Physician associate to Medicine

Hi everyone,

I would like to know if anyone can give advice please.
I am currently working as a physician associate in primary care, I am looking to apply to medicine next year but I don’t have the A levels required.
I was wondering if some universities would overlook that given that I have an undergraduate plus a postgraduate degree.
I have 2:1 for my undergraduate and Merit for the Msc. I have relevant GCSCs + accesses course but unfortunately no Alevels.
Can anyone one give me any advice regarding this.
Thank you

Reply 1

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Reply 2

Appio001

Hi there,

I plan on doing the same and there are quite a few universities that will only require minimum 2:1 in the undergrad and do not care about A Levels. I guess you should focus on whether you want to apply for the 4 year or 5 year courses, if you have sat any admissions tests - I've found that the GAMSAT universities do not require any A level requirements and are purely degree level requirements with some like Nottingham who will even take a 3rd class in an undergrad so long as there is a competent score of min 50 in each of the GAMSAT sections.

However if you haven't taken the GAMSAT there is still time for you to take the UCAT. Four year universities that will take you on with a good UCAT score and minimum 2:1 are Newcastle, Warwick, QMUL, KCL, Southampton but of them your best chances of getting in is probably Warwick. Warwick tend to take on qpprox 192 students and with your clinical experience would give you a good standing - all there would be really is to work towards your UCAT. There is also two new GEM schools opening for 2024 entry who do not use A Levels in their admissions process - Worcester and Surrey, however I expect that competition would be fierce as they each anticipate to take on only 20 home students each.

Let me know how it all goes xx