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The School of Medicine was renamed the Medical School and in 2001 School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, [26] [27] offering medicine MBChB and orthoptics BMedSci degree courses. [28] The school changed its name back to the Medical School in 2011, [29] and later the orthoptics course moved to the Health Sciences School of the university. [30]
Widening participation [ edit ] The UCAT Consortium offers a bursary scheme to cover the full test fee to UK and EU candidates in financial need who meet a set eligibility criteria, and a concession scheme that offers a reduced fee for Australian candidates on a current Australian Health Care Card (HCC) or Pensioner Concession Card (PCC).
The Medical Schools Council is involved in aiding medical schools improve access for applicants with a broader range of backgrounds. In the late nineties, the Medical Schools Council (then CHMS) looked at admission data and concluded that men and people from ethnic minorities were suffering from discrimination when they applied to medical schools.
Widening participation (WP) in higher education can be a component of government education policy. It consists of an attempt to increase the number of young people entering higher education, and improve equality of opportunity for students from all backgrounds. [ 1 ]
The Bristol admissions dispute is one of two policial controversies over widening participation that occurred during the 2000s. In 2000 the Laura Spence Affair involved the rejection of a state school student who applied to study medicine at Oxford University and resulted in similar debate about widening participation. [8]
The selection process for UK medical schools remains highly competitive, with approximately 27,000 applicants competing for only around 7,000 available places in 2023. This has led to concerns about accessibility, as many highly qualified students are unable to secure admission despite meeting academic requirements.
The majority of medical school interview applicants using either a Traditional interview or the Multiple Mini Interview formats. Oxford and Cambridge medical schools have their own distinct way of interviewing with focus on science questions and other medical schools also use group tasks to assess applicants.
Leicester Medical School is a medical school in Leicester, England. It is a part of the University of Leicester. The school was founded in 1975, although between 2000 and 2007 it was part of the joint Leicester-Warwick Medical School. As of 2021, the medical school admits 290 students per year including 18 students from overseas. [1]