MBChB Medicine with Gateway Year

Further Information:
This is a widening participation course designed to broaden access to medicine study. Therefore, applicants must meet our widening participation entry requirements as well as our academic entry requirements, to be eligible to apply for this course. Applicants who do not meet the widening participation criteria will be rejected.

All qualifications must be from within the last five years of the time the application is made and must be completed in the natural length intended for the qualification. For example, 2 years for A Levels.

Transfers onto this programme are not permitted.

Deferral requests are not routinely accepted but will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis in August. All such requests should be made at the earliest possible point in the admissions cycle.

Work Experience: Applicants are usually expected to have undertaken some relevant work experience when applying for medicine. This helps applicants gain insight into what it is like to work in healthcare, and to decide if medicine is the right choice for their futures. This insight is also useful at application and interview. This experience might be:
-  Volunteering in a care related setting
-  Volunteering with disadvantaged or under-represented groups
-  Paid employment in a job working with the general public

•   Shadowing a healthcare professional in a clinical setting
  

We recognise that sometimes it can be very difficult for applicants to arrange suitable work experience or paid work alongside their studies. We are flexible in our expectations, and we will not view your application negatively if you have been unable to secure these opportunities. There is no "correct" amount or type of work experience. We will however be looking for knowledge of the profession and an understanding of the scope of the role and we may ask about this during an interview. Applicants are advised to reflect on their experiences in preparation for any interviews for medicine.

If possible we'd advise that you speak to someone working in the NHS to ensure you are making an informed choice about your career in medicine. We expect you to demonstrate a commitment to caring for people and a realistic idea of what working as a doctor entails. Any students considering a gap year should use their time constructively either by working or further preparing yourself for a future career in medicine.

Selection Process:
The University of Lincoln uses a selection process to determine which applicants are invited to interview. We are unable to invite all applicants to interview due to the competitive nature of the course. Please see the Admissions guidance provided on our website for further information. https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/medicalschool/admissionsguidance/

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) / Disclosure Scotland Check

Satisfactory completion of an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Health Checks

All offers are subject to satisfactory occupational health clearance. Applicants who accept our offer as their firm choice will be asked to complete and return the relevant required information to our occupational health provider by a deadline to ensure they are deemed as fit to study by the course start date. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that they complete the occupational health process to be cleared as fit to study before registering on the Medicine course. All Occupational Health checks must be completed satisfactorily in order for an applicant to register as a student on the Medicine course. We welcome applications from all potential students with disabilities or any ongoing physical, mental health or educational issues. Applicants with a disability, special needs or medical conditions are encouraged to notify the Lead for Admissions so that appropriate adjustments can be made, for example, during interview. Firm and insurance offer holders may be asked to provide additional information relating to a disability, special needs requirements, or chronic medical conditions indicated on an application, which will be considered by the Lead for Admissions and the Director of Student Support. All firm offer holders will be assessed by The University of Lincoln Occupational Health provider to ensure applicants are fit to train and that appropriate support is available throughout the course as outlined in GMC guidance Welcomed and Valued (2019).

Interview

Interviews for the MBChB Medicine with Gateway Year programme will be in the format of Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs). These will take place in person on campus at the University of Lincoln. All successful applicants will be required to interview. Interviews are offered to candidates based on scores as calculated by our selection process. We are unable to interview all applicants due to the competitive nature of the course. There is no set threshold for interview, and this varies year by year.

University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)

The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is a requirement for application. This must be taken in the same admission cycle as the application to study medicine is made. Applicants who achieve a UCAT SJT grade of Band 4 will not be considered for this course. We do not publish our UCAT cut off scores to applicants. For more information about the UCAT, please visit: https://www.ucat.ac.uk/

Applicants must meet widening participation (WP) entry requirements as well as academic entry requirements, to be eligible to apply:

• Applicants must not have attended a fee-paying school
• Applicants must not have already studied a Higher Education programme
• Applicants must demonstrate they are from a WP background, meeting one of the criteria: applicants who are a Care Leaver, in receipt of free school meals or who reside in areas of disadvantage (Based on POLAR 4 data, Quintiles 1 or 2)