What are the entry requirements to study medicine abroad?

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Every medical school has its own entry requirements. The key requirement which is common for most of the medical schools is English language proficiency.

In addition, you have to take an entrance exam in Biology, Chemistry or Physics. Some universities will need you to take exams which may be multiple-choice questions, open questions or a combination of both, other schools will ask you to take interview exam. As every medical school abroad is different, the entry requirements will always vary.

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The most common entry requirements to study medicine in Europe are:

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• Secondary school degree or equivalent credentials providing eligibility for university admission in a home country, issued after 2017

• Satisfactory grades in biology, chemistry and physics or mathematics (minimum of 2 subjects which must include biology) from previous education (secondary school, college or university).

• High level of knowledge in the following fields: Physics, Chemistry and Biology

• High level of English language proficiency

• Examination: interview and test covering physics, biology and chemistry.​

 

Tests are done via school’s distance learning platform OLAT at https://olat.ump.edu.pl .

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For list of written test and interview topics follow this link.

 

In addition, some medical universities will also take the following criteria  into account:

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• Knowledge and reasoning in natural sciences with main focus on the human body

• Self-introduction/motivation/interpersonal skills

• Voluntary work and/or experience in health services.

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Other formal requirements

• Completion of the online registration form. To register click here.

• The following digitally scanned documents need to be uploaded during the online application:

  • ​Secondary school reports (GCSE and A-levels) and reports from any other completed educational programs including biology, chemistry and physics/mathematics coursework.

  • Any other documentation which you would like to provide to support your application.

• ​The following documentation will need to be submitted after the successful entrance examination. Only hard copies or certified copies will be accepted:​

  • Secondary school certificate or report which would qualify the graduate to undertake higher education in the country of issue, with the issue date no earlier than 2017. A diploma issued before 2017 might be accepted if the education has continued. The certificates and/or reports need to be supplied with apostille or legalization certificate. In the United Kingdom all apostilles are issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Milton Keynes.  In the United States, the Secretary of State and their deputies are usually competent authorities.

  • Report sheets of all completed educational programs.

  • Health certificate completed by General Practitioner. Click here to print or download the pdf.

  • 2 recent photos (3.5 cm x 4.5 cm).

  • Curriculum vitae/resumé.

  • Applicants with IB diploma (International Baccalaureate) are required to select the advanced level in one of the following IB examinations: ‘Biology’, ‘Physics’ or ‘Chemistry’.

  • Criminal report check from country of residence.

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All documents must be in English or a certified translation needs to to provided.​

Hard copies of the documents supporting your application and your official photo ID (passport or national ID) will need to be presented during the interview. This also applies to the remote interview.

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Notes

• MCAT, GAMSAT or UCAT are not required although candidates can get extra points for submitting resuts  of these exams (providing score is high enough).

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