Medicine & Health Sciences

Medicine is one of the most competitive fields in the United Kingdom with thousands of international students applying for it various programmes in the country. UK is home to some of the best medicine institutions in world with names such as the University of Oxford, Cambridge University and Imperial College London making the biggest impact. While UK does provides a preferable structure for medical studies from abroad, the scope for international is still limited. Generally, UK allows its medical schools to enroll international student's up to 7.5 per cent of their total entry and given the competition very few international students convert their applications. Case for example is Oxford University which received 241 international applications in 2014. Out of that 32 applicants were shortlisted and only 5 received final offer from the University. Majority of the universities offer Bachelor's degree in medicine and surgery i.e MBChB or MBBS which can be completed within a duration of three years. Applications to medical colleges are generally accepted through UCAS. Aspirants are also required to appear for separate medical entrance exams- B-MAT or UKCAT. I hope this helps.