Queen Mary University, Barts and the London School of Medicine adopts a systems-based approach for its curriculum, which is closely linked to the recommendations outlined in the General Medical Council’s ‘Tomorrow’s Doctors’. A key feature of the curriculum delivery is problem-based learning (PBL); you can find out more about PBL at Queen Mary University under their ‘learning and teaching’ section here.
You’ll also experience a range of other teaching methods to support your learning, including:
You’ll experience contact with patients from your first term and throughout the programme, including the following clinical experience:
You can find out more information about the structure of the programme here.
Queen Mary University, Barts and the London School of Medicine brings together "two venerable teaching institutions" – St Bartholomew’s Hospital and The London Hospital Medical College.
During your clinical years, you may also gain clinical experience in some of the following hospitals:
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You will undertake thirteen student selected components (SSCs) throughout the five-year course, providing you with some choice and allowing you to explore areas of interests within the curriculum.
Within your final year, you’ll also undertake an elective period, allowing you to study a topic of your choice, either within the UK or abroad.
In addition to this, Queen Mary University also offers the option of an intercalated degree, which allows you to take one year out of your medical course to study for an additional qualification. Medical students have a choice from a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes; you can find out more about the intercalated programme here.
Queen Mary University offers a five-year MBBS programme taught in Malta. You can find out more about this programme here.
There is also the option to study an accelerated four-year Medicine Graduate Entry Programme MBBS, if you already have, or are expecting to obtain, a honours degree in any discipline, with a minimum 2:1 grade.
Queen Mary University, Barts and the London School of Medicine uses a panel-style approach for its interview format. The following are identified on their website as areas which will be evaluated through the interview process:
For 2025 entry, interviews will take place between January and February 2025. You can find out more information about the interview process here.
Most medical schools require you to pass an admissions exam before you’ll be invited for interview.
Admissions exam for Queen Mary: University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
The UCAT assesses your characteristics, attitudes and professional behaviours against those required for medical school. The exam is divided into 5 sections: Abstract Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning, Situational Judgement (SJT) and Verbal Reasoning.
Queen Mary University specifies that applicants will be ranked based on their UCAT score and only a certain number will be invited to interview. In addition to this, if you score Band 4 (lowest band) for SJT you will not be invited to interview.
To help you to successfully prepare for all sections, the free Medibuddy AI-powered question bank carefully selects questions based on your strengths and weaknesses within the syllabus, to ensure that you’re focusing on areas which will have the biggest impact on your UCAT score.
You can also clearly see in the question bank dashboard the areas you have “mastered” and those which you need to focus more time on.
It’s crucial that you prepare well for all areas to ensure that you get the best UCAT score possible and secure your interview place!
For more information and guidance, see our complete guide to the UCAT and our UCAT preparation tips.
