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Medicine

  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
  • 5 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 23 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

Learn, work and grow alongside clinical practitioners at the forefront of healthcare innovation.

Your journey to becoming a doctor starts here.

The Leeds MBChB prepares you to enter clinical practice as a confident, holistic doctor, equipped with rigorous scientific knowledge, practical clinical skills and a deep understanding of patient care.

At Leeds, you’ll be welcomed into our community from day one – not just as a student, but as a future doctor.

What sets us apart is a seamless combination of outstanding academic learning and clinical practice. You’ll regularly interact with clinicians, patients and healthcare teams, gaining hands-on experience with placements from year one. Meaning you develop skills during practice, not just in the classroom.

Doctors and clinicians are integral to the Leeds teaching team. Actively working in a wide range of settings, they bring dynamic, real-world relevance to your learning with up-to-date insights from the front lines of healthcare.

The UK healthcare environment is rapidly evolving, and we prepare you to be an adaptable doctor, with a broad perspective on patient care and the confidence to lead change across sectors and specialisms.

Exceptional placements
Learn in an environment where clinical experience is second-to-none.

Benefit from our long-established partnerships with major West Yorkshire teaching hospitals, local acute hospitals and GP practices. Here, you will have access to exceptional and varied placements with supervision from industry professionals.

Outstanding teaching
Our curriculum is informed by the world-leading research carried out at Leeds, and delivered by experts with an exciting and dynamic approach to education,
We are international leaders in digital learning. Our curriculum is constantly updated from investment and innovation in our teaching resources.
We are a recognised leader in patient and carer involvement. At Leeds, you will gain first-hand insight from people with a medical condition or disability, and their carers from our Patient Carer Community.
You will be continuously supported by personal and course tutors, support staff and peer mentoring. Your wellbeing is a priority, and we want to help you make the most of your time at Leeds.

Cutting-edge facilities
Our newly redeveloped School of Medicine building is home to dedicated teaching facilities to enhance your learning.

The Medical Teaching Centre (MTC) is equipped with sector-leading technology, private study spaces and computer clusters for you to develop your understanding of core scientific principles.

Our Clinical Skills Education Centre provides superb clinical skills training facilities, including simulation and state-of-the-art ultrasound equipment, and allows you to access independent learning opportunities and one-to-one clinical supervision.

GMC registration
Our programme includes preparation for the GMC Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA). Successful completion of the MBChB (and meeting Fitness to Practise criteria) allows you to register provisionally with the General Medical Council (GMC), the regulatory body for doctors in the UK.

Gateway Year to Medicine

At Leeds, we believe that medical education should be accessible for all students. That’s why we’ve developed our Gateway year to Medicine, a foundation course designed for students from widening participation backgrounds to develop the skills and scientific knowledge needed to progress to the five-year MBChB Medicine and Surgery.

Please note, if you apply for the Gateway Year to Medicine, you can’t also apply for the MBChB at the same time, and vice versa.

Modules

Course Modules

Please see our website for up to date module information.

Assessment method

We have an international reputation for high quality assessment. Throughout the course, assessment is designed to build your knowledge and skills, following two broad approaches:

Assessment for Learning - an informal evaluation technique to identify areas for specific individual support and inspire personal reflection on your performance – through written and practical exams, coursework and clinical assessments.

Assessment for Progression - formal written examinations, projects, case reports and objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) - where you are tested in Clinical Anatomy, Clinical Skills and Practice, Knowledge Application, Critical Analysis, Writing and Project Skills, and Attitudes and Professionalism.

The MBChB with Honours is awarded to outstanding students.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery • Full-Time • 5 Years

Start dates

  • 23 September 2027

Apply by
15 October 2026

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
A100
Institution code:
L23
Campus name:
Main Site
Points of Entry:
Year 1

University of Leeds has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

Apply by
15 October 2026

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
A100
Institution code:
L23
Campus name:
Main Site

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
AAA

AAA including Chemistry and Biology.

Those taking a fourth A2 subject will not be at an advantage to those taking three. For the purposes of meeting our entry requirements, an A* cannot compensate for a B in another subject, so we will not accept A*A*B instead of AAA

Certain combinations are not acceptable, specifically:

Chemistry with Biology and Human Biology
Chemistry with Biology and Sports Science
Chemistry with Biology and Critical Thinking
EPQs are not considered within our scoring.

T Level
Not accepted

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Scottish Higher
AAAAB

AAAAB at Higher and AA at Advanced Higher in Chemistry and Biology.

Access to HE Diploma

Access to HE Diploma (Medicine) that conforms to the QAA subject descriptor.

60 credits, with 45 of these credits coming from units which are concerned with academic subject content at Level 3 and graded; the remaining 15 credits come from ungraded Level 2 or Level 3 units. All units (60 credits) must be passed, with all graded level 3 units at distinction.

We will NOT accept applications from people who have:

- Achieved below 2i in a previous degree unless there is evidence of substantial subsequent experience in a healthcare-based or academically and/or professionally demanding career;
- taken an Access to HE Diploma (Medicine) taught through distance learning.

GCSEs: At least 6 at grade 4 must be offered including:

English Language

Mathematics

Dual/Double Science, or Science and Additional Science, or Chemistry and Biology.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

A minimum of 6 GCSEs at grade 6 or above are required including Maths, English Language, Biology and Chemistry or Dual Science. Please note that applicants applying with these minimums are unlikely to be shortlisted to interview and that scoring is based on 8 GCSEs. All Level 2 qualifications must have been achieved by the time of application in order for the application to be considered. If the Level 2 English qualification is not integrated into the applicant’s Level 3 qualification the English Language requirements must be met at the point of application. From 2026 entry onwards the School of Medicine at Leeds will accept one resit attempt per Level 3 (A2) and per Level 2 (GCSE) qualification without mitigating circumstances. Applications will only be considered from those undertaking a third attempt at an academic entry qualification where an applicant is able to provide suitable evidence of mitigating circumstances that prevented them from achieving the required grades on their second attempt.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 35

Overall score of 36 points with a mark of 6 in 3 Higher Level subjects which must include Chemistry and Biology. If English and Maths not offered at GCSE, this must be offered with a mark of at least 5 at Standard level.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Not accepted

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3D3D3

3 Distinctions (D3) in 3 Principal subjects including Chemistry and Biology.

https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/5580/medicine-and-surgery-mbchb#entry

Additional entry requirements

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) / Disclosure Scotland Check
Health Checks
All students will complete a pre-registration screening questionnaire which allows our occupational health team at the University support you to meet your true potential on the programme despite any pre-existing health concerns you may have. It is important that you notify us even if your symptoms are currently under control as we can ensure that you continue to be supported even if you are moving from different areas of the country. The process also allows our occupational health team to check your immunity requirements so we can ensure that both patients and you are protected and kept safe. This will involve understanding your immunisation record to date. Further details can be found on https://medicinehealth.leeds.ac.uk/medicine-undergraduate/doc/occupational-health-requirements-students-applicants-faculty-medicine-health HEOPS offers guidance on occupational health resources and health surveillance.
Interview
The top-ranked applicants are invited for online interview. We expect to invite about 750 candidates to interview. Interviews are through multiple mini interviews, where we further assess applicants’ non-academic qualities. There are currently eight interview stations which applicants progress around. The format of stations varies. At the end of each station the examiners award marks, according to a pre-determined standardised scale. After the completion of all stations we calculate a ranked score.
University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
We assess your application form against academic criteria, considering your past and predicted grades, and your University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) score. We take into account any issues regarding mitigating circumstances raised in your personal statements and academic reference.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

If the most common grade accepted is higher than our entry requirements, this is due to the attainment of our applicants. If you have been made an offer and you meet or exceed the grades of your offer, you will be accepted.

If grades lower than our entry requirements have been accepted, in most cases this is because we operate contextual admissions as part of our decision making, which considers factors beyond grades. For more information about contextual admissions, please visit our website.

Learn more on the University of Leeds website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

For further information please see http://www.leeds.ac.uk/undergraduatefees

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