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This programme is subject to approval by the UK General Medical Council. The University of Nottingham is the contingency School as part of this process. Medicine at Lincoln Medical School is undergoing accreditation by the General Medical Council (GMC). The GMC will make a final decision relating to the University of Lincoln being added to the list of approved providers in the final year of the course. Should the approval not be received, students will graduate with a University of Nottingham BMBS degree, which entitles graduates to provisionally register with the GMC and apply to the UK Foundation Programme.
Medicine is the study of how the human body works, what causes illness, how to diagnose patients, and how to treat them effectively. On this course, you'll develop the clinical skills, judgement, and confidence needed to become a practising doctor.
At Lincoln, you'll train in a purpose-built medical school, work directly with patients early in your degree, and learn alongside healthcare professionals in real clinical environments. This means you graduate not just with knowledge, but with the practical experience and professional mindset healthcare employers expect.
If you're comparing medical schools, the key question is simple: will this course prepare me to be a capable, confident doctor? At Lincoln, the focus is on exactly that.
At Lincoln, we do things differently by offering a more personal, applied, and supportive training experience.
Early patient contact
Start developing clinical skills from the beginning, not just later years.
Integrated learning
Study science and clinical practice together, so everything feels relevant and applied.
Strong NHS partnerships
Train in real healthcare settings across the region.
Modern medical school facilities
Purpose-built environment designed for hands-on training.
Smaller, supportive cohorts
More contact with tutors and personalised feedback.
Designed for real-world readiness
Focus on communication, teamwork, and decision-making.
This course is built around what doctors actually do in practice.
You’ll develop:
Rather than learning subjects in isolation, you’ll work through real-life scenarios helping you connect knowledge to action.
Each year, course content will be delivered and assessed in three common modules: Professional Knowledge, Professional Skills, and Professional Values and Behaviour.
The curriculum will follow a case-based learning approach, with exemplar cases organised into blocks of teaching across the year. Individual cases will, where relevant, have biological/biomedical, psychological, and sociological components.
Year one of the programme will aim to provide students with foundational knowledge, skills, and behavioural attributes for later stages of the programme. Semester A may consist of one or two weeks of induction activities, four weeks of 'foundational' cases, and six weeks of cases designed to allow students to learn about the normal function and most common disease presentations in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Semester B will consist of cases designed to allow students to learn about the normal function and most common disease presentations in the gastrointestinal system and reproductive and endocrine systems.
Year two of the programme will aim to develop further knowledge, skills, and behavioural attributes for later stages of the programme.
Semester A will consist of cases designed to allow students to learn about the normal function and most common disease presentations in the renal/urinary system (including fluid and electrolyte balance and metabolic control), the central nervous system and head and neck (to include some ENT content).
Semester B will consist of cases designed to allow students to learn about the normal function and most common disease presentations in the musculoskeletal system, and will conclude with cases with a focus on multimorbidity, frailty, and end-of-life considerations.
Cross-system subjects such as cancer, imaging, dermatology and mental health will be interspersed across this phase, with appropriate reference to these in the clinical case scenarios.
In year three of the programme, students will make the transition from a largely university-based learning experience to a largely clinically-based learning experience, although regular central teaching days on campus will take place during years three to five.
Students will undertake three 10-week clinical placements in medicine, surgery, and primary and community care. Students will take these 10-week blocks in rotation before the knowledge and skills exams for this year. After the summative exam, students will then undertake a four-week Student Selected Component (SSC) and a four-week Integrated Clinical Experience (ICE) placement. During the ICE placement, students will be embedded within a clinical team and will start to apply their knowledge and skills gained within the first three placements of the year. The ICE placement will provide additional opportunities for students to learn from and about other healthcare professionals within multidisciplinary teams and to work with more senior students in the clinical environment.
During year four of the programme, students will have made a successful transition to clinically-based learning.
Students will undertake four seven-week clinical placements in child health, women's health, mental health and long-term conditions. Students will be randomised to undertake each of these seven-week blocks in rotation before the knowledge and skills exam for this year. After the summative exam, students will then undertake two four-week Student Selected Components (SSCs). One of these SSCs must be a clinical SSC.
In the final year of the programme, students are expected to develop from proto-professionals to become the doctors of the future.
Students will undertake three six-week clinical placements in acute medicine, surgery and perioperative medicine, and primary care. Students will be randomised to undertake each of these six-week blocks in rotation before the knowledge and skills exams for this year. After the summative exams, students will then undertake two six-week rotations (an elective and an assistantship).
Studying medicine is demanding, so support matters.
At Lincoln, you’ll benefit from:
Academic support
Pastoral support
Learning environment
Lincoln Medical School was established in 2018 with the specific aim of improving the recruitment and retention of doctors to Lincolnshire. Our first students started their studies in September 2019, and the University of Lincoln is now working towards providing medical courses independently from the University of Nottingham.
Students benefit from established partnerships with the NHS and healthcare providers across Lincolnshire. From the first year, you engage directly with patients through regular placements in general practices and hospitals. They also learn from scientists and qualified doctors, gaining insight into clinical outcomes and real-world working environments. Current placement sites include Lincoln County Hospital in Lincoln, Grantham and District Hospital in Grantham, and Pilgrim Hospital in Boston.
The purpose-built Ross Lucas Medical Sciences Building comprises lecture theatres, laboratories, a clinical skills suite with consultation rooms, a prosection anatomy suite, and a bio-medical and health sciences library. It is the most sustainable building on the University Estate and features both solar panels and a living wall.
What can you do with a Medicine degree?
This degree leads directly to becoming a doctor.
After graduation, you’ll typically progress to:
Wider career pathways
A medical degree can also lead to:
Reassurance for students and parents
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Our extended Medicine admissions guide provides further information about the interview and selection process at Lincoln Medical School.
This course could be a strong fit if you:
Please note, this course is open to applications from Canadian students. Applications from other international students are not currently being accepted.
A Level Offer: AAA, which must include Biology (or Human Biology) or AAB for a contextual offer. A pass is normally required in science practical tests, where these are assessed separately. We do not accept general studies, critical thinking, global perspectives, citizenship studies or Extended Project Qualifications (EPQ's).
A Level resits are permitted. Resits must achieve AAA, or if contextual, AAB where one of the A grades must be in Biology. Resits are usually expected to have been completed within two years of the initial sit.
GCSEs: At least six GCSEs at Grade 7 or above (or equivalent where A*-C grades are awarded) to include Biology, Chemistry, or Double Science. A minimum of Grade 6 is required in both English Language and Mathematics. GCSE resits are permitted but must be awarded by the time of application.
Where applicants have already completed their A Levels to the required entry standard, they will only require GCSE English Language, Mathematics and Chemistry (or double science) at Grade 6, unless the subject has been taken at A Level.
UCAT: All applicants must sit the UCAT in the same year as the application is made for the course. Applicants who achieve a UCAT SJT grade of Band 4 will not be considered for this course. We do not publish our UCAT cut off scores to applicants. For more information about the UCAT, please visit:https://www.ucat.ac.uk/.
Please see our Interviews and Selection Guide below for further information regarding post application selection and scoring.
You can apply for this course (A100) if you already have a degree. The entry requirements for this route are:
*Please contact admissions@lincoln.ac.uk for enquiries regarding relevant degrees
If you are currently studying for a degree, you can apply for Medicine during any year of your existing studies. Do not withdraw from your current studies as your offer may be conditional on the completion of your current degree.
If you need your degree result to be able to meet the academic entry requirements, you may apply through UCAS at the beginning of your final year of study. In these cases, your offer to study Medicine will be conditional on achieving the necessary academic requirements.
You can apply for this course (A100) if you already have a degree.
The entry requirements for this route are:
Please note, degrees will need to be conferred by 7 August 2027.
*Please contact admissions@lincoln.ac.uk for enquiries regarding relevant degrees from other Universities.
University of Lincoln accepted relevant degrees:
BSc Biomedical Science
BSc Biochemistry
BSc Biology
BSc Bioveterinary Science
BSc Zoology
MPharm Pharmacy
If you are currently studying for a degree, you can apply for Medicine during any year of your existing studies if you meet the standard A Level and GCSE entry requirements.
If you need your degree result to be able to meet the academic entry requirements, you may apply through UCAS at the beginning of your final year of study. In these cases, your offer to study Medicine will be conditional on achieving the necessary degree entry requirements.
36 points overall with Higher Level Biology Grade 6, and:
At least 6 Grade AS in IB Middle Years or GCSE to include Biology and Chemistry at Grade 6 (A) and English Language and Maths at Grade 5 (B).
Grade of A in Biology at Advanced Highers, and:
AAABB achieved at Highers, including Biology, Chemistry, Maths, and English Language. A grade of A must be achieved in Biology.
At least 6 Grade AS in National 5 qualifications (or GCSE) including Biology, Chemistry, and a minimum of Grade B in both Maths and English Language.
If you would like more information about entry requirements, or would like to discuss whether the qualifications you are studying are acceptable, please contact our enquiries team at enquiries@lincoln.ac.uk or call +44 (0)1522 886644.
Minimum of Grade 6 (B) GCSE English Language.
Full English Language requirements for the Medicine programme can be found at on our English Language requirements page.
Interviews for the MBChB Medicine programme will be in the format of Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs). These will take place in person on campus at the University of Lincoln. All successful applicants will be required to interview.
Interviews are offered to candidates based on scores as calculated by our selection process. We are unable to interview all applicants due to the competitive nature of the course. There is no set threshold for interview, and this varies year by year.
By awarding a medical degree (subject to GMC approval), the University is confirming that a graduate is fit to practise to the high standards laid down by the General Medical Council (GMC) in its guidance: Achieving good medical practice: guidance for medical students (2016) and Good Medical Practice (2024). It is therefore important that those applicants who may have fitness to practise issues, criminal or health related, disclose this information to the Lead for Admissions as soon as possible.
All offers are subject to satisfactory occupational health clearance. Applicants who accept our offer as their firm choice will be asked to complete and return the relevant required information to our occupational health provider by a deadline to ensure they are deemed as fit to study by the course start date. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that they complete the occupational health process to be cleared as fit to study before enrolling on the Medicine course. All Occupational Health checks must be completed satisfactorily in order for an applicant to enrol as a student on the Medicine course.
We welcome applications from all students with disabilities or any ongoing physical, mental health, or educational needs. Applicants with a disability, special needs, or medical conditions are encouraged to notify the Lead for Admissions so that appropriate adjustments can be made, for example, during interview.
Firm and insurance offer holders may be asked to provide additional information relating to a disability, special needs requirements, or chronic medical conditions indicated on an application, which will be considered by the Lead for Admissions and the Director of Student Support. All firm offer holders will be assessed by the University of Lincoln Occupational Health provider to ensure applicants are fit to train and that appropriate support is available throughout the course as outlined in GMC guidance Welcomed and Valued (2019).
Applicants are usually expected to have undertaken some relevant work experience when applying for medicine. This helps applicants gain insight into what it is like to work in healthcare, and to decide if medicine is the right choice for their futures. This insight is also useful at application and interview.
This experience might be:
We recognise that sometimes it can be very difficult for applicants to arrange suitable work experience or paid work alongside their studies. We are flexible in our expectations, and we will not view your application negatively if you have been unable to secure these opportunities. There is no "correct" amount or type of work experience. We will however be looking for knowledge of the profession and an understanding of the scope of the role and we may ask about this during an interview.
Applicants are advised to reflect on their experiences in preparation for any interviews for medicine. If possible, we'd advise that you speak to someone working in the NHS to ensure you are making an informed choice about your career in medicine. We expect you to demonstrate a commitment to caring for people and a realistic idea of what working as a doctor entails.
Any students considering a gap year should use their time constructively either by working or further preparing yourself for a future career in medicine.
At Lincoln, we recognise that not everybody has had the same advice and support to help them get to higher education. Contextual offers are one of the ways we remove the barriers to higher education, ensuring that we have fair access for all students regardless of background and personal experiences. Information regarding contextual offer criteria can be found here on our Offer Guide pages.
Applicants who are eligible for a contextual offer for Medicine will have their offer reduced by one grade. The contextual A Level offer is therefore AAB, where one of the A grades must be in Biology. Applicants must have studied three A Levels or equivalent to be eligible for a contextual offer for Medicine.
Going to university is a life-changing step and it's important to understand the costs involved and the funding options available before you start. A full breakdown of the fees associated with this programme can be found below.
| 2026/27 | UK | International |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | £9,535 per level* | £TBC |
The full-time tuition fees displayed above are for each year (level) of the course.
†Please note that not all courses are available as a part-time option.
* UK: The University undergraduate tuition fee may increase year on year in line with government policy. This will enable us to continue to provide the best possible educational facilities and student experience.
** International: The fees quoted are for one year of study. For continuing students fees are subject to an increase of 2% each year and rounded to the nearest £100.
Tuition fees for additional activity are payable by the student/sponsor and charged at the equivalent £ per credit point rate for each module. Additional activity includes:
Exceptionally, tuition fees may not be payable where a student has been granted a retake with approved extenuating circumstances.
The best way to find out what it is really like to live and learn at Lincoln is to visit us in person. We offer a range of opportunities across the year to help you to get a real feel for what it might be like to study here.
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We want you to have all the information you need to make an informed decision on where and what you want to study. In addition to the information provided on this course page, our What You Need to Know page offers explanations on key topics including programme validation/revalidation, additional costs, and contact hours.
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