Note: The University of Warwick offers an accelerated four-year Graduate Entry Medicine (MBChB) only.
The University of Warwick Medical School’s curriculum is centred around case-based learning, using a range of teaching methods to support learning, including:
You can find out more about case-based learning at Warwick Medical School here.
During the programme, you’ll undertake the following clinical placements:
The 'Specialist Clinical Placements’ will cover the following eight specialties:
Warwick Medical School’s key partner trusts are:
During the programme, you'll spend time within hospital settings in Coventry, Nuneaton, Rugby and Warwick, and primary and community care settings in Coventry, Warwickshire and the eastern fringes of Birmingham, Worcester and Northamptonshire. You can find out more here.
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You'll have opportunities to explore areas of interest in more depth through student selected components (SSCs) in year 2 and 3, and an elective period in year 4. You can choose to undertake your elective outside of the UK to experience medical practice in a different country.
Outside of the curriculum, the University of Warwick Medical Society (MedSoc) has an array of Medical School societies and charities you can get involved in, including 'specialist professional interests' such as: Oncology, Psychiatry, Global health (MedSin), Trauma and emergency medicine (STEP), Anaesthetics, General practice, Surgical Society, and Wildness, aviation and space medicine (WASPS).
Warwick Medical School boasts the largest graduate-entry course and a “diverse intake” of students, providing a wealth of experience and different backgrounds to enrich small group sessions and discussions.
Warwick Medical School uses the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) format for its interview. Usually you will attend their ‘selection centre’ for approximately two hours and undertake six mini interviews/MMIs. The interviews will assess competencies such as:
You can find out more information about Warwick Medical School’s ‘selection centre’ and their application process here.
For 2025 entry, interviews will be held in person between 16th-19th December 2024, and will follow the MMI format.
Most medical schools require you to pass an admissions exam before you’ll be invited for interview.
Admissions exam for Warwick: 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.
Warwick Med School rank applicants by UCAT score. You also need to achieve at least the overall mean score of ALL test-takers on the Verbal Reasoning sub-test.
To help you to successfully prepare for all sections, the free Medibuddy AI-powered, adaptive 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.
