37 points: International Baccalaureate typical offer set by UK medical schools

Below is a listing of UK medical schools where International Baccalaureate applicants are typically expected to achieve results of 37 points.

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

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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. 

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

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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

Edinburgh Medical School’s six-year programme aims to produce doctors that are equipped for careers in general practice, hospital medicine, and academia. Having been ranked fourth in the UK for research power in 2014, Edinburgh highlights its academic rigor as a key feature of its medical curriculum. According to the school's website, "Medicine at Edinburgh offers a modern, innovative curriculum designed to prepare you for contemporary medical practice."

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

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Medical school establishment date:
1726

Years of course:
6

Total medical students:
1360

Average year cohort:
226.7

Region:
Scotland

Subject prerequisites:

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

Interview format:
Assessment day

Admissions test:
UCAT

A Level typical offer:
AAA

Advanced Higher typical offer:
BB

IB typical offer:
37 points

General teaching method:
Integrated, PBL

Anatomy teaching:
Prosection

Intercalation mode:
Required intercalation

Admitting over 400 medical students each year, Manchester is the largest medical school in the UK. Within its five year, integrated curriculum, Manchester’s course sets itself apart with its unique European Studies programme, in which students are supported in learning a second language prior to training in a Spanish, French, or German clinical attachment in the final year of the course. The university is proud to teach anatomy through full body dissection, alongside prosections, skeletal materials, and anatomical models. 

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

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Medical school establishment date:
1824

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
1945

Average year cohort:
389.0

Region:
North West

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (acceptable option)
Chemistry (acceptable option)
Maths (acceptable option)
Physics (acceptable option)
Psychology (acceptable option)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
UCAT

A Level typical offer:
AAA

Advanced Higher typical offer:
AA

IB typical offer:
37 points

General teaching method:
Integrated, PBL

Anatomy teaching:
Dissection

Intercalation mode:
Optional intercalation