Scotland

Scotland: UK medical school region

Below is a listing of UK medical schools located in Scotland (one of the 12 currently designated Nations and Regions within the United Kingdom).

For the big picture across all UK medical school locations, check also our statistics on regional distribution of UK medical schools and notes on location details and postal addresses.

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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.

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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 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 Edinburgh Medical School

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."

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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
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University of Glasgow School of Medicine

Glasgow’s medical programme was ranked joint first in the Complete University Guide 2021,  alongside Dundee. Utilising an innovative spiral curriculum, Glasgow delivers teaching via  lectures, problem-based learning, clinical placements, labs and e-learning. Core themes are revisited each year in more detail, with increasing clinical emphasis as the course progresses. 

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Medical school establishment date:
1751

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
1495

Average year cohort:
299.0

Region:
Scotland

Subject prerequisites:

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

Interview format:
Traditional interview

Admissions test:
UCAT

A Level typical offer:
AAA

Advanced Higher typical offer:
AB-BBB

IB typical offer:
38 points

General teaching method:
Integrated, PBL

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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