The course includes:
- 1 day of live virtual work experience with the University Hospital
Southampton experiencing ward rounds, outpatient clinics, talks with a variety
of clinicians and medical students and more. This will be delivered through
Microsoft Teams.
- In-person Q&A with clinicians
- In-person practical workshops with medical students and staff
- Clinical skills and other topical sessions
- Interview techniques and application support
- Sessions on UCAT and completing your application
- Support of a student mentor
This course is for Year 12 students who want to study Medicine at university and intend to apply through a widening access programme. To qualify for this course, you will need to be studying A Level Biology and one additional science, be under
18, and meet at least two of the following eligibility criteria:
- First generation applicant to Higher Education (HE) – comes from a family where neither parent or guardian attended university in the UK or abroad and do not have HE qualifications
- Parents, guardian, or self in receipt of a means tested benefit
- Young people looked after by a Local Authority (for a period of longer than 3 months)
- Resident in an area with a postcode which falls within the lowest 20% of the IMD (Index of Multiple Deprivation), or a member of a travelling family
- In receipt of free school meals during GCSE Years 10-11 (for at least one term/2 months) and/or 16-19 Bursary/EMA. (Gap year students may still select this criteria if they are on their first gap year directly after GCE A Levels).*
- In receipt of free school meals at any time during Years 10-13 (normally for a minimum period of at least one school term/2 months.
- A current young carer**, either registered with the local council or with a reference from a teacher/tutor to confirm
*The bursary may cover free school meals, transport costs between home and college, text books/stationery/printing. The bursary criteria does not include the UCAT bursary or a bursary to pay for private school fees.
**someone aged 25 and under who is the carer for a friend or family member, due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction. This does not include looking after siblings because parents are at work for example.
The IMD score will be checked and verified by the programme leader.
Admission Info
If you would like to know when applications open for 2027 please register your interest
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