A levels AAA including Chemistry. General Studies and Critical Thinking are excluded. Candidates who achieve the required grades following re-sits may be considered
Scottish Highers AAAAB at Higher including Biology and AB at Advanced Higher including grade A in Chemistry.
International Baccalaureate 36 points overall including 6, 6, 6 at Higher Level including Chemistry. Two subjects from Biology, Maths and Physics must be offered at either Higher Level or Standard Level.
Applications are assessed independently by two senior medical staff, with particular reference to:
Assessors will be looking for evidence of non-academic criteria such as:
Applicants to Leeds medical school are also required to have sat the UKCAT exam, but scores are not taken into account until the final stages of the admissions process and there is no cut-off score.
The interview is designed to assess candidates’ non-academic criteria as outlined above, plus communication skills. The interview panel normally consists of 3 people including 2 senior members of staff from the University or affiliated hospitals or local GP surgeries and a senior medical student or FY doctor. Interviews take place between December and March.
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Leeds offers a traditional taught integrated programme and is a well respected medical school, which boasts being one of the most applied to Universities in the country.
The city of Leeds has a student population of 30,000 and caters ideally for students with a low cost of living and a very active social scene.
Leeds medical school undergraduate course is 5 years duration and consists of the following 3 phases:
A number of Integrated Core Units (ICUs) cover the foundations needed in scientific and medical study and include:
Biomedical sciences – lasting 2 years this covers gives the foundations of scientific knowledge and principles which students may relate to current medical practice including:
Transport – the processes and control mechanisms involved in maintaining normal function with the cardio-respiratory and renal systems of the body including:
Nutrition & energy – students will study the digestive system and develop an understanding of digestion, absorption, storage and utilisation of food in health and disease, including:
Individuals & populations – this ICU is two years in duration and introduces health and illness across populations including:
Control & movement – students will study the normal structure and function and common abnormalities of the nervous and musculo-skeletal systems in their 2nd year, including:
Life cycle – students will study the continuum of change from conception to death in their 3rd year and the effects of these changes on the body, the individual and on society, including
Personal & professional development – this ICU is studied throughout the first 3 years and equips students with the skills required to become a successful medical practitioner, including:
Patient evaluation: essential clinical skills & laboratory science – this ICU starts in the 2nd year and gives students the opportunity to start developing their practical clinical skills, such as taking a history and examining a patient, identifying common conditions and formulating differential diagnosis and management plans.
Students will spend time on hospital wards and in general practices from an early point in the curriculum and in the latter part of Year 3, will be spending 4 days a week on attachment in hospital or general practice settings in Leeds and the surrounding area.
In Phase 2 students will rotate around 5 modules of 6 weeks each on:
Year 5 begins with a 10-week elective, following by a rotation of five 4-week attachments in hospitals and general practices. Each placement is assessed and students are required to provide reports (SSCs) on cases they have chosen in 4 of the rotations.
SSCs at Leeds take comprise 25% of the curriculum and offer a wide range of topics related to and unrelated to medicine.
Each ICU in phase 1 is assessed and there is an integrated assessment at the end of each year. In the clinical years, exams take the form of written exams and OSCEs at the end of the year. Written exams include MCQs and EMQs.
Anatomy teaching at Leeds is rated very highly and students will start right from the early days of the programme through to well into the 3rd year. Full body dissection sessions are held on a weekly basis and these are well supported by a programme of lectures and seminars.
Teaching at Leeds medical school is approached via lectures, practical sessions, lab work, small group seminar work, self-directed learning and computer assisted learning. The programme is case-based which allows students to integrate their learning in a spiral approach throughout the curriculum.
Students have a 10 week elective period at the beginning of Year 5. There is no limitation on location and students may take the opportunity to go abroad if they wish. When they return, students must prepare a report on their experiences which is included in their final year SSC.
Students at Leeds are able to intercalate to study for a BSc (Hons) or BA after Year 3 or 4. Leeds offers the following intercalated degrees:
BSc in -
BA in –
The information on this page is correct as of August 2010
