Medicine at University of Aberdeen Medical School: Entry Requirements & UCAT 2026

Students in Aberdeen have the opportunity to study medicine in a thriving medical school that is co-located on one of the largest clinical sites in Europe with superb teaching and extensive research facilities. The course students undertake is very modern, dynamic and clearly delivered using a systems-based, integrated approach. Student feedback is encouraged and is extremely important in informing future course developments.

The three best things about going to study at the University of Aberdeen Medical School are:

1. The opportunity to study medicine in a thriving medical school that has superb teaching and extensive research facilities.
2. A modern, dynamic course that is delivered using a systems-based, integrated approach, which ensures that students are prepared for the demands of the medical profession.
3. Student feedback is encouraged and is used to inform future course developments, ensuring that the course remains relevant and up-to-date.

• Year 1: Foundations of Medicine, Anatomy and clinical skills at Aberdeen Medical School
• Year 2: Alimentary system, Head/Neck/Dermatology and Nervous system
• Year 3: Bi-weekly clinical attachments and by the end of the year, you will be able to perform a complete - head-to-toe examination of your patients
• Year 4: Senior Clinical Practice. Five horizontal themes also arc across the curriculum: diagnostics, end of - life care, health data science, quality improvement, cost and value of healthcare
• Year 5: Final year represents a deliberate change in approach from the systems-based learning of Years 1 to 4, to experience professional practice as a member of the clinical team dealing with the whole patient.

Universities revise entry requirements between cycles, usually in August and September. Always confirm with the university before you apply.

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Work experience is recommended but not required. There is no minimum number of hours and no fixed type - shadowing GPs or hospital doctors and caring or voluntary work are all valued, and online work experience (including Aberdeen's own module and virtual options) is explicitly accepted where placements are not available. Aberdeen assesses your understanding of what a medical career involves and what you have learned, not the placements themselves.

Required and used highly in the application - reviewed before the interview, not scored but assessed at the interview.

The university recommends your personal statement covers:

Commitment to Medicine

• Research the career and training involved
• Gain insight through shadowing, talking to doctors, and reading
• Understand both the positives and challenges of being a doctor

Core Qualities of a Doctor

• Good communication, honesty, care for others
• Show this through caring roles, volunteering, teamwork, and leadership
• Read GMC’s Good Medical Practice for guidance

Teamwork

• Show time management and teamwork through school, sports, or hobbies
• Take on different roles and responsibilities

Note: from 2026 entry, UCAS replaced the single free-text personal statement with three structured questions: why you want to study the course, how your studies have prepared you, and what else you have done to prepare. Any guidance above still applies; it is simply spread across those questions. For worked examples and a review of your own statement, see our medicine personal statement examples and review service.

See our medicine personal statement examples: model statements in the new UCAS format, each with commentary on what works and why.

Aberdeen has no four-year graduate entry course. Five-year A100, Year 1 entry only, with no exemptions. A 2:1 at first sitting within the last six years, plus Chemistry at grade B. Compare every UK graduate entry course

A one year course for those studying in Scottish Secondary schools from widening access backgrounds. It guarantees a place on year 1 of their MBBS Medicine programme - but pupils must perform well on their course and do well at the UCAT & MMI Interview

Medical Admissions
University of Aberdeen
Polwarth Building
Forrester Hill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD

Tel: 01224 554975
Email: medadm@abdn.ac.uk
Website: Aberdeen Medicine

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