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Ireland GEM framework — Graduate entry medicine
Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
Republic of Ireland (national framework) - Medicine
Graduate Entry Medicine via the CAO, offered across the Irish medical schools
How this university scores applications, with the figures it publishes.
High level summary
Simple summary. Excruciating detail below.
| Question | Answer |
|---|
| Is there a score to clear? | The UCAT is not used for this course. The test that is used is below. |
Summary of the selection model
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Scoring approach | National framework: a 2:1 at Level 8 plus the GAMSAT. Beyond that, each Irish medical school sets its own competitive GAMSAT score and selection process, so check the individual school before applying |
| Admissions test - how it is used | GAMSAT is the admissions test for graduate entry medicine in Ireland. Score requirements are set by each school rather than nationally |
| GAMSAT requirement | GAMSAT required. The Irish Universities Association sets the national framework; individual schools set their own competitive scores |
| UCAT threshold | UCAT not used |
| Interview format | Varies by school |
| Data status | National framework only - per-school figures not verified |
Source
https://www.iua.ie/for-students/entry-to-medicine/
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Course (UCAS code) | Graduate Entry Medicine via the CAO, offered across the Irish medical schools |
| Degree requirement | A 2:1 (second class honours, grade one) or equivalent bachelor degree at Level 8, held or expected |
| GCSE | Not applicable |
| A level | Not applicable |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | Not applicable - Irish Leaving Certificate system applies instead |
| English language | Check the individual school |
| Resits accepted? | Not applicable - entry assessed on the degree, not A levels |
Further detail
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Admissions test accepted | GAMSAT |
| UCAT lowest accepted | Unknown |
| UCAT average accepted | Unknown |
How the UCAT is turned into a score
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Is a UCAT points conversion published? | No points conversion has been published. What the University does say about the UCAT is in the row below. |
| How the UCAT is used, in the University’s own words | GAMSAT is the admissions test for graduate entry medicine in Ireland. Score requirements are set by each school rather than nationally National framework: a 2:1 at Level 8 plus the GAMSAT. Beyond that, each Irish medical school sets its own competitive GAMSAT score and selection process, so check the individual school before applying |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Figures cover | No volumes published |
| Places | Unknown |
| Places - provider total | Unknown. Places in the Republic of Ireland are set nationally through the Higher Education Authority and the CAO framework rather than by each university |
| SJT - how the band is used | Not applicable. These schools use the HPAT-Ireland, not the UCAT. |
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