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Medicine MBBS

Start date

September

UCAS code

A100

Duration

5 years

UCAS points

144

Medicine degree MBBS
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023: Top 5 for Teaching QualityThe Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023: Top 10 for Student Experience

Medicine MBBS: transforming your education for our world  

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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 plan to welcome our first students in September 2026. Initially, we can only accept applications from international students. Apply from September 2025.

Hear more from our Executive Dean of Medicine about our School of Medicine.

We will empower future doctors with:

  • 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 5* 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:

  • Student health coach: in the community tackling preventable illness, lifestyle factors and socialised isolation
  • Social action projects: and placements in hospital and community settings
  • Patient advocate: working alongside a wider multi-disciplinary team to support patients and improve patient outcomes
  • Medics in Schools: enhance your curriculum by teaching and mentoring at local schools in areas of need.
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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
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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.

Enquire now for September 2026

Applications will open in September 2025. In the meantime, register your interest for news and updates about the course and St Mary's.

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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 5 for teaching quality (Good University Guide, 2024)
  • Top 10 for student satisfaction (Times Higher Education, 2024).

We’re committed to supporting your learning journey. During your time with us, you’ll get support from pastoral and academic tutors and personalised supervision when you are on clinical placement.

1st

Academic support

in London (National Student Survey (NSS) 2024)

Top5

Teaching quality

in the UK (The Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2024)

Top10

Student experience

in the UK (The Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2024)

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Course content

Modules

Our curriculum will ensure that every graduate understands not only disease and treatment but also the social and cultural factors that shape health.

Using our cutting-edge Integrated Simulation and Skills Centre, students will follow patients through their healthcare journey—from home to hospital and beyond—developing a deeper, more compassionate understanding of care continuity.

You will graduate as a doctor who treats the whole person, not just the illness—improving patient outcomes and tackling the root causes of health inequality.

A School of Medicine that serves local communities

St Mary’s is committed to training doctors for local patients, ensuring the benefits of our medical school are felt where they are needed most. This will provide more doctors in under-served areas, a healthcare workforce who are committed to addressing inequalities in medicine.

Empowering communities through medical education

You will work alongside local organisations, charities, and public health teams, co-creating solutions to issues such as food poverty, homelessness, and mental health. We will create a new generation of socially engaged doctors, and a school of medicine that serves as a force for social good beyond its walls.

A London School of Medicine with a global perspective

We will prepare doctors who can navigate both local and international healthcare challenges by embedding global health themes in our teaching. Future graduate doctors will be able to think globally while acting locally, using insights from worldwide best practices.

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. 

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 or GAMSAT:

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

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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

Find out more about our range of scholarships and bursaries available to undergraduate students .

Living costs

A guide to your living costs has been created by our Student Funding Team.

Accommodation costs vary depending on whether you opt for an en suite room and on-site catering. Take a look at our accommodation options and the prices you can expect to pay.

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.

At St Mary's, we offer lifetime career support. Please contact our Career Services at careers@stmarys.ac.uk for information and help regarding jobs, interview preparation, postgraduate opportunities, and more.

*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.

 

Application will be open from 1st September 2025. You can submit an application directly or apply directly through UCAS.  Check our guideline for more information.

September 2026

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We plan to welcome our first students in September 2026. Applications from full fee-paying, international students will open in 2025.

 

Register now for news and updates about the course and St Mary's.

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