Medicine MBBS: transforming your education for our world
London's new Medical School
Digital transformation, scientific excellence, core human values, and social purpose
At St Mary’s London School of Medicine, train to be a human-centred, clinically advanced, and digitally innovative doctor, committed to making a sustainable difference to our world.
You will be taught at our purpose-built London School of Medicine, where digital health and cutting-edge technology form part of your everyday learning. Follow patient journeys from home, to GP, to hospital in our state-of-the-art simulation suites, experience clinical placements in the UK NHS from year 1 and develop a deep understanding of care continuity for patients and their families.
We will welcome our first students in September 2026. Currently, we can only accept applications from international (non-UK) students.
You can submit an application directly or apply directly through UCAS. Check our guideline for more information.
Hear more from our Executive Dean of Medicine about our School of Medicine.
We will empower future doctors through our 'care' principle:
- Compassion. For your patients, yourself and other students.
- Ambition. Study world leading science and clinical practice through a values-led curriculum
- Readiness. Prepare for your future career as you learn through active clinical service in the NHS, from year 1.
- Excellence. Join a TEF Gold/Top 10* University with brand new, digitally advanced facilities on our nurturing green campus in London.
Clinical experience with compassion
Make a sustainable difference to health inequalities – learn by participating in patient care in diverse UK NHS health settings from Year 1.
Students will learn through active service with patients who need care the most, in bespoke innovative roles.
Digital innovation
- Learn about advances in technology, AI, and digital health
- Prepare for clinical practice using our new cutting-edge Integrated Simulation and Skills Centre
- Enhance your learning using our E-Sports Arena and virtual reality
A London School of Medicine with a Global Perspective
Learn in tranquil, nurturing surroundings on our green London campus. You'll be part of our inaugural international community of student doctors.
Locally embedded, globally focused. Our curriculum aligns with the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs), preparing doctors who can navigate both local and global challenges.
Apply now for September 2026
Applications are open either through UCAS or via our online application portal.

Teaching excellence
St Mary's will be a home away from home. We’ve been educating students since 1850, with an exceptional learning experience to ensure student success. We have a strong reputation for teaching excellence and student experience.
- Top 10 for teaching quality (Good University Guide, 2025)
- Rated Gold in student experience (2023 Teaching Excellence Framework).
We’re committed to supporting your learning journey. During your time with us as a medical student, you’ll get support from pastoral and academic tutors and personalised supervision when you are on clinical placement.

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Course content
Phases
Course structure and curriculum
We understand that to truly address inequalities and improve health outcomes, doctors of tomorrow need to learn medicine through taking active roles in the care of patients who need it most. We will prepare doctors who can navigate both local and international health and healthcare challenges by embedding local and global health priorities in your teaching.
You will learn through a breadth of teaching approaches. On campus you will learn through lectures, anatomy demonstrations, workshops, reflective case-based tutorials and simulations. On placements you will learn on hospital wards and clinics, GP practices and community settings, learning about medicine through supporting patients navigate their care pathways.
Our future graduate doctors will be able to think globally whilst serving patients locally, using values to guide their care with scientific excellence and compassion.
Your MBBS is organised as two Phases 1 and 2.
Phase 1: Years 1 and 2
Integrated and Applied Science and Clinical Medicine - study and apply scientific knowledge to patient conditions in areas such as anatomy, physiology, cellular biology, microbiology, immunology, haematology, biochemistry, radiology and pharmacology.
Medicine and Society – learn psychology and sociology of health, epidemiology, biostatistics, medical law and ethics and research skills, and how these apply to your future role as a doctor.
Clinical and Professional Practice – develop your clinical, communication and professional skills through:
- simulation in our specially designed Integrated Skills and Simulation Centre
- in reflective case based discissions in small, personalised groups
- clinical placements: meeting patients and their families from year 1 in General Practice and community settings such as music therapy.
In year 2, you will have the opportunity to take a Speciality Choice Component (SSC2) where you will be able to choose a placement experience that aligns with your interests and future career goals.
Phase 2: Years 3-5
You’ll continue to build on the skills you’ve learned in your first years. Clinical placement experience will take place in rotations
In Year 3: General Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Surgery and General Practice
In Year 4: Speciality Medicine and Surgery, Mental Health, Cancer Care and End of Life, Women’s Health and Urology and Paediatrics. Alongside these clinical rotations you will embark on an innovative yearlong Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC). The LIC will be embedded across the duration of Year 4 with students spending a half day per week in pairs looking after their own caseload of patients, taking an active role in their care across different care pathways.
Year 5 is your final year and will concentrate on your transition into clinical practice completing rotations which are: Emergency Medicine, Mental Health, Research, and an Assistantship in GP and hospital medicine.
Like year 2, in years 3, 4 and 5, students will have the opportunity to undertake speciality choice components (SSCs), allowing flexibility for students to explore areas of interest from a range of options.
Programme specification
View the full MBBS programme specification.
Placements
Located across Southwest and West London, Surrey, and Berkshire, students will gain diverse clinical experience from year 1 in a range of settings including NHS Hospitals, General Practices, hospices, charities, local schools, and community and Allied Health services. Some of the exciting ways you will learn when you are on placement:
- Social action projects: you will work together in small groups on real world community projects addressing social determinants of health and having a lasting impact on community challenges and priorities
- Student health coach: you will be trained in health coaching and will be able to support patients with issues such as preventable illnesses, lifestyle factors and social isolation
- Patient advocate: you will care for patients and their families learning medicine through supporting patients through care pathways, and learning to work alongside a wider multi-disciplinary team
There will also be the opportunity for student selected choices or choice blocks in Year’s 2, 3 and 5 which will offer a variety of placement experiences in clinical and/or health related settings. Clinical placements will increase in length and intensity as you progress through the course and will cover the full range of practical skills and procedures needed across the specialties as required to practise as a doctor in the UK. The School of Medicine Placements team will organise and co-ordinate placements and inform students of their individual allocations on an ongoing basis.
Please note: it is possible that a module listed on the website will not be able to run due to reasons beyond our control. For more information please refer to our course information disclaimer.
How the degree is taught
Teaching methods
You'll be taught on our beautiful and historic campus located in Twickenham, London.
Our MBBS degree incorporates a wide range of teaching methods. Throughout the five years, you will experience clinical placements in a variety of community and hospital settings. On campus you will learn through lectures, workshops, tutorials, simulation & self-directed learning.
The School of Medicine will teach a full medical curriculum approved by the General Medical Council, the regulators of medical training providers in the UK. We are working successfully with the General Medicine Council (GMC) to gain accreditation for our MBBS degree. As with all new UK medical schools, the GMC will review us every year following the first cohort from year one until graduation.
Facilities
You will be taught at our purpose-built London School of Medicine, where digital health and cutting-edge technology form part of your student experience. Follow patient journeys from home, to GP, to hospital in our state-of-the-art Integrated Skills and Simulation Centre. There’s also a teaching ward, assisted living teaching space, and study areas, all housed in the new Centenary Building.
Feedback
We adhere to the university’s policy of providing feedback on assessments within 15 working days.
Entry requirements
144
UCAS points
2026/27 entry
Applicants are advised that meeting the criteria below for admission is not a guarantee of invitation to interview. Interviews will consist of on-line Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs). Offers to study Medicine at St Mary’s University will be dependent on success at interview.
Minimum academic requirements
GCSEs
Minimum grade 6 in Maths, English Language, Biology, and Chemistry or Dual Science
A Levels
Applicants should normally have, or be expected to achieve, a minimum of grades AAA at A-level, to include:
- Chemistry or Biology at grade A;
- a second science grade A (to include one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Maths);
- a third subject at grade A. Although candidates may study a science as a third subject, we actively welcome applicants who study subjects outside of the sciences listed above, as we recognise the value of other disciplines in the understanding and practice of medicine.
- Human Biology, Sports Science, Further Mathematics and Statistics are only accepted as a 4th A level noting that 4th A levels do not form part of our scoring system. We welcome general studies and critical thinking as a fourth A2, but they do not typically form part of our offer. EPQs are not considered within our scoring.
Or International Baccalaureate
Applicants should normally have, or be expected to achieve, a total score of 36 points with a grade of 6 in three Higher Level subjects, two of which must be Chemistry or Biology and another science (to include one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Maths). If English and Maths are not offered at GCSE, an equivalent must be offered with a mark of at least 5 at Standard level.
Or International qualifications
We accept a wide range of international qualifications from countries around the world.
Applicants should normally have, or be expected to achieve, a pattern of grades equivalent to AAA at A level, to include:
- Chemistry or Biology at the highest level studied and
- a second science (to include one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Maths).
Find out more about our international entry requirements.
Graduates
Minimum 2:1 honours degree in any discipline awarded within the last three years plus three A Levels at grades ABB, to include Chemistry or Biology or another science (to include one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Maths). One of these must be at grade A or an equivalent international qualification. The minimum GCSE or level 2 qualifications requirements must also be met.
University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
All applicants must take the UCAT, which assesses various skills relevant to medical education. The admissions team implements a gathered field approach to evaluate applications against peers, ensuring the best candidates are selected.
Applicants who have not taken UCAT:
If the UCAT is not supported in your country and you do not have access to a test centre, please contact our Admissions Team.
For those candidates where UCAT is supported in your country, but you have not taken it, your application may be considered if you satisfy the other conditions for entry. However, as places are limited, your invitation to interview will be delayed, or you may not receive an invitation.
English Language Requirements
IELTS with at least 7.0 overall and in each component (or equivalent).
General requirements
- Candidates must be at least 18 years old by January 1 of the academic enrolment year. For example, an applicant wishing to study in 2026/27 must be 18 years old by 1 January 2027.
- Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to declare their needs, allowing the admissions team to make reasonable adjustments during the interview process.
- An Enhanced DBS check is mandatory for clinical placements, and any criminal convictions may affect admission eligibility. For international students, an in-country police check is also required. (Please see below for details.)
- Applicants must meet both general university entry requirements and specific programme requirements. Evidence of study within the last five years and an academic reference are mandatory.
- We will also require a satisfactory occupational health clearance.
Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) and Occupational Health
This course will involve you working with vulnerable groups of individuals, including children. In order to ensure that the University offers places on their programmes to suitable candidates, you must have Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance (formerly termed CRB). We will arrange this for you.
For international students, an in-country police check is also required.
We will be able to guide you through this process once you have been offered a conditional place of study at SMU.
It is important to note that should your Enhanced DBS check prove to be unsatisfactory for the purpose of the course you have applied to, your offer of a place for that course may be withdrawn.
If you have already enrolled on a course and your DBS check subsequently discloses a criminal conviction, you may be required to withdraw from the course even if you have already started.
If you are aware that your DBS check will disclose a previous conviction, please contact the course leader for advice as not all convictions may preclude you from continuing with the course.
We will also require a satisfactory occupational health clearance.
Resits and reapplications
Applicants re-sitting exams will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.
Applications will not normally be considered from those undertaking a third attempt at an academic entry qualification.
The School of Medicine welcomes applications from those who have previously applied to St Mary’s, but we do not accept reapplications within the same application cycle.
Foundation Programmes
St Mary’s may accept completion of selected International Foundation programmes for international applicants whose home countries’ pre-tertiary qualifications do not meet the requirements for direct entry onto a degree course. Contact the Admissions Team for further information.
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Further Information
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How many UCAS points my grades are worth
A levels
A*
56 pts
A
48 pts
B
40 pts
C
32 pts
D
24 pts
E
16 pts
My qualification isn't listed:
If you can't find your qualification in this list please check the full list of UCAS tariff tables.
Fees & funding
Tuition fees
International
£48,000
Funding Information
All international students are required to pay a tuition fee deposit as a condition of their offer.
*Please note: these fees are annual and may increase as detailed in our tuition fee variation disclaimer.
For more information on foundation year fees for home students, please check the details on our tuition fee page.
Information about tuition fees, student loans, and funding your studies can be found within our fees and funding section.
Additional costs
Your tuition fees will cover the cost of all mandatory elements of your programme.
Additional costs could be incurred depending on optional modules chosen and other projects undertaken.
For further information about additional costs please see our additional costs webpage.
Scholarships
International scholarships
International applicants to the MBBS programme will be automatically considered for one of 10 scholarships for £3,000 per year of enrolment, applied as a tuition fee discount. Awards will be based on performance in the Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI). Successful candidates will exemplify a strong alignment with the School of Medicine’s values, demonstrating a clear commitment to social purpose and a dedication to creating positive change through their future medical careers. As esteemed members of the School of Medicine’s academic community, scholarship recipients will be recognised at a celebration with senior faculty, including the Executive Dean of Medicine. Please note that students receiving external awards or sponsorship that covers their full St Mary’s tuition fee are not eligible for this scholarship. Find out more about scholarships at St Mary's.
Living costs
A guide to your living costs has been created by our International Team.
Accommodation costs vary depending on where you apply to live. Take a look at our 50-week accommodation options to give you an idea of the prices you can expect to pay.
You can also look for student housing in the local area, such as TW1X.
Career opportunities
Once you graduate and successfully complete the GMC Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA) (a requirement for all students graduating from UK universities 2024/25 onwards), you'll meet core requirements of a junior doctor and can apply for provisional registration with the GMC*.
You'll be eligible to apply for the UK NHS Foundation Programme. This two-year foundation programme provides paid training to new graduates to further develop your skills and clinical and professional competencies. Upon completion of the foundation programme, doctors can then apply for specialist training in more than 60 different areas.
To enter onto this programme, you'll need to have the right to work in the UK. You will also complete a competitive process with other UK graduates. Places on this programme are not guaranteed for every UK graduate.
If you decide to work elsewhere in the world, we'll work with you to make sure you understand that route’s requirements.
Upon starting your course at St Mary's, you will have access to our Career Services, which provides students and graduates with impartial advice on their career progression and development.
*In the unlikely event St Mary’s doesn’t achieve GMC accreditation, students will be transferred to complete their studies at our contingency partner university, The University of Lancashire. This will ensure that students who pass all their assessments will receive a GMC-recognised medical qualification.
Apply now
Currently, we can only accept applications from international (non-UK) students.
You can submit an application directly or apply directly through UCAS.
September
If you have any queries regarding your application, please contact med.admissions@stmarys.ac.uk
You can also check our guideline for more information.
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