Access to Medicine
What is Access to Medicine?
Access to Medicine is all about helping you to discover medicine as a possible career and supporting you to apply to medical school in the future. You will discover what it is like to learn at Lancaster Medical School and receive expert advice and guidance about how to go about making a successful application to study a medical degree.
If you successfully complete all aspects of the programme, you may be offered a guaranteed interview should you choose to apply to Lancaster Medical School in the future.
Unfortunately, due to staffing capacity, Access to Medicine will not run this academic year (2022–2023). We are working to resolve this with further updates in due course.
Tab Content: Who is it for?
Access to Medicine is for students in Year 12 who are interested in studying medicine at university. In order to be eligible to take part in the Access to Medicine programme, you must meet the following criteria:
- Have achieved at least six GCSE’s at level 7 or above and three GCSE’s at level 6 or above. This must include maths, English language and either triple (biology, chemistriy, physics) or both core and additional science
- Be on track to achieve a minimum of ABB at A-level, including two from Biology, Chemistry or Psychology
- Meet two or more of our widening participation criteria
- Be able to commit to attending all events (dates listed above)
Tab Content: Why take part?
By taking part in the Access to Medicine programme, you will gain an excellent insight into what it is like to study medicine. You will receive detailed information, advice and guidance that will help you understand the selection process for Lancaster Medical School, including advice about making the most of work experience, preparing for the BMAT test and for Multiple Mini Interviews.
In addition to gaining a great insight into clinical skills, anatomy and problem-based learning, the way in which Lancaster Medical School teaches its students, you will also develop a range of transferrable skills such as teamwork and independent study skills.
If you successfully complete the Access to Medicine programme, you may be offered a guaranteed interview should you choose to apply for a degree in Medicine and Surgery at Lancaster Medical School in the future. The exact number of activities you need to take part in will be confirmed when you begin the programme – please contact us for further details.
Tab Content: How do I get involved?
Unfortunately, due to staffing capacity, Access to Medicine will not run this academic year (2022–2023). We are working to resolve this with further updates in due course.