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About Bachelor Of Medicine, Bachelor Of Surgery (graduate Entry) in University of Limerick

Why Study Medicine at UL?

UL’s BM BS Graduate Entry Medical Programme is open to graduates from any discipline. It has a highly innovative curriculum which offers you the opportunity to complete undergraduate medical training in four years in an environment specifically designed for graduate students. During your four years of study, you will be taught the basic medical and clinical sciences necessary to form the basis for postgraduate training and for a career in any branch of medicine.

What you will study

The curriculum is taught in a traditional academic year. Years 1 & 2 are taught on campus and consist of 33 teaching weeks per year starting in August. 

Years 3 & 4 commence in July and consist of clinical training, where you will rotate through the major clinical disciplines in affiliated hospitals and General Practices.

The curriculum has three main modules or domains:

• Knowledge of Health & Illness
• Clinical and Anatomical Skills
• Professional Competencies

These domains or themes run concurrently and underpin all learning across the four years. They are designed to ensure that all aspects of the skills required to become a doctor are addressed, from the sciences underpinning a rational approach to diagnosis and management to an awareness of the importance of personal development.

Careers open to you with a degree in Medicine include;

• Medical Practice in all disciplines such as Family Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Public Health Medicine etc
• Medical Research
• Medical Education
• Medical Administration
• Medical Journalism

Academic qualification equivalents

• Candidates must hold a minimum of 2.1 (second class honours, grade one) result in their first NFQ Level 8 major Award Honours Bachelor Degree (NFQ Level 8). For candidates who meet this requirement GAMSAT (Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admissions Test) or in the case of North American applicants, MCAT will be used as an instrument for selection. Non-EU applicants must also attend for interview as part of the selection process.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS: Minimum score of 6.5* with no less than 6.0 in any component.

  *Please note some programmes have a higher IELTS requirement.

  **Please note, we can only accept Academic IELTS. General IELTS will not be accepted. 

• TOEFL : 580 (paper based) or 90 (internet based)
• PTE: a minimum score of 61 (with no section score below 59)

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