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ScotGEM — Graduate entry medicine
Figures are on the current UCAT scale of 2700 unless a cell says otherwise.
ScotGEM (Dundee and St Andrews) - Medicine
MBChB Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine (A101)
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 | GAMSAT ranking. UK students only, and applicants must be prepared to live and study in the rural Highlands or Dumfries and Galloway from year 2. In-person caring or health work experience is required before applying. Personal statement used as one component |
| Admissions test - how it is used | GAMSAT used for ranking for selection for interview |
| GAMSAT requirement | Required; used for ranking for interview. No published cut-off |
| UCAT threshold | UCAT not used |
| Interview format | In-person MMI |
| Data status | GAMSAT figures not published |
Source
https://www.medschools.ac.uk/courses/scotgem-a101/
Entry requirements
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Course (UCAS code) | MBChB Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine (A101) |
| Degree requirement | First or 2:1 honours degree, or equivalent, in any discipline. Applicants already holding a medicine degree are not considered |
| GCSE | Maths at grade 5 |
| A level | Chemistry or Biology at grade A or B. Scottish: Chemistry or Biology Higher at A or B. IB: Chemistry or Biology HL at 5 |
| Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers | Higher or Advanced Higher Chemistry or Biology at grade A or B, as the Scottish equivalent of the A level science requirement, alongside the first-degree requirement |
| Resits accepted? | Not stated - Chemistry or Biology at A/B required alongside the degree |
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 used for ranking for selection for interview GAMSAT ranking. UK students only, and applicants must be prepared to live and study in the rural Highlands or Dumfries and Galloway from year 2. In-person caring or health work experience is required before applying. Personal statement used as one component |
Entry requirements and places, as shown on the comparison table
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| English language | Unknown |
| Figures cover | Places only: Scottish Funding Council intake target for ScotGEM, academic year 2025-26. ScotGEM is counted separately from the Dundee and St Andrews undergraduate targets. |
| Places | 70 |
| Places - provider total | 70 (Scottish Funding Council intake target for ScotGEM, academic year 2025-26. Counted separately from the Dundee and St Andrews undergraduate targets, so this figure is the course alone) |
| SJT - how the band is used | Unknown. ScotGEM publishes no SJT rule. |
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