48 monthsProgramme duration
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine
Degree
BMBS
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Our innovative Medicine: Graduate Entry (BMBS) course includes an introduction into medical education and leadership that will prepare graduates to educate, lead and accept and support leadership of others.
Designed to prepare students for a career as a foundation doctor in the NHS, it is open to high-performing students from the four recognised feeder streams:
We will also consider applications from graduates of degree programmes relevant to medical studies, please see the full entry requirements for information.
You will experience a rich learning environment with greater emphasis on learning in Primary Care and at the heart of local communities, in keeping with the Welsh Government’s plan “A Healthier Wales.”
The curriculum focuses on community medicine through a range of clinical placements in varied environments including:
We will train you to be an excellent doctor for Wales and beyond by providing high quality teaching, and an inspiring learning experience based around increased clinical contact and award-winning clinical teaching at the University Health Board. You will graduate as a skilled clinician who understands people and the environment in which we live.
Working in close collaboration with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Primary Care providers across North Wales, our new programme maximises the opportunities from our diverse clinical settings, rural and urban. The Welsh language and cultural context of North Wales Communities have been embraced and considered to help to prepare you for your future medical practice.
Whilst our independent medical school is newly formed, we have a successful track record of training medical students. For more than four years we have been successfully delivering the Cardiff University C21 North Wales Medicine programme for Year 3 students, from 2019 for Year 2 to 5 graduate entry students, and from 2020 with Cardiff Year 1 students transferring to Bangor to complete their programme in North Wales. The first cohort of medical students that studied in North Wales, graduated at Cardiff University on 17 July 2023. Based on this strong foundation, our newly established medical school will build on the success of the C21 North Wales programme in delivering first-class medical education.
The North Wales Medical School curriculum has been academically validated by the Quality and Validation unit of Bangor University through a process involving external medical educational expertise. All UK medical schools are regularly reviewed by the General Medical Council (GMC), the professional regulator for Medicine responsible for ensuring high standards for medical education detailed in their document “Promoting excellence: standards for medical education and training”. In addition, all new medical schools are subject to rigorous scrutiny by the GMC. The North Wales Medical School is progressing through the GMC approval process to award a Primary Medical Qualification. GMC accreditation is only completed when the first intake of students is due to graduate. To protect students, new medical schools must work with a ‘contingency’ partner, an established medical school able to provide support and willing, if GMC quality standards are not met for any reason, for students to transfer and graduate from the contingency school. The contingency partner school for the North Wales Medical School is Cardiff University School of Medicine. The 2024 commencement date for the North Wales Medical School Medicine programme has been agreed with the GMC.
Designed to prepare students for a career as a foundation doctor in the NHS, it is open to high-performing students from the four recognised feeder streams:
- BSc (Hons) Medical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University (B210)
- BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University (BC97)
- BMedSci (Hons), Medical Sciences, Bangor University (B100)
- BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences, University of South Wales (B901)
We will also consider applications from graduates of degree programmes relevant to medical studies, please see the full entry requirements for information.
You will experience a rich learning environment with greater emphasis on learning in Primary Care and at the heart of local communities, in keeping with the Welsh Government’s plan “A Healthier Wales.”
The curriculum focuses on community medicine through a range of clinical placements in varied environments including:
- A full year at a GP Surgery
- Large teaching hospitals
- Mountain medicine
- Rural environments
We will train you to be an excellent doctor for Wales and beyond by providing high quality teaching, and an inspiring learning experience based around increased clinical contact and award-winning clinical teaching at the University Health Board. You will graduate as a skilled clinician who understands people and the environment in which we live.
Working in close collaboration with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Primary Care providers across North Wales, our new programme maximises the opportunities from our diverse clinical settings, rural and urban. The Welsh language and cultural context of North Wales Communities have been embraced and considered to help to prepare you for your future medical practice.
Whilst our independent medical school is newly formed, we have a successful track record of training medical students. For more than four years we have been successfully delivering the Cardiff University C21 North Wales Medicine programme for Year 3 students, from 2019 for Year 2 to 5 graduate entry students, and from 2020 with Cardiff Year 1 students transferring to Bangor to complete their programme in North Wales. The first cohort of medical students that studied in North Wales, graduated at Cardiff University on 17 July 2023. Based on this strong foundation, our newly established medical school will build on the success of the C21 North Wales programme in delivering first-class medical education.
The North Wales Medical School curriculum has been academically validated by the Quality and Validation unit of Bangor University through a process involving external medical educational expertise. All UK medical schools are regularly reviewed by the General Medical Council (GMC), the professional regulator for Medicine responsible for ensuring high standards for medical education detailed in their document “Promoting excellence: standards for medical education and training”. In addition, all new medical schools are subject to rigorous scrutiny by the GMC. The North Wales Medical School is progressing through the GMC approval process to award a Primary Medical Qualification. GMC accreditation is only completed when the first intake of students is due to graduate. To protect students, new medical schools must work with a ‘contingency’ partner, an established medical school able to provide support and willing, if GMC quality standards are not met for any reason, for students to transfer and graduate from the contingency school. The contingency partner school for the North Wales Medical School is Cardiff University School of Medicine. The 2024 commencement date for the North Wales Medical School Medicine programme has been agreed with the GMC.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine
Degree
BMBS
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Our innovative Medicine: Graduate Entry (BMBS) course includes an introduction into medical education and leadership that will prepare graduates to educate, lead and accept and support leadership of others.
Designed to prepare students for a career as a foundation doctor in the NHS, it is open to high-performing students from the four recognised feeder streams:
We will also consider applications from graduates of degree programmes relevant to medical studies, please see the full entry requirements for information.
You will experience a rich learning environment with greater emphasis on learning in Primary Care and at the heart of local communities, in keeping with the Welsh Government’s plan “A Healthier Wales.”
The curriculum focuses on community medicine through a range of clinical placements in varied environments including:
We will train you to be an excellent doctor for Wales and beyond by providing high quality teaching, and an inspiring learning experience based around increased clinical contact and award-winning clinical teaching at the University Health Board. You will graduate as a skilled clinician who understands people and the environment in which we live.
Working in close collaboration with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Primary Care providers across North Wales, our new programme maximises the opportunities from our diverse clinical settings, rural and urban. The Welsh language and cultural context of North Wales Communities have been embraced and considered to help to prepare you for your future medical practice.
Whilst our independent medical school is newly formed, we have a successful track record of training medical students. For more than four years we have been successfully delivering the Cardiff University C21 North Wales Medicine programme for Year 3 students, from 2019 for Year 2 to 5 graduate entry students, and from 2020 with Cardiff Year 1 students transferring to Bangor to complete their programme in North Wales. The first cohort of medical students that studied in North Wales, graduated at Cardiff University on 17 July 2023. Based on this strong foundation, our newly established medical school will build on the success of the C21 North Wales programme in delivering first-class medical education.
The North Wales Medical School curriculum has been academically validated by the Quality and Validation unit of Bangor University through a process involving external medical educational expertise. All UK medical schools are regularly reviewed by the General Medical Council (GMC), the professional regulator for Medicine responsible for ensuring high standards for medical education detailed in their document “Promoting excellence: standards for medical education and training”. In addition, all new medical schools are subject to rigorous scrutiny by the GMC. The North Wales Medical School is progressing through the GMC approval process to award a Primary Medical Qualification. GMC accreditation is only completed when the first intake of students is due to graduate. To protect students, new medical schools must work with a ‘contingency’ partner, an established medical school able to provide support and willing, if GMC quality standards are not met for any reason, for students to transfer and graduate from the contingency school. The contingency partner school for the North Wales Medical School is Cardiff University School of Medicine. The 2024 commencement date for the North Wales Medical School Medicine programme has been agreed with the GMC.
Designed to prepare students for a career as a foundation doctor in the NHS, it is open to high-performing students from the four recognised feeder streams:
- BSc (Hons) Medical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University (B210)
- BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University (BC97)
- BMedSci (Hons), Medical Sciences, Bangor University (B100)
- BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences, University of South Wales (B901)
We will also consider applications from graduates of degree programmes relevant to medical studies, please see the full entry requirements for information.
You will experience a rich learning environment with greater emphasis on learning in Primary Care and at the heart of local communities, in keeping with the Welsh Government’s plan “A Healthier Wales.”
The curriculum focuses on community medicine through a range of clinical placements in varied environments including:
- A full year at a GP Surgery
- Large teaching hospitals
- Mountain medicine
- Rural environments
We will train you to be an excellent doctor for Wales and beyond by providing high quality teaching, and an inspiring learning experience based around increased clinical contact and award-winning clinical teaching at the University Health Board. You will graduate as a skilled clinician who understands people and the environment in which we live.
Working in close collaboration with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Primary Care providers across North Wales, our new programme maximises the opportunities from our diverse clinical settings, rural and urban. The Welsh language and cultural context of North Wales Communities have been embraced and considered to help to prepare you for your future medical practice.
Whilst our independent medical school is newly formed, we have a successful track record of training medical students. For more than four years we have been successfully delivering the Cardiff University C21 North Wales Medicine programme for Year 3 students, from 2019 for Year 2 to 5 graduate entry students, and from 2020 with Cardiff Year 1 students transferring to Bangor to complete their programme in North Wales. The first cohort of medical students that studied in North Wales, graduated at Cardiff University on 17 July 2023. Based on this strong foundation, our newly established medical school will build on the success of the C21 North Wales programme in delivering first-class medical education.
The North Wales Medical School curriculum has been academically validated by the Quality and Validation unit of Bangor University through a process involving external medical educational expertise. All UK medical schools are regularly reviewed by the General Medical Council (GMC), the professional regulator for Medicine responsible for ensuring high standards for medical education detailed in their document “Promoting excellence: standards for medical education and training”. In addition, all new medical schools are subject to rigorous scrutiny by the GMC. The North Wales Medical School is progressing through the GMC approval process to award a Primary Medical Qualification. GMC accreditation is only completed when the first intake of students is due to graduate. To protect students, new medical schools must work with a ‘contingency’ partner, an established medical school able to provide support and willing, if GMC quality standards are not met for any reason, for students to transfer and graduate from the contingency school. The contingency partner school for the North Wales Medical School is Cardiff University School of Medicine. The 2024 commencement date for the North Wales Medical School Medicine programme has been agreed with the GMC.
Admission Requirements
- We are currently not accepting international students for this programme
- We do not accept qualification resits.
- We do not accept deferred applications
Graduate entry qualification requirements: Feeder streams
This degree pathway is open to applicants completing our recognised feeder streams who are due to graduate with least at upper Second Class Honours with one of the following qualifications:
BSc (Hons) Medical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University (B210)* BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University (BC97)* BMedSci (Hons) Medical Sciences, Bangor University (B100) BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences, University of South Wales (B901) (*Please note that students are required to have completed the anatomy module on these courses)
Graduate entry qualification requirements: Other degrees
We will also consider applications from graduates of degree programmes relevant to medical studies, including Dental graduates. Applicants:
- must have graduated with at least an upper second Class degree
- must normally commence the course no more than 3 years after graduation from their undergraduate degree or relevant postgraduate study. This period may be extended for those currently working in a relevant healthcare field.
- applicants will be assessed on an individual Recognition of Prior Education and Learning (RPEL) basis, with assessment of degree transcripts, relevant work experience and a formal knowledge assessment. Applicants must contact the University to arrange an RPEL assessment prior to submitting a UCAS application.
Applicants must also have:
A Levels/GCSEs
- BBB/ABC at A-level or equivalent including Biology and Chemistry (in instance of ABC, compulsory sciences must be at grade B or higher)
- plus English language or Welsh language at GCSE grade B/6 or equivalent
- plus 7 GCSEs including grade B/6 in GCSE Maths, Biology and Chemistry, or equivalent qualifications (level, subjects and grade). Note. Applicants who do not possess Biology and Chemistry at A-level, but do have Biology or Chemistry and at least one additional science (as specified above) at the required grades will be considered on a cases-by-case basis, and are encouraged to contact us to discuss this prior to submitting an application
or, Irish Highers and Leaving Certificates
- H2 in Biology, H2 in Chemistry and H2 in four other subjects.
- 8 Junior Certificates / Junior Cycles including Maths, English and Science at grade B/ Higher Merit and grade O3 in English and Maths in the Leaving Certificate.
or, Scottish Highers and Leaving Certificates
- Grades BBC – two compulsory sciences must be grade B
- National 5s and Highers will be accepted in lieu of GCSE. Equivalent level, grade, and subject requirements must be met. Duplicate subjects will not be counted twice.
You must also:
- show an awareness of the UK healthcare system and the nature of the medical training in your personal statement and at interview.
Please note, we do not accept BTEC, Access to Higher Education course or T Levels for this programme, nor do we accept Critical Thinking, General Studies, Citizenship Studies or other similar subjects.
4 Years
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
9,790 GBP
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