Pursuing Medicine after CS undergraduate? Advice needed
Wanted some advice regarding pursuing medicine after undergraduate CS. I'm currently in my second year of CS at university and the recurring thought of not doing Medicine has been compounding. I finished my A levels in 2022 (3A*s in Math, Bio Chem). Not sure how I would go about pursuing medicine, I don't even know if my a levels would still be valid to apply. Given the fact that I'm due to graduate in 2026, I'm assuming it would be illogical to drop out at this point, given if I pursued med I'd be starting in 2026 anyways. I'm not sure how I'd approach this, or if it even is possible, but I'd hope so.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Any advice would be appreciated.
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by s1112Wanted some advice regarding pursuing medicine after undergraduate CS. I'm currently in my second year of CS at university and the recurring thought of not doing Medicine has been compounding. I finished my A levels in 2022 (3A*s in Math, Bio Chem). Not sure how I would go about pursuing medicine, I don't even know if my a levels would still be valid to apply. Given the fact that I'm due to graduate in 2026, I'm assuming it would be illogical to drop out at this point, given if I pursued med I'd be starting in 2026 anyways. I'm not sure how I'd approach this, or if it even is possible, but I'd hope so.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Any advice would be appreciated.
If you finish your degree you could apply for the graduate entry medicine route (GEM).
Have a look through what universities offer this and if your degree would be suitable for entry.
You would also need to sit an entrance exam to be eligible for interviews, being either UCAT, BMAT or GAMSAT depending on which universities you are applying to.
There are plenty of resources on GEM that can be found and many discussions on TSR.
The medic portal’s summary on GEM may be a good starting point.
Note that you can also apply to standard undergraduate medicine, but again you will need ti check which universities will accept your undergraduate degree and A levels.
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