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BBB: Advanced Higher typical offers

Below is a listing of UK medical schools where Advanced Higher applicants are typically expected to achieve BBB results.

See the 'Typical offers' section in the full profile of each medical school for more details.

For the big picture across all UK medical schools, see also our ranking of Advanced Higher typical offers and notes on Advanced Higher coursework requirements.

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University of Aberdeen Medical School

Aberdeen’s five-year medical programme is consistently ranked as one of the best in the UK, achieving 1st in Scotland and 2nd in the UK for Medicine in the 2020 Guardian League Tables. Teaching is delivered via lectures, seminars, tutorials, clinical placements, and group projects. Aberdeen’s medical curriculum is clinically focussed from year 1, with patient contact via clinical attachments from year one.

Here is an at-a-glance summary of key information related to Aberdeen medical school.

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Medical school establishment date:
1786

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
1055

Average year cohort:
211.0

Region:
Scotland

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (acceptable option)
Chemistry (strictly required)
Maths (acceptable option)
Physics (acceptable option)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
UCAT

A Level typical offer:
AAA

Advanced Higher typical offer:
BBB

IB typical offer:
36 points

General teaching method:
CBL, Integrated

Anatomy teaching:
Prosection

Intercalation mode:
Optional intercalation
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University of Buckingham Medical School

The University of Buckingham Medical School offers a unique approach to medical education with their 4.5 year MBChB degree. The course took in its first cohort of medical students in 2015, receiving accreditation from the GMC in 2019. Buckingham Medical School is a not-for-profit educational charity, meaning that students cannot receive government loans and must therefore self finance the £37,500 annual tuition fee. 

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Medical school establishment date:
2015

Years of course:
4

Total medical students:
335

Average year cohort:
83.8

Region:
South East

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (strictly required)
Chemistry (strictly required)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
No admissions test required

A Level typical offer:
ABB

Advanced Higher typical offer:
BBB

IB typical offer:
34 points

General teaching method:
Integrated

Anatomy teaching:
Not specified

Intercalation mode:
Not specified
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University of Dundee School of Medicine

Ranked number one in the 2020 Complete University Guide rankings, Dundee’s five-year medical programme has an impressive reputation. Dundee teaches its students with a spiral curriculum, in which key concepts are revisited in greater detail each year. Teaching is delivered via lectures, problem based learning, simulation based learning, and ward-based learning. 

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Medical school establishment date:
1967

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
925

Average year cohort:
185.0

Region:
Scotland

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (acceptable option)
Chemistry (strictly required)
Maths (acceptable option)
Physics (acceptable option)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
UCAT

A Level typical offer:
AAA

Advanced Higher typical offer:
BBB

IB typical offer:
37 points

General teaching method:
Integrated

Anatomy teaching:
Dissection

Intercalation mode:
Optional intercalation
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University of St Andrews Medical School

St Andrews’ six-year degree in Medicine is unique in the UK, with students studying for three years in St Andrews to earn a BSc in Medicine, before automatic progression to a partner university for the final three years of clinical study (partner institutions are Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Barts, and Manchester). Course highlights include learning anatomy through full-body dissection in a state of the art anatomy suite, small group tutorials, and modern facilities in the purpose built School of Medicine.

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Medical school establishment date:
1897

Years of course:
3

Total medical students:
620

Average year cohort:
206.7

Region:
Scotland

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (acceptable option)
Chemistry (strictly required)
Maths (acceptable option)
Physics (acceptable option)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
UCAT

A Level typical offer:
AAA

Advanced Higher typical offer:
BBB

IB typical offer:
38 points

General teaching method:
Integrated

Anatomy teaching:
Dissection

Intercalation mode:
Not specified
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