Graduate Medical Program
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Graduate Medical Program (GMP) or sometimes also known as Graduate Entry Program (GEP)
or Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM)
are terms generally used outside of the United States to refer to medical programs usually of 4-years duration where applicants are university
graduates who have taken aptitude tests such as the GAMSAT
, UKCAT
or MCAT. These tests are not to be confused with tests such as the UMAT since tests such as the UMAT are designed for high school graduates. Medical programs in the United States technically do not require the completion of a previous degree, but do require the completion of 2-3 years of pre-medical sciences at the university level and so are thus classified as Second entry degree
s. However, since in places such as Australia
medical applicants were historically generally high school graduates and only recently have medical schools changed to requiring the completion of a previous bachelors degree, the terms Graduate Medical Program and Graduate Entry Medicine arose to differentiate the new courses.
The 4-year degree requires a 2:2 or better in any subject, a GAMSAT score (requirements vary each year a higher GAMSAT cut off will be used where applicants have a lower 2nd class degree. This may vary, but could be set 5 GAMSAT points higher than the cut-off score for applcants with a 1st or upper 2nd class degree. ) and a multiple mini interview (MMI).
Course comprises:
18-month pre-clinical training at the custom built GEM school in Derby
2.5 years Clinical training in attachments at hospitals in Derby, Mansfield, Nottingham (QMC & City) and Lincoln. Clinical Attachments are arranged as:
- Child Health (Paediatrics) 10 weeks
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology 10 weeks
- Psychiatry 4 weeks
- Health Care of the Elderly (Geriatrics) 3 weeks
- Specials (ENT, Ophthalmology & Dermatology) 6 weeks
- SSM (Special study module or mini-elective) 4 weeks
- Musculoskeletal block
- Medicine
- Surgery
- SSM (Special study module or mini-elective) 4 weeks
Graduate entry
A graduate entry degree is term used for an academic degree that requires at minimum a previous bachelors degree for admission. It is most commonly used to refer to first professional degree programs...
or Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM)
Graduate entry
A graduate entry degree is term used for an academic degree that requires at minimum a previous bachelors degree for admission. It is most commonly used to refer to first professional degree programs...
are terms generally used outside of the United States to refer to medical programs usually of 4-years duration where applicants are university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
graduates who have taken aptitude tests such as the GAMSAT
GAMSAT
The Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test is a test used to select candidates applying to study medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary science at Australian, British, and Irish universities for admission to their Graduate Entry Programmes The Graduate Australian Medical School...
, UKCAT
UKCAT
The UK Clinical Aptitude Test is a test that is beginning to be used in the selection process by a consortium of UK university Medical and Dental Schools. It is run by the UKCAT Consortium in partnership with Pearson VUE...
or MCAT. These tests are not to be confused with tests such as the UMAT since tests such as the UMAT are designed for high school graduates. Medical programs in the United States technically do not require the completion of a previous degree, but do require the completion of 2-3 years of pre-medical sciences at the university level and so are thus classified as Second entry degree
Second entry degree
A second entry degree is a term used for an academic degree that requires at minimum 1-3 years of pre-requisite university courses for admission. It is most commonly used to refer to first professional degree programs in Canada and the United States....
s. However, since in places such as Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
medical applicants were historically generally high school graduates and only recently have medical schools changed to requiring the completion of a previous bachelors degree, the terms Graduate Medical Program and Graduate Entry Medicine arose to differentiate the new courses.
An example of a graduate medical degree is the University of Nottingham's pioneering GEM course
- Nottingham's GEM course which is based in Derby http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/gem/index.aspx
The 4-year degree requires a 2:2 or better in any subject, a GAMSAT score (requirements vary each year a higher GAMSAT cut off will be used where applicants have a lower 2nd class degree. This may vary, but could be set 5 GAMSAT points higher than the cut-off score for applcants with a 1st or upper 2nd class degree. ) and a multiple mini interview (MMI).
Course comprises:
18-month pre-clinical training at the custom built GEM school in Derby
2.5 years Clinical training in attachments at hospitals in Derby, Mansfield, Nottingham (QMC & City) and Lincoln. Clinical Attachments are arranged as:
- CP1 - 6 month first clinical attachment covering all main areas of medicine
- CP2 is arranged in 2 20-week blocks:
- Child Health (Paediatrics) 10 weeks
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology 10 weeks
- Psychiatry 4 weeks
- Health Care of the Elderly (Geriatrics) 3 weeks
- Specials (ENT, Ophthalmology & Dermatology) 6 weeks
- SSM (Special study module or mini-elective) 4 weeks
- CP3 - final clinical year
- Musculoskeletal block
- Medicine
- Surgery
- SSM (Special study module or mini-elective) 4 weeks
Some countries currently offering 4-year medical courses for university degree holders
- AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
- CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
- IrelandRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
- United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
- South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
- SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
- NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
- PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
- United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
- PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
- Czech RepublicCzech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....