University of Chester graduate entry medicine 2022 Entry

can uk students apply for 2022 entry? It says on there website there taking intake for sept 2022?

Hi @Jcon94 and @Leaf.

Our plans are to take our first students in September 2022, but this is subject to our programme obtaining approval from the General Medical Council. We are in the process of applying for that approval and hope to have a decision by the Autumn of 2021. Until that approval is obtained, we are unable to recruit students.

You should also be aware that pending any increase in funding for medical student places by the UK government, any places that we offer in September 2022 will be subject to full economic costed fees. These are in the region of £40,000 per annum. For this reason, until further funded places are made available, the vast majority of our places in 2022 will be for International students where we are able to charge the full fees. Having said that, we do want to make as many places as possible available to UK students with a fee cap of £9,250.

We are very hopeful that by 2023, the government will have announced an expansion in funded medical school places which will allow us to take UK students.

I hope this helps!

Alex

hi
Can I ask if UK students are able to apply if they can pay the full fees?

Anyone applied/ planning to apply for 2022? Do you know what ucat score they would require?
Anyone here applied with a non-UK degree?

Hi, I think that medical schools should be able to provide training for home students, particularly when there is a desperate shortage of doctors in the NHS. I don't understand why Chester are prioritising international students over home students.

The reason for this is that the clinical placements for medical students are funded separately by the Government and are around £35,000 per annum. This money goes straight to the NHS placement provider (i.e. medical schools do not "see" this money). However, this money is "capped" by the Government, effectively limiting the number of medical student places available. We can't offer places to students on the course without the clinical placements and, without the £35,000 from the Government each year, the NHS hospitals won't make the placements available. For International students, there is a "work-around" if they are able to pay for their clinical placements themselves. This is not open to UK students since the fees for UK students are always capped at £9250 per annum.

Our aim in Chester is to lobby hard for the Government to increase funding for medical student places so we can take UK students.

They explained why in response to your previous post.

I’m interested in this course which I would apply for once I’ve completed my BSc(Hons) Pharmacology degree in 2024. Would the tuition be £40,000 per annum or £9,250?

Hi I was wondering if anyone has had an interview or an offer?

Yes i did!

Hey I also have an offer but they asked me to sit the UCAT. Its strange, shouldn't they have told me this before offering an interview??
Does anybody know when the deadline is to meet their criteria??

This intake was a special exception and we didn’t need to have the UCAT and work experience before application but we need to complete them before enrolment. So before we take the UCAT and do 70 hours they won’t issue a CAS.

Do you know when the deadline is?

I haven’t payed my deposit yet. What happens if I pay the deposit and don’t pass the UCAT, would they return me the payment?