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Swansea (GEM) Medical School2027 Entry Requirements & Interview Format
Location Swansea, UKEstablished 2004Interviews (2027 entry) March 2027Decisions (2027 entry) Until May 2027
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What the Swansea (GEM) medicine course is like
Case-based learning, 4 years (graduate entry), placements across Across Wales.
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About Swansea (GEM)
Swansea's graduate entry course pairs two panel interviews with a written situational-judgement assessment on the same selection day.
What makes Swansea (GEM) different
Graduate entry programme with a written SJT exercise as part of the selection day. Personal statement and detailed course knowledge feature prominently - applicants should know Swansea's programme structure in detail.
Swansea (GEM) course & teaching
PBL curriculum. Four-year accelerated graduate-entry MBBCh. Swansea-based with South Wales NHS placements (Swansea Bay UHB, Hywel Dda UHB).
Swansea (GEM) research strengths
Swansea (GEM) is strong in these research areas:
- Cancer & inflammation research
- Welsh-language clinical care
- Population health
Intercalation at Swansea (GEM)
Not standard (4-year accelerated graduate-entry).
How the Swansea (GEM) interview runs
Format: Assessment Day
Two 20-minute panel interviews preceded by a 30-minute written situational judgement assessment. Panels cover personal statement, course-specific motivation and clinical reasoning.
Swansea (GEM) intake
~70 home + ~10 international places per year (4-year accelerated MBBCh).
Swansea (GEM) at a glance
Founded in 2004. Based in Swansea.
Programmes offered:
- Medicine
- Graduate Entry Medicine
- Rural Healthcare
Entry requirements
What you need to apply to Swansea (GEM)
A-Level requirements
Graduate entry programme - degree required
GCSE requirements
No specific GCSE requirements published for graduate-entry MBBCh - academic competence is shown through the degree.
Graduate-entry degree requirement
Minimum 2:1 in any subject; OR a Merit in an integrated master's; OR a 2:2 combined with a Pass in a postgraduate higher degree.
Alternative qualifications
Graduate-entry only, open to home and international applicants. Admission test may be UCAT (min 1900), GAMSAT (min 50 overall and 50 in Paper 3) or, for international applicants, MCAT (min 500). Selection day is three face-to-face stations; there is no separate written or SJT exercise. Pathways to Medicine applicants are not eligible.
UCAT Selection at Swansea (GEM)
Weighting
Swansea does not use UCAT. Selection by GAMSAT score + written SJT assessment + 2 panel interviews on the same assessment day. Personal statement and detailed course knowledge feature heavily.
Three routes in: UCAT (min 1900), GAMSAT (min 50 overall AND 50 in Paper 3), or MCAT (min 500, international only). Selection day is three 20-30 minute face-to-face stations - there is no separate written or SJT paper.
Specialities offered
Medicine, Graduate Entry Medicine, Rural Healthcare
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Interview
How Swansea (GEM) interviews applicants
Format
Assessment Day
Interview window (2027 entry)
March 2027
Decision date (2027 entry)
Until May 2027
Tutor insight
Practise written SJT-style scenarios before the day; the written assessment is unusual among UK medical schools. Research Swansea's graduate entry curriculum thoroughly - generic "why medicine" answers are easy to spot in panel questions.
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