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This profile of Edge Hill highlights this medical school's entry requirements, typical offers, student numbers, competition ratios, teaching and learning methods, course structure, demographics and history. Is Edge Hill one of your target medical schools? This medical school can be added to or removed from your personal shortlist |
Edge Hill University is one of the newest medical schools in the UK, taking in its first cohort of medical students in 2020. Its course is still in the process of becoming GMC approved, so Edge Hill’s programme is being supported by the University of Liverpool until full approval. Offering a five-year, integrated, course, Edge Hill sets itself apart with extensive early clinical attachments. Teaching is delivered through lectures, seminars, tutorials, and practical sessions.
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Edge Hill medical school establishment date: 2020
Years of course: 5
Total medical students: 30
Average year cohort: 30.0
Region: North West
Subject prerequisites:
Biology (strictly required)Chemistry (strictly required)
Interview format:MMI
Admissions test:UCAT
A Level typical offer:AAA
Advanced Higher typical offer:AAA
IB typical offer:36 points
General teaching method:
CBL, Integrated
Anatomy teaching:
Not specified
Intercalation mode:Not specified
Typical offers
A Levels must include Biology and Chemistry, with passes in the practical elements of both subjects, and one other subject.
While Biology and Chemistry are both required at grade A or above, where Grade A* is achieved in either Biology or Chemistry, the third A Level subject will be accepted at Grade B or above.
General Studies, Critical Reasoning, Citizenship and Key Skills will not be accepted.
GCSE results must include 5 subjects at grade 6 (B) or above (or equivalent) at the time of application, including Biology, Chemistry, English Language and Maths.
GCSE Double Science Awards at grades 6-6 or B-B or above will also be accepted in lieu of separate GCSEs in Biology and Chemistry.
Advanced Highers must include Biology, Chemistry, and one other subject.
Scottish Highers must include Biology and Chemistry, with three other subjects.
National 5 subjects not specified
IB applicants must achieve Higher level 6,6,6 in Biology, Chemistry, and one other subject.
Three further subjects required at Standard level, with minimum of 5 points each.
Widening Participation (WP) criteria may be used to compensate against your UCAT score.
As explained in discussion of 'Widening Participation' on the website, "Edge Hill University runs a two-year Widening Access to Medicine programme which is designed to support local students from state schools who have the ability and personal attributes to be successful in their application for a place in medical school. For more information on the WAM programme, please visit our dedicated webpages."
Total students and cohort sizes at UK medical schools
For uniform comparison of medical student admissions each year across all UK medical schools, we rely on annual reports from the Office for Students (OfS) entitled 'Medical and dental intakes'.
Given that Edge Hill is a very recently established medical school, data on medical student cohort numbers is limited.
| Admission year | Total students admitted this year | Home places | International places |
|---|---|---|---|
2020-21 |
30 students in this cohort | 30 Home students | 0 International students |
Competition data
Competition ratio data reported here is from the 2019-20 admissions cycle, as confirmed by MedSchoolGenie Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from this period.
Please note: Due to ongoing impact of Covid-19 since March 2020, UK medical schools have not yet released competition ratio data for the 2020-21 admissions cycle. Applicants should keep in mind that coronavirus-related lockdowns and other restrictions affected the entire UK education sector, so competition ratios were most likely distorted during 2020-21. MedSchoolGenie will update here when further competition data becomes available.
Note: Edge Hill currently does not report on international applicants, so in our interactive charts and tables 'international applicants per interview' and 'International applicants per place' are recorded as zero.
Applicant percentages of success
From reported competition ratios, it's possible to calculate percentages of success at various stages of the application process.
Numbers of applicants competing in latest admissions cycle
Based on reported numbers of applicants securing places, we can use competition ratios to estimate how many applicants have been competing at each stage of the most recent admissions cycle.
Please note: Estimates of competition factors from 2020 onwards may be less reliable than in previous years because UK medical schools have not yet reported competition ratios for the 2020-21 admissions cycle. MedSchoolGenie will update here when more recent data on competition ratios becomes available.
Teaching and learning
Integrated, spiral curriculum
Early clinical exposure.
Hybrid model of CBL.
As explained in its overview of course teaching, "The programme utilises a wide variety of different teaching and learning opportunities. It will be delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, science-based practical sessions, clinical skills and simulation sessions, tutorials and clinical placements in local healthcare settings. The main educational approach across the first two years will be a hybrid model of case-based learning and team-based learning to equip you with essential inquiry, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. A spiral curriculum will be adopted, enabling you to revisit topics, build on previous knowledge, link theory to practice, and gain increasing confidence. Students will be required to access learning materials via an electronic smart device."
Year one:
Year one at Edge Hill focuses on the scientific basis of Medicine, covering normal structure and function through systems-based teaching. Students learn about each of the seven major body systems, building an understanding of health and normal variation between patients.
Year two:
The second year of the course builds on material from year one, integrating theory and practice with further clinical attachments. Students go beyond normal structure and function to learn about illness, consolidated through general practice and hospital placements.
Years three and four:
In years three and four teaching is mostly delivered through clinical placements, with a handful of teaching weeks at university. Students rotate through a number of specialties in primary and secondary care, focusing on holistic patient-centred Medicine.
Year five:
The fifth and final year at Edge Hill aims to equip students for the foundation programme, with a focus on Acute Medicine. Students are increasingly involved in multidisciplinary teams caring for patients, supported by clinicians. Before graduating, students undertake a special assistantship in order to prepare for FY1.
Reported demographics
This chart highlights gender and disability data reported by Edge Hill to the General Medical Council (GMC), which has compiled this information into spreadsheets as part of its medical school annual return (MSAR) data sets.
Please note this data is retrospective, and that future numbers can vary from preceding years.
As a new medical school, Edge Hill has not yet reported demographics data.
Medical school history
As announced in 2018 on the university's website: Edge Hill University will offer an access to medicine course from 2019 and train doctors from 2020, following the announcement by the Secretary of State for Health to establish a Medical School at the University.