Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.
-
- Non-Academic Entry Requirements
Recent Study - Applicants are required to have achieved successful academic study within the past five years. Qualifications to meet the subject specific requirement must also have been taken within this period.
Gap Years - If applying with achieved qualifications, applicants must include in their personal statement what they have been doing or what they plan to do, during any gaps in education.
Previous Degree Study - Applications from those currently studying in higher education will only be considered if the qualification will be completed by 3 September 2026. This includes Master degrees and PhD degrees.
Applicants in the first or second year of a degree will not be considered. Applicants who have started a degree but not completed it successfully, will not be considered.
We are unable to accept transfer students onto our Medicine degree due to the integrated nature of the course. Applicants currently studying in higher education, irrespective of prior experience/qualifications, are required to have completed their current course of study prior to commencing their medical studies at UEA. We are unable to consider applicants who are part way through a degree.
Applicants who have previously studied or are currently studying Medicine (UK or International) will not be considered.
Fee Status - As this course has different application pools for UK and International fee-paying students, if your fee status changes from International to UK or UK to International, during the application process, your application will be re-assessed within the relevant application pool. For example, if your fee status changes from International to UK during the application process, your application will be re-assessed alongside other UK applications for a place allocated to UK fee paying students.
Programme Conditions - Offers to successful applicants will be subject to a successful interview, a satisfactory occupational health check, including evidence of appropriate immunisations. As this course includes patient facing placements in a health or social care setting and these are a mandatory component of the course, you will need to comply with the placement vaccination policy. Failure to meet the placement vaccination policy may prevent you from joining the course or may lead to your withdrawal from the course in the future. Future employment may also be subject to this condition.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) - Applicants will also be required to have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In the interests of patient and public safety, we may share some of the information provided in your application form with the Medical Schools Council in order to verify your fitness to practise. Where applicable an Overseas Police Check may be required.If a fitness to practise finding is made against you in the future, this information and a copy of the decision against you will also be stored on the Excluded Students Database maintained by the Medical Schools Council. The database is accessible only to other medical schools in the UK and the General Medical Council. It is used only for proper fitness to practise purposes to protect patients and the public.
Medical Students Fitness Standards - Further information regarding requirements for medical students in relation to blood born infectious diseases, and information on Medical Students Fitness Standards is available. Any offer holder with a current or past history of health conditions (physical or mental health) should tell occupational health about any health conditions they have, and may be subject to an early occupational health check, for the following reasons:
- Medical schools have a duty to support their students, but students must help the school to do this by being open and honest about their health.
- Being open and trustworthy is an important part of being a doctor – patients and the GMC expect this of practising doctors. Failure by a doctor on the medical register to disclose a health matter that could potentially impact on patient safety is a breach of this duty.
- A student should understand that their ill health could put their ability to study at risk. Where a student has this understanding – and shows this by getting help and support – their health condition rarely prevents them from completing the course. One way to demonstrate understanding from the start is for a student to declare whether they will need additional support when they begin their course.
Norwich Medical School will consider all requests for adjustments in line with the UK Equality Act 2010. Any student can graduate providing they are well enough to complete the course; they have no student fitness to practice concerns (having a health condition or disability alone is not a fitness to practice concern); they have met all the Outcomes for graduates, with adjustments to the mode of assessment as needed.
Further guidance and advice specific to undergraduate medicine courses, including clinical exams, can be obtained via med.senioradviser@uea.ac.uk. Student support and information regarding accessibility, written exam concessions and confidential advice and guidance on health and disability is also available.After the Course - Postgraduate Foundation training and beyond.
- Interviews
Interviews are Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) format and will be held on campus. UK and international applicants will be required to attend an interview on campus.
Please note that we do not disclose interview questions. We look for applicants to demonstrate at interview:
- An acceptable approach to decision making when given incomplete or conflicting information
- The ability to learn and work effectively in partnership
- A caring and supportive attitude
- An empathetic and caring approach
- Insight into Medicine as a career and personal suitability for the profession
- Honesty, integrity and personal effectiveness
We will email invitations to applicants who are selected for interview. Interviews will take place between November and February.
Work Experience - If you are invited to interview you are required to provide two examples of relevant work experience which have informed your decision to study Medicine.
The Medical Schools Council has published some very useful information on Work Experience.- Placements
Approximately 50% of this course will be spent on practice placement in a variety of settings that include hospitals, community services, general practice, social services and voluntary or private organisations. Placements are typically allocated throughout the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire. Please refer to the Teaching and Learning section under Study and Modules for further information.
- Deferred Entry
We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year. We believe that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry on your UCAS application.
- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all undergraduate applicants.
- Progression
Once enrolled onto your course at UEA, your progression and continuation (which may include your eligibility for study abroad, overseas experience, placement, or year in industry opportunities) is contingent on meeting the assessment requirements which are relevant to the course on which you are enrolled.
- Recent Study
Applicants must show that they have achieved successful academic study within the past five years. Qualifications to meet the subject specific requirement must also have been taken within this period.
If your last qualification will have been completed more than 5 years ago by the time the course starts, please contact Admissions.
- Age on Entry
Applicants must be aged 18 or over by the start date of this course. This is owing to the integrated nature of placements within the first year of study and safeguarding implications. In view of this, applicants who will not be 18 years old or over by this date, should consider applying for deferred entry.
- How will you process my application?
Briefly, all on-time applications proceed to primary screening, where checks are made to see that applicants meet, or are predicted to meet, our minimum academic entry criteria, have a satisfactory personal statement and reference and have taken the UCAT test in the summer prior to submitting the application. Applicants are then invited to interview (from late November/December onwards).
If the number of applications received, exceed the number of interview places available, those meeting primary screening requirements may also undergo secondary screening, where the overall UCAT score may be ranked against the applicant cohort, with the strongest applicants invited to interview.
Following the completion of interviews, interviewed applicants are ranked (by interview scores – which includes the UCAT SJT subsection score - and UCAT overall scores) within the applicant cohort. The interview score and UCAT score is weighted equally and the top ranking applicants will receive offers.
- Preparing for Medicine
Applying to study medicine can be daunting, especially without any experience of university or medicine in the family to draw upon. Preparing for Medicine supports Year 12 /Level 3 Year 1 students on their path to studying medicine through participation in a range of free activities. Applicants who have successfully completed this programme and meet the academic requirements for MBBS Medicine are guaranteed an interview.
- Frequently Asked Questions
What if there is a mistake on my application?
Following the closing date, any errors or omissions should be notified to the Admissions Service immediately for consideration and verified by an official letter from your school. However, if notification is made after 15 October, we reserve the right not to consider the application further.
What if my predicted grades change?
Your application will be processed using the information provided on your UCAS form. Any changes in predicted grades will not be considered once processing has commenced following the UCAS deadline.
Can I send in additional supporting documents?
Only information submitted on the UCAS form will be considered unless supplementary information is requested by the Admissions Team. Factual errors on the form should be notified to the Admissions Service as soon as possible but additional information provided, or errors highlighted after submission of the UCAS form cannot be considered. Please note that we are unable to accept any unsolicited additional references or CVs.How do I report extenuating circumstances?
These should be indicated on the UCAS application. Supporting evidence may be requested. Please note that adverse events potentially impacting on performance at A level (or equivalent) or degree classification, should be notified to the relevant examination board.
What if I will still be 17 at the start of the course?
Applications will not be considered unless you will be aged 18 by the start of the course. This is due to the very integrated nature of placements and primary care within the first month of the course and safeguarding implications. In view of this, students who will not be aged 18 at the time that they are due to start the course may wish to consider applying for deferred entry.
If I am unsuccessful, can I reapply?
Applicants to Medicine at UEA will only be considered for two consecutive years. All applicants must have achieved successful academic study within the past 5 years. Please note that entry requirements may change each year and we would advise you to check our website before submitting an application. You will be required to retake the UCAT test as this is only valid in the year of application.
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.
We have 13 international places and 195 UK places for 2026 entry subject to confirmation by the Office for Students.
We welcome and value a wide range of qualifications, and we recognise that some students might take a mixture of different qualifications. We have listed typical examples that we accept for entry.
You should hold or be working towards the specified English and Mathematics requirements, GCSE requirements and one of the examples of typical entry qualifications listed below. If your qualifications aren’t listed, or if you are taking a combination of qualifications that isn’t specified, please contact Admissions.- GCSE Requirements International
Applicants must hold or be working towards GCSEs in a minimum of six subjects at grade 7 or A including Mathematics and either two science subjects or Double Science. Triple Science, Science, Additional Science and Further Science GCSEs are accepted.
Graduate applicants must hold or be working towards GCSEs in a minimum of six subjects at grade 5 or B including Mathematics and either two science subjects or Double Science. Triple Science, Science, Additional Science and Further Science GCSE's are accepted.
Applicants must hold or be working towards GCSE English Language grade 7 or A or achieve IELTS 7.5 with minimum 7.0 in all components (IELTS tests must be within two years of start of course). IELTS will be required where the following GCSEs have been taken: Cambridge IGCSE as a Second Language, Pearson (Edexcel) IGCSE English Language A or B awarded pre 2018, Pearson (Edexcel) IGCSE English as a Second Language.
If GCSE Double Science or Triple Science is presented at the required grade or above, we will not consider any additional single science subjects to meet the minimum GCSE requirements.
If Methods of Mathematics & Application of Mathematics are taken, we require both. They will be considered as a single grade for screening purposes as together they are equivalent to the full Mathematics GCSE.
We will only accept one of the following GCSEs: Learning for Life & Work, Expressive Arts, Catering, Child Development, Business & Communication Systems (ICAA), Health & Social Care and Leisure & Tourism.
GCSE short courses, BTEC Level 2, OCR Level 2, AQA Level 2 and Functional Skills are not accepted.
Applicants who do not meet the GCSE requirement must be resitting GCSEs and predicted to achieve the required grade. This should be evident from their UCAS application.
- Typical International Entry Requirements
We accept many international qualifications for entry to this course. For specific details about your country, please refer to Further Examples of Typical Entry Requirements Country Equivalents. You may also view our information for International Students.
- Further Examples of Typical Entry Requirements International
- UCAT
All applicants must sit the UCAT in the year of application, prior to applying. UEA does not have a cut off score. A high score is advantageous; a low score does not disqualify an applicant from consideration.
How do we use the UCAT?
- The overall UCAT score is used to rank applicants for selection for interview.
- The overall UCAT score is used alongside the interview score to rank and select applicants to whom an offer is made.
- The SJT component score is included within the interview score.- English Foreign Language
Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading):
-
IELTS: 7.5 overall (minimum 7.0 in all components)
We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.
Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.
-
- Non-Academic Entry Requirements
Recent Study - Applicants are required to have achieved successful academic study within the past five years. Qualifications to meet the subject specific requirement must also have been taken within this period.
Gap Years - If applying with achieved qualifications, applicants must include in their personal statement what they have been doing or what they plan to do, during any gaps in education.
Previous Degree Study - Applications from those currently studying in higher education will only be considered if the qualification will be completed by 3 September 2026. This includes Master degrees and PhD degrees.
Applicants in the first or second year of a degree will not be considered. Applicants who have started a degree but not completed it successfully, will not be considered.
We are unable to accept transfer students onto our Medicine degree due to the integrated nature of the course. Applicants currently studying in higher education, irrespective of prior experience/qualifications, are required to have completed their current course of study prior to commencing their medical studies at UEA. We are unable to consider applicants who are part way through a degree.
Applicants who have previously studied or are currently studying Medicine (UK or International) will not be considered.
Fee Status - As this course has different application pools for UK and International fee-paying students, if your fee status changes from International to UK or UK to International, during the application process, your application will be re-assessed within the relevant application pool. For example, if your fee status changes from International to UK during the application process, your application will be re-assessed alongside other UK applications for a place allocated to UK fee paying students.
Programme Conditions - Offers to successful applicants will be subject to a successful interview, a satisfactory occupational health check, including evidence of appropriate immunisations. As this course includes patient facing placements in a health or social care setting and these are a mandatory component of the course, you will need to comply with the placement vaccination policy. Failure to meet the placement vaccination policy may prevent you from joining the course or may lead to your withdrawal from the course in the future. Future employment may also be subject to this condition.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) - Applicants will also be required to have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In the interests of patient and public safety, we may share some of the information provided in your application form with the Medical Schools Council in order to verify your fitness to practise. Where applicable an Overseas Police Check may be required.If a fitness to practise finding is made against you in the future, this information and a copy of the decision against you will also be stored on the Excluded Students Database maintained by the Medical Schools Council. The database is accessible only to other medical schools in the UK and the General Medical Council. It is used only for proper fitness to practise purposes to protect patients and the public.
Medical Students Fitness Standards - Further information regarding requirements for medical students in relation to blood born infectious diseases, and information on Medical Students Fitness Standards is available. Any offer holder with a current or past history of health conditions (physical or mental health) should tell occupational health about any health conditions they have, and may be subject to an early occupational health check, for the following reasons:
- Medical schools have a duty to support their students, but students must help the school to do this by being open and honest about their health.
- Being open and trustworthy is an important part of being a doctor – patients and the GMC expect this of practising doctors. Failure by a doctor on the medical register to disclose a health matter that could potentially impact on patient safety is a breach of this duty.
- A student should understand that their ill health could put their ability to study at risk. Where a student has this understanding – and shows this by getting help and support – their health condition rarely prevents them from completing the course. One way to demonstrate understanding from the start is for a student to declare whether they will need additional support when they begin their course.
Norwich Medical School will consider all requests for adjustments in line with the UK Equality Act 2010. Any student can graduate providing they are well enough to complete the course; they have no student fitness to practice concerns (having a health condition or disability alone is not a fitness to practice concern); they have met all the Outcomes for graduates, with adjustments to the mode of assessment as needed.
Further guidance and advice specific to undergraduate medicine courses, including clinical exams, can be obtained via med.senioradviser@uea.ac.uk. Student support and information regarding accessibility, written exam concessions and confidential advice and guidance on health and disability is also available.After the Course - Postgraduate Foundation training and beyond.
- Interviews
Interviews are Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) format and will be held on campus. UK and international applicants will be required to attend an interview on campus.
Please note that we do not disclose interview questions. We look for applicants to demonstrate at interview:
- An acceptable approach to decision making when given incomplete or conflicting information
- The ability to learn and work effectively in partnership
- A caring and supportive attitude
- An empathetic and caring approach
- Insight into Medicine as a career and personal suitability for the profession
- Honesty, integrity and personal effectiveness
We will email invitations to applicants who are selected for interview. Interviews will take place between November and February.
Work Experience - If you are invited to interview you are required to provide two examples of relevant work experience which have informed your decision to study Medicine.
The Medical Schools Council has published some very useful information on Work Experience.- Placements
Approximately 50% of this course will be spent on practice placement in a variety of settings that include hospitals, community services, general practice, social services and voluntary or private organisations. Placements are typically allocated throughout the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire. Please refer to the Teaching and Learning section under Study and Modules for further information.
- Deferred Entry
We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year. We believe that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry on your UCAS application.
- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all undergraduate applicants.
- Progression
Once enrolled onto your course at UEA, your progression and continuation (which may include your eligibility for study abroad, overseas experience, placement, or year in industry opportunities) is contingent on meeting the assessment requirements which are relevant to the course on which you are enrolled.
- Recent Study
Applicants must show that they have achieved successful academic study within the past five years. Qualifications to meet the subject specific requirement must also have been taken within this period.
If your last qualification will have been completed more than 5 years ago by the time the course starts, please contact Admissions.
- Age on Entry
Applicants must be aged 18 or over by the start date of this course. This is owing to the integrated nature of placements within the first year of study and safeguarding implications. In view of this, applicants who will not be 18 years old or over by this date, should consider applying for deferred entry.
- How will you process my application?
Briefly, all on-time applications proceed to primary screening, where checks are made to see that applicants meet, or are predicted to meet, our minimum academic entry criteria, have a satisfactory personal statement and reference and have taken the UCAT test in the summer prior to submitting the application. Applicants are then invited to interview (from late November/December onwards).
If the number of applications received, exceed the number of interview places available, those meeting primary screening requirements may also undergo secondary screening, where the overall UCAT score may be ranked against the applicant cohort, with the strongest applicants invited to interview.
Following the completion of interviews, interviewed applicants are ranked (by interview scores – which includes the UCAT SJT subsection score - and UCAT overall scores) within the applicant cohort. The interview score and UCAT score is weighted equally and the top ranking applicants will receive offers.
- Frequently Asked Questions
What if there is a mistake on my application?
Following the closing date, any errors or omissions should be notified to the Admissions Service immediately for consideration and verified by an official letter from your school. However, if notification is made after 15 October, we reserve the right not to consider the application further.
What if my predicted grades change?
Your application will be processed using the information provided on your UCAS form. Any changes in predicted grades will not be considered once processing has commenced following the UCAS deadline.
Can I send in additional supporting documents?
Only information submitted on the UCAS form will be considered unless supplementary information is requested by the Admissions Team. Factual errors on the form should be notified to the Admissions Service as soon as possible but additional information provided, or errors highlighted after submission of the UCAS form cannot be considered. Please note that we are unable to accept any unsolicited additional references or CVs.How do I report extenuating circumstances?
These should be indicated on the UCAS application. Supporting evidence may be requested. Please note that adverse events potentially impacting on performance at A level (or equivalent) or degree classification, should be notified to the relevant examination board.
What if I will still be 17 at the start of the course?
Applications will not be considered unless you will be aged 18 by the start of the course. This is due to the very integrated nature of placements and primary care within the first month of the course and safeguarding implications. In view of this, students who will not be aged 18 at the time that they are due to start the course may wish to consider applying for deferred entry.
If I am unsuccessful, can I reapply?
Applicants to Medicine at UEA will only be considered for two consecutive years. All applicants must have achieved successful academic study within the past 5 years. Please note that entry requirements may change each year and we would advise you to check our website before submitting an application. You will be required to retake the UCAT test as this is only valid in the year of application.
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
View our information for Tuition Fees.
Scholarships and Bursaries
We are committed to ensuring that costs do not act as a barrier to those aspiring to come to a world leading university and have developed a funding package to reward those with excellent qualifications and assist those from lower income backgrounds. View our range of Scholarships for eligibility, details of how to apply and closing dates.
Course Related Costs
Please see Additional Course Fees for details of course-related costs.
How to Apply
UCAS Hub is a secure online application system that allows you to apply for full-time undergraduate courses at universities and colleges in the United Kingdom.
Your application does not have to be completed all at once. Register or sign in to UCAS to get started.
Once you submit your completed application, UCAS will process it and send it to your chosen universities and colleges.
The Institution code for the University of East Anglia is E14.
View our guide to applying through UCAS for useful tips, key dates and further information: