Note: The University of Central Lancashire “will only accept UK applications from applicants resident in the North West of England or from students who are currently taking the UCLan BSc Medical Sciences Foundation Entry programme both at UCLan”.
The University of Central Lancashire Medical School adopts a spiral curriculum, using a variety of teaching methods to support learning, including:
Throughout the programme, you’ll also undertake the following clinical placements:
You’ll find more information about the course structure, teaching and assessment here.
You’ll undertake clinical placements in East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and GP practices in East Lancashire, Cumbria, Blackpool Hospital NHS Trust, North West Boroughs NHS Foundation Trust, among others.
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Within each year of the course, you'll have the opportunity to develop your research skills through student selected components (SSCs).
At the beginning of year 5, you'll also have the opportunity to undertake an elective period, during which time you can explore a medical specialty of interest or sample medical practice in a different location.
After your fourth year, you’ll have the option to undertake an intercalated master’s degree, allowing you to take one year away from your medical training to complete a master’s degree, in addition to your MBBS qualification. Central Lancashire Medical School offers intercalated master’s degrees in medical research and a range of related subjects.
Central Lancashire Medical School offers Medicine with a Foundation Year (MBBS), which provides applicants who do not meet the entry requirements for the course an alternative route, allowing you to complete a one-year Foundation course before progressing on to the five-year MBBS Medicine programme. You can find out more about the course here.
Central Lancashire Medical School uses the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) format for its interview.
This will include eight individual activities/stations but no further details have been provided at this stage. However, previously Central Lancashire have advised that you prepare by looking at the 'skills and attributes of a doctor from websites such as the General Medical Council' and ensure you're aware of current medical news and ethical issues within healthcare.
For 2024 entry, the interview will take place between December 2023 and April 2024. You can find more information about the MMI process in Central Lancashire Medical School’s applicant guide.
Most UK medical schools require you to pass an admissions exam before you’ll be invited for interview.
Admissions exam for Central Lancashire: University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
The UCAT aims to assess the characteristics, attitudes and professional behaviours required for medical school. The exam includes 5 subtests: Abstract Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning, Situational Judgement (SJT) and Verbal Reasoning.
The threshold score for Central Lancashire University will be set based on the scores of those applying in each cycle, so won’t be known until after the exam. Therefore, it’s important to achieve the best possible score you can.
The free Medibuddy adaptive UCAT question bank makes it easy to prepare well for the exam. Using our artificial intelligence algorithm, questions are selected for you individually, based on your strengths and weaknesses within the syllabus, so you can focus on the areas which you need to improve.
You can also easily see which sections of the syllabus you’ve “mastered” and which you need to work on more, using the question bank dashboard.
As you can see, you’re given your calculated skill level, response time, total number of questions answered and the number of questions answered correctly, for each section of the UCAT.
For more information on the entry exams used by other medical exams, visit our Medicine Entry Requirements blog.
