Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine - Scotgem

Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine - Scotgem ScotGEM is a unique and innovative four-year graduate entry medical programme.

It's designed to develop doctors interested in a career as a generalist practitioner within NHS Scotland, with a focus on rural medicine and healthcare improvement.

Interested in 2027 entry?Not a problem! We have virtual presentations scheduled for the upcoming months. The presentatio...
16/07/2026

Interested in 2027 entry?
Not a problem! We have virtual presentations scheduled for the upcoming months. The presentation will cover details about the programme and admissions criteria for 2027 entry.
Follow the link to register for our next presentation which is due to take place on Wednesday July 29th 16:00 – 17:00 (UK time) - https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/meet-us/online/medicine-event-booking/

13/07/2026

Before applying to ScotGEM, applicants should have had work experience in a health situation with people who may be ill, disabled, elderly or by shadowing a doctor at work. The main aim of work experience is to gain insight into health and healthcare delivery and to allow candidates to make an informed choice before deciding to apply to study medicine.
For more information, please see: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/medicine/scotgem-mbchb/entry-requirements/

What's Year 2 all about? 🤔You will continue to work for a day each week with a generalist clinical mentor in the GP sett...
09/07/2026

What's Year 2 all about? 🤔
You will continue to work for a day each week with a generalist clinical mentor in the GP setting, as well as spending half a day in a specialist clinical environment. You will also gain experience of unscheduled care (GP, emergency department, ambulance etc.)
All blocks will be delivered across three regions with placements in Fife, Inverness, and Dumfries.
Find out more: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/medicine/scotgem-mbchb/

An academic reference will be required as part of the UCAS application. They should be up to date with your academic pro...
06/07/2026

An academic reference will be required as part of the UCAS application. They should be up to date with your academic progress and should have taught or supervised you in the last three years prior to entry to ScotGEM. Your referee should comment on your academic performance, your attitude to study and your approach to working with others, including communication skills. They should comment on your other skills or attributes that make you a suitable candidate for medicine.

For more information, see: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/medicine/scotgem-mbchb/entry-requirements/

Remember to ask them as early as possible!

Applying for 2027 entry? Remember you need to sit the GAMSAT. Make sure you register in time -The standard registration ...
29/06/2026

Applying for 2027 entry? Remember you need to sit the GAMSAT. Make sure you register in time -
The standard registration deadline for the September sitting of GAMSAT is Tuesday June 30th with Late registration closing Monday July 13th, 2026. For full details, please see: https://gamsat.acer.org/register

Information re official GAMSAT preparation materials can be found here - https://gamsat.acer.org/preparation

What's Year 1 all about? 🤔You will be based at the University of St Andrews and NHS Fife, where your learning will be fo...
25/06/2026

What's Year 1 all about? 🤔
You will be based at the University of St Andrews and NHS Fife, where your learning will be focused around 30 one-week long patient scenarios using an approach known as case-based learning (CBL).
Case related clinical and communication skills will be introduced alongside topics such as biochemistry, pharmacology and anatomy.
Find out more: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/medicine/scotgem-mbchb/ #51525

We appreciate that it can be hard writing a personal statement that suits all medicine courses so as part of the ScotGEM...
22/06/2026

We appreciate that it can be hard writing a personal statement that suits all medicine courses so as part of the ScotGEM admissions process, all applicants will be asked to fill out a web-based questionnaire post UCAS application. This will allow applicants to explain why they are particularly interested in or suited to ScotGEM and give detail about their medically related work experience. 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️🚑 💉
UCAS also have some great resources to help you – https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-university/how-write-ucas-undergraduate-personal-statement

Do you have commitment? Medicine is a profession that requires A LOT of it!It is important that the choice to enter medi...
18/06/2026

Do you have commitment? Medicine is a profession that requires A LOT of it!

It is important that the choice to enter medicine is made with insight into where it might lead, the role of life-long learning, and with awareness that the course is a training for professional practice.

For more information, see the following guidance under 'qualities and experience': https://bit.ly/2qY9mQp

Medical students are expected to behave with the utmost integrity from the very start of their training.It is therefore ...
15/06/2026

Medical students are expected to behave with the utmost integrity from the very start of their training.

It is therefore essential that you are able to fulfil fitness to practise criteria requirements based on the General Medical Council’s publication of Good Medical Practice. For more information, please see entry requirements, under 'Fitness to Practise': https://bit.ly/2EUYfOQ

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