Brunel Medical School

World Directory of Medical Schools

Brunel Medical School is listed on the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDoMS).

The World Directory defines a 'medical school' as an educational institution that provides a complete or full programme of instruction leading to a basic medical qualification; that is, a qualification that permits the holder to obtain a license to practice as a medical doctor or physician.

Please note that the listing of a medical school in the World Directory of Medical Schools does not denote recognition, accreditation, or endorsement by the World Directory of Medical Schools.

General Medical Council (GMC)

All medical schools are reviewed regularly by the UK General Medical Council (GMC), the body responsible for ensuring that medical education and training are maintained at a high standard and that medical schools meet its requirements.

As a new Medical School, we're subject to scrutiny of the GMC’s rigorous quality assurance process. We'll continue to be closely reviewed by the GMC until our first cohort has graduated.

During this period of close review, all new medical schools have a partner contingency school to offer regular support. The University of Buckingham Medical School is Brunel Medical School’s contingency school.

The list of new medical schools under GMC review can be found here.

The GMC's Medical Students web page will help new and returning students understand:

• the role of the GMC and what it means to join a regulated profession
• the guidance on offer
• how to keep up-to-date via newsletters and social media.

USMLE and MCCQE support and guidance

Some of you may wish to pursue your medical careers in the USA or Canada. The Brunel MBBS course trains you for UK practice, but we also provide advice about USMLE and MCCQE assessments, including approved preparatory resources (such as review texts, practice question banks, and online courses).

Entry requirements (2026/7 Entry)

1. Complete the Medicine Entrance Test (UCAT or GAMSAT)

These are admissions tests used by most UK medical schools to help select applicants. You must sit the UCAT in the year that you apply, then submit your score with your application.

GAMSAT scores are valid for two years prior to entry.

University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)

The UCAT is a two-hour test taken at a Pearson Vue test centre. It's made up of four separate sub-tests, each varying in length. Before each sub-test, applicants are given one minute of reading time.

Applicants who have taken the UCAT test will be given priority when allocating interview slots. While there's no set UCAT cut-off score, selection for interview is competitive and based on overall performance in the test relative to other applicants in the same year of entry. Please note, applicants with SJT Band 4 are normally rejected.

Australian and New Zealand applicants can take their country's equivalent UCAT ANZ or the UK's UCAT exam at a Pearson test centre. Please note that the UCAT ANZ test dates are not the same as the UK test dates.

To find your closest test centre and costs, please visit the UCAT website.

UCAT Bursary (UK students)

For information about the UCAT Bursary, please visit the UCAT Bursary webpage.

Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT)

GAMSAT is a four-hour and 45-minute test that includes 19 minutes of reading time. It has three sections varying in length.

Depending on your location, GAMSAT can be taken online.

GAMSAT is for graduates only.

To find your closest test centre and costs, please visit the GAMSAT website.

2. Applying to Brunel Medical School

Applications for September 2026 entry for UK students applying via UCAS are now closed.

If you're an international fee-paying student, you can also apply directly to Brunel.

3. Initial assessment of applications

Brunel's admissions team reviews applications by checking (a) your references, and (b) whether you meet, or are predicted to meet, the general and minimum academic requirements to progress to the next stage.

General requirements

• Age: applicants must be aged 18 or above by Friday, 31 October 2026
• Work experience: Brunel Medical School takes reference from the Medical School Council’s guidance on work experience.

Minimum academic requirements

• GCSEs or equivalent: five GCSEs at grade 6/B or above, including two Science subjects, grade 4/C English Language or equivalent, and grade 5/B in Maths.

School leavers

• A-levels: AAA including Chemistry or Biology, a second science (Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Maths) and any third subject (General Studies not accepted)
• International Baccalaureate (IB): 36 points, including Higher Level 6 in Chemistry or Biology and Higher Level 6 in a second science (Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Maths
• International equivalencies: see EU and International entry requirements dropdown below.

Graduates

• Bachelor’s degree: 2.1 or equivalent in a subject relevant to Medicine.
• Master’s degree: Awarded with Merit or equivalent in a subject relevant to Medicine

4. Application review

Brunel Medical School Selection Panel reviews applications and ranks them according to total UCAT or GAMSAT scores. Applicants are invited to interviews based on their test ranking. Please note that meeting the general and academic criteria does not guarantee an interview invitation, due to the competitive nature of the course.

5. Virtual Multiple Mini Interview (vMMI)

Brunel uses the virtual multiple mini-interview process for a place at our medical school. It's a series of six mini-interviews where, instead of moving physically from station to station, you remain seated and move 'virtually' to different online rooms to answer your questions.

Information on the asynchronous vMMI can be found on our interviews webpage.

Multiple Mini Interview ranking

• Candidates are ranked according to the total score obtained at vMMI (with no pre-determined requirement to pass a minimum number of vMMI stations).
• Candidates' vMMI scores are presented to the Brunel Medical School Admissions Committee, and a cut-off score is agreed, based on the current cohort performance.
• Applicants with a total score lower than the cut-off score may be rejected.
• Applicants reaching the cut-off score may be offered a place or, with your permission, added to the waiting list, according to the number of available places.

6. Offer made to successful applicants

Applicants who meet the Widening Access Criteria detailed within the Medicine Admissions Policy and who are successful post vMMI may be given a lower contextualised offer.

7. Additional steps

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

MBBS students will be in contact with children, patients and/or vulnerable adults as part of their programme of study. Therefore, all students must undergo an extended criminal record check as a condition of the offer. This will include an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) record and (for applicants residing overseas) a Criminal Clearance Certificate, which should be completed prior to arrival in the UK. Read further information about the DBS process.

Occupational Health and Immunisations

For occupational health clearance and immunisation requirements, please visit our immunisation information webpage.

CAS Application and Visa Applications (International Students)

Student visa application information, including financial requirements, can be found on our Making a Student Visa Application webpage.

English language requirements

• IELTS:7.0 overall (min 7.0 in all areas)
• Pearson: 64 overall ( min 64 in all subscores)
• BrunELT: 68% overall ( 68 in all subscores)
• TOEFL: 98 overall (min 23 in all areas)

You can find out more about the qualifications we accept on our English Language Requirements page.

Should you wish to take a pre-sessional English course to improve your English prior to starting your degree course, you must sit the test at an approved SELT provider for the same reason. We offer our own BrunELT English test and have pre-sessional English language courses for students who do not meet requirements or who wish to improve their English. You can find out more information on English courses and test options through our Brunel Language Centre.

Please check our Admissions pages for more information on other factors we use to assess applicants. This information is for guidance only, and each application is assessed on a case-by-case basis. Entry requirements are subject to review and may change.

Brunel Medical School has embraced a range of active, collaborative learning approaches which are student-centred and team-based.

Attendance at all timetabled learning activities is compulsory.

These include:

• Team-based learning (TBL) will take place in purpose-built facilities designed for teamwork. You will need to work on the preparatory materials (available online) ahead of the taught sessions.
• Communication skills small group teaching will be in-person, on-campus, in specially designed accessible rooms, enabling video recording and immediate in-person feedback from tutors and simulated patients.
• Anatomy practical sessions will take place in a specially designed facility, the Clinical Anatomy Suite, in-person, on campus. You will learn anatomy with hands-on access to preserved human anatomical specimens (plastinated specimens). These specimens, prosected and displayed to museum-quality standards, will help you develop an understanding of the three-dimensional arrangements of structures. These will be used together with medical imaging, which is how doctors visualise body structures and organs. You will also be guided in using ultrasound on models to give you real-time images of internal structures, which will help you appreciate anatomy in the living.
• Primary care placements will take place in General Practices. Patient contact is initially face-to-face, but later in the clinical course, you may learn about telephone or video consulting in selected sessions. Longitudinal case studies involve home visits to patients in pairs under the supervision of the clinical educators at your respective teaching sites.
• Clinical skills training will take place on campus in person. This type of training is hands-on with simulated patients or special equipment such as manikins. Videos illustrating specific skills in clinical examination have been prepared to allow prior study and revision. It will be possible to book the facility for practice sessions with staff available on-site during weekday working hours

Other small group teaching is in-person, on-campus, for example, Medical Humanities.