University of Oxford Medicine

Medicine
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Contacts

• Website: http://www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/study/medicine/
• Graduate-entry Medicine Admissions
  • Telephone: 01865 270211
  • email: undergraduate.admissions@admin.ox.ac.uk

Admission

General Notes

• Graduate-entry program is a four year course, intended for those with a background in “experimental or applied science”, leading to a MBBC (equivalent to MD)
• No specific number of places reserved for international students
• Application is made through UCAS, with a separate application made directly to Oxford

For more general information, see http://bmra.pharm.ox.ac.uk/FTProsp01.html For more information of UCAS, see http://www.ucas.ac.uk/

Criteria

Required Courses

• Must have a degree in an “experimental or applied science”

For list of qualifying degrees, see http://bmra.pharm.ox.ac.uk/FTQuals.html

• Must have equivalent of two A level-sciences
  • One must be chemistry
• Must also have equivalent of O-level or GCSE biology, if degree is not a bioscience

For list of qualifying degrees and course information, see http://bmra.pharm.ox.ac.uk/FTQuals.html

GPA

• 3.5 or better (4 point scale)

For more information, see http://bmra.pharm.ox.ac.uk/FTProsp12.html

Standardized Testing

• Applicants must write the UKCAT (even if they write the MCAT)
• Test must be written prior to application to the program
• No official cut off, but applicants should score in the top 40%
  • In 2006 and 2007, no candidates were interviewed who had an average score of less than 650 per section

For more information about the UKCAT, see http://www.ukcat.ac.uk/

Supporting Documents

• A short personal statement “explaining why you wish to study medicine here, and why you think you are suited to medicine”
• Three letters of reference

Interview

• International students are expected to interview in person
  • School will usually provide accommodations, but will not cover travel expense

For more information, see http://bmra.pharm.ox.ac.uk/FTProsp12.html

Deadlines

• Must register for UKCAT by late September
• Deadline for submission to UCAS and Oxford is mid-October (in 2008, Oct. 15th)
• Shortlisting occurs in November
• Interviews take place in December (in 2008, Dec. 18th and 19th)

For more information, see http://bmra.pharm.ox.ac.uk/FTApplic.html

Tuition

• In 2008, international first year tuition was approximately 18310 British Pounds, while remaining years were approximately 26000 BP each

For more information, see http://bmra.pharm.ox.ac.uk/FTProsp10.html