Official Thread: Graduate Entry Medicine 2026 Entry

Hello there, welcome to the GEM 2026 entry thread.

Here you can chat to other applicants for Graduate Entry Medicine :ahee:

Previous GEM threads

GEM 2025: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7233437
GEM 2024: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7126853
GEM 2023: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6655172
GEM 2022: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/sho....php?t=6100344:
GEM 2021: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/sho....php?t=5332212
GEM 2020: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/sho....php?t=4894790
GEM 2019: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/sho....php?t=4678924

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Reply 1

TSR Hippocrates

Hey there, thanks for posting a question in the Medicine forum. :biggrin:

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The "Which Medical School Should I Apply To?" Uberthread
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Work Experience and Voluntary Work

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Official Undergraduate Medicine 2023 Entry
Graduate Entry Medicine 2023 Entry
Medicine 2023 entry for resit / retake / gap year applicants
A100 Medicine for International Students 2023 Entry
Medicine Interview discussion 2023 Entry
2023 entry A100 / A101 Medicine fastest and slowest offer senders
Index of Individual Medical School Applicants' threads 2023 Entry

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Official Undergraduate Medicine 2024 Entry
Graduate Entry Medicine 2024 Entry
GAMSAT 2024 / 2025 entry discussions megathread
UCAT 2024 Entry Discussions Megathread

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Graduate Entry Medicine 2025 Entry
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GCSE Requirements for Medicine
Everything you need to know about the BMAT
Work Experience as a Graduate or Mature student
Medicine Personal Statement Advice
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Reply 2

hk0252

Let's get this party started

Reply 3

Elsatrish1

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by hk0252

Let's get this party started

I'm surprised there aren't any conversations going - am I too early lmao?

Reply 4

ifif4

Has anyone started revising for ucat yet?

Reply 5

Elsatrish1

I haven’t yet, will most likely start loose prep mid May.

Reply 6

Slapchat

Do we still have to write a personal statement for this year as I've heard that UCAS have scrapped it?

Reply 7

ifif4

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by Slapchat

Do we still have to write a personal statement for this year as I've heard that UCAS have scrapped it?

I think they have changed the personal statement so now we have to answer 3 questions instead of writing a whole personal statement.

Reply 8

mia.gmia

hey my plan is to sit ucat, and then switch to gamsat if i don't think my ucat is high enough. when would be a good time to sit ucat in case i need to do gamsat? and what abt gamsat-when would be best to sit this?

Reply 9

student700

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by ifif4

Has anyone started revising for ucat yet?

Ill probably start in june tbh

Reply 10

astudent0011

Since UCAT is changing its score scaling this year due to no more AR, what do we think counts as a high score?? 2700+ used considered to be a high score in previous years, since its now out of 3 sections each scoring 900, the total for the exam is 2700.

Reply 11

student700

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by astudent0011

i was thinking 2400ish

Reply 12

Lego529!

Original post

by student700

i was thinking 2400ish

I was thinking more around 2100

Reply 13

astudent0011

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by Lego529!

I was thinking more around 2100

yeahh maybe around 2000-2100 i think so too!

Reply 14

mia.gmia

is there a list of all the work exp/volunteering ppl have previously done for warwick gem that's been accepted, not sure what does and doesn't count?

Reply 15

Lego529!

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by mia.gmia

is there a list of all the work exp/volunteering ppl have previously done for warwick gem that's been accepted, not sure what does and doesn't count?

I work as a HCA, had 1 day shadowing in an outpatient clinic and did the BSMS Online work experience, applied to Warwick this year and got an interview

Reply 16

mia.gmia

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by Lego529!

I work as a HCA, had 1 day shadowing in an outpatient clinic and did the BSMS Online work experience, applied to Warwick this year and got an interview

Hey, if i do work experience shadowing a doctor in a hospital and work as a hca in a hospital would it meet the requirements? the webiste says: At least two experiences in health or social care organisations. Each experience must be in a different role/profession and a different organisation. e.g. shadowing in a GP surgery and HCA in a hospital. Any further experience (beyond two) can "duplicate" a role/profession or an organisation.

i'm not sure if it counts as they'll both be in a hospital?

Reply 17

Lego529!

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by mia.gmia

Hey, if i do work experience shadowing a doctor in a hospital and work as a hca in a hospital would it meet the requirements? the webiste says: At least two experiences in health or social care organisations. Each experience must be in a different role/profession and a different organisation. e.g. shadowing in a GP surgery and HCA in a hospital. Any further experience (beyond two) can "duplicate" a role/profession or an organisation.
i'm not sure if it counts as they'll both be in a hospital?

Both of mine were in a hospital just different hospital settings, I had no issues, if you do the BSMS online work experience as well, i think you should be fine

Reply 18

Lego529!

They were at different trusts though I don’t know if that counts

Reply 19

ikhn54

Hi! i received 4/4 interviews and offers for Kings GEM (London and Portsmouth branches), Barts A100 (undergraduate) and Manchester A100 (undergraduate). PM for tips/resources I collected over the past year if interested!