The Chester Medical School (GEM) Medicine courseWhat you actually study, and where you will be
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The Chester Medical School (GEM) medicine course at a glance
A four-year graduate-entry course open to graduates of any discipline, with a placement estate that crosses the border — Cheshire, the Wirral, Shropshire and north Wales.
How Chester Medical School (GEM) teaches medicine
Students are in clinical settings from the early stages, with placements in the community, in general practices and in NHS hospitals.
What that means day to day
Anatomy at Chester Medical School (GEM)
Imaging and models. Students use an Anatomage table for interactive 3D virtual human body learning.
Where you will actually be at Chester Medical School (GEM)
Placement geography is the part of a medicine course that changes your life most and appears in prospectuses least. Here is what Chester Medical School (GEM) publishes.
The Countess of Chester is within walking distance of campus; Wrexham Maelor is about 15 miles away.
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Warrington and Halton NHS Trust
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Crewe, Northwich, Winsford)
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (Wrexham Maelor)
- Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt NHS Foundation Trust (Oswestry)
Worth knowing about Chester Medical School (GEM)
- Open to graduates with a previous degree in any discipline, not just science.
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How to get into Chester Medical School (GEM)
Entry requirements, UCAT, personal statement and interview, step by step.
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Read the guide →Where this Chester Medical School (GEM) course profile came from
Every course detail on this page was taken from University of Chester Medical School's own course page, read on 2026-09-11.
Primary source: University of Chester Medical School — official course information.
Courses are restructured between cycles. Anything here that decides your application — an anatomy offer, a placement city, a compulsory intercalated year — should be confirmed against the official page for your entry year.
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