Kent and Medway Medical School adopts a systems-based curriculum, particularly within the first two years of the course, in which a range of teaching methods are used to support learning, including:
Within the first two years, you’ll be primarily based within the university; however, you will undertake the following clinical placements:
From Year 3 onwards, you’ll predominantly based within acute care hospital trusts in Kent and Medway and your learning will be supported by the following clinical experience:
More information about the course content, teaching methods and learning environment can be found here.
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Kent and Medway Medical School offer the optional opportunity to complete an intercalated degree, allowing you to take a break in your BMBS course, to undertake an additional BSc degree. Alternatively, you may have the option to undertake an MRes or MSc with additional independent study.
Kent and Medway Medical School have set targets for widening access to medicine, including recruiting students from “under-represented groups or disadvantaged backgrounds”. There are a number of scholarships available to support students with tuition fees and maintenance; you can view the scholarships open to students starting in September 2024, to give you an idea of what’s available and the criteria for each.
Kent and Medway Medical School uses the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) format for its interview; however, they state on their website that theirs are considerably different to the majority of other UK medical schools.
The MMI will assess qualities such as:
On their website, Kent and Medway Medical School provide details of previous MMIs, including the number of stations, the amount of time given and the station topics. Although they are clear that the same number and type of stations may not be used for 2025 entry, this will give you an idea of the type of format they usually use for their MMI, and the timings that are likely to be used.
You can find more information about their selection process and MMI on their website here.
To be selected for interview, the majority of UK medical schools specify that you need to pass an admissions exam.
Admissions exam for Kent and Medway: University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
The UCAT assesses the skills, characteristics and professional behaviours which are required for medical school. The exam includes 5 subtests: Abstract Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning, Situational Judgement (SJT) and Verbal Reasoning.
Kent and Medway use your UCAT score, alongside other entry criteria, to decide if you’ll be selected for interview. There is a minimum UCAT score which you must meet, however, you won’t know what this is in advance. You must also score a band 3 or above in the SJT section.
Effective UCAT preparation will help you meet these minimum requirements and secure an interview at Kent and Medway. Our adaptive UCAT question bank can help you. Using artificial intelligence, it continuously assesses your strengths and weaknesses, and automatically provides UCAT questions aimed at the areas which you need to improve.
With the question bank dashboard (below), you can also easily see for yourself how you’re performing in each of the subtests, with your calculated skill level, the total number of questions you’ve answered and correctly, and your response time. So for SJT, in which you’re required to score a minimum of band 3 for Kent and Medway, you can quickly identify if you’ve “mastered” the section or need to dedicate more time to it.
For more information and advice about the UCAT, visit our UCAT complete guide and preparation guide.
