Thanks for treating our staff with respect
ACER staff aim to treat everyone with courtesy, respect and integrity and to be sensitive to the diverse needs of all our stakeholders. In turn, we expect everyone contacting ACER to offer our staff the same consideration – as workers and as human beings.
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- verbal abuse
- rude or otherwise vulgar expressions or gestures
- threatening or offensive behaviour
- threats of physical violence or self-harm.
If any caller to ACER engages in such behaviour, staff will warn them clearly that the conversation may be terminated. If the caller continues that behaviour regardless, the call may be transferred to a recorded message indicating they have breached ACER’s protocols.
ACER will respond firmly to any similar emails or social media messages, and we will notify police if anyone visiting ACER offices displays the same behaviour.
UCAS applications
Applications for the following programs should be made through UCAS (www.ucas.com) in the usual way.
| Institution | Course Code | UCAS Institution code |
|---|---|---|
| Brunel | A100 | BRUNL B84 |
| Chester | A101 | C55 |
| *Exeter | A100 | EXETR E84 |
| Imperial College | A102 | I50 |
| *Keele | A100 | KEELE K12 |
| Liverpool | A100 or A101 | LVRPL L41 |
| Nottingham | A101 | NOTTM N84 |
| Plymouth | A100 or A206 | PLYM P60 |
| St Andrews, Dundee | A101 | STA S36 |
| St George’s | A101 | SGEO S49 |
| Sunderland | A100 | SUND S84 |
| Surrey | A101 | SURR S85 |
| Swansea | A101 | SWAN S93 |
| Ulster | A101 | U20 |
| Worcester | A101 | W80 |
* Applicants to these programs should refer to the universities’ websites regarding eligibility.
Test takers are responsible for determining their eligibility to apply for admission to the graduate-entry programs.
The closing date for UCAS applications is 13 October 2024. All international applicants should contact the Universities directly for application deadlines.
Direct application
Applications for the MSc Physician Associate Studies at the University of East Anglia should be made directly to the University of East Anglia. The start date for the course is January each year and there is no September intake. Further details about the entry requirements and the application process can be found at https://www.uea.ac.uk/course/postgraduate/msc-physician-associate-studies
Admission to programs
Test takers applying for the graduate-entry programs must fulfil the following criteria:
- have, or be predicted to receive, at least an upper second class honours degree in any discipline with the exception of Nottingham University (lower second class honours degree).
- be classed as a home student, which includes nationals from the UK and the Republic of Ireland. At present International Students are not accepted, with the exception of the A100 program at the University of Liverpool, the A101 programme at Swansea University Medical School, the A101 programme at the University of Nottingham and the A101 at the Ulster University. Please refer to these individual institutions’ websites for information on international eligibility.
Graduate applicants are selected on the basis of three criteria:
- Undergraduate Honours Degree
- GAMSAT
- Interview
The schools may also apply additional criteria.
Non-school leaver applicants are selected into the Plymouth medical and dental, and Exeter medical programs on the basis of performance in GAMSAT and in an interview.
Performance in GAMSAT constitutes the only necessary information on an applicant’s aptitude for the purpose of entry to medicine or dentistry at University of Plymouth and entry to medicine at the University of Exeter. Applicants who reach the threshold level in GAMSAT are invited to interview for assessment of non-academic attributes. Neither performance in a prior degree nor performance at secondary school will be considered.
Applicants to the University of Surrey who pass preliminary shortlisting and reach the threshold level in GAMSAT are invited to interview. All applicants invited to interview must take part in a Multiple Mini Interview cycle that lasts under one hour.
More specific information relating to admission procedures should be obtained by contacting the schools directly and by referring to their websites. Contact details for the universities are given below.
Timeline for admission to programs in 2024
To apply in 2024 for a program commencing in 2025 ONLY the following GAMSAT results can be used:
- 2023 March & September
- 2024 March & September
| International candidates applications to Swansea University Medical School due by | 31 January 2024 |
| UCAS submission forms due by | 13 October 2024 |
| Interviews for admissions | December 2024 – April 2025 |
| Offers made to successful applicants | March – June 2025 |
| Programs begin | August – September 2025 |
UK University Applications
In order for your results to be forwarded to the institutions of your choice, you must indicate on any of your current registrations (March 2023, September 2023, March 2024 and September 2024) that you are an applicant to a UK program. You must complete this step by midnight GMT 31 October 2024 by logging into your account and ensuring that ‘UK’ has been ticked in the course application section of your registration/s.
You must also provide your UCAS Personal ID number (UCAS PID) and indicate to which institutions/courses
you are applying to (test takers will be contacted by the GAMSAT office in mid-October when this form becomes available through their account). Changes to your selections can be made at any time until 31 October 2024 via your account. Your results will then be forwarded to the universities for inclusion in your application.
If you do not indicate you are a UK applicant, provide your UCAS PID and course selection information by midnight Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) 31 October 2024 or if you provide incorrect information, this may affect the delivery of your GAMSAT results.
Course-specific enquiries
Brunel University London
Medicine
Brunel Medical School
BMS-admissions@brunel.ac.uk
https://www.brunel.ac.uk/brunel-medical-school
+44 (0)1895 268083
University of Chester
Medicine
Chester Medical School
medicine@chester.ac.uk
www.chester.ac.uk/graduate-entry-medicine
+44 (0)1244 513860
Keele University
Medicine
School of Medicine
medicine@keele.ac.uk
www.keele.ac.uk/medicine
+44 (0)1782 733937
University of Plymouth
Medicine and Dentistry
University of Plymouth Faculty of Health
meddent-admissions@plymouth.ac.uk
www.plymouth.ac.uk/peninsula
+44 (0)1752 437333
+44 (0)752 517842
University of Exeter
Medicine
Medical School
cmh_admissions@exeter.ac.uk
www.exeter.ac.uk/medicine
0300 555 60 60 (UK callers)
+44 (0)1392 723044 (EU/International callers)
+44 (0)1392 722479
Imperial College London
Medicine (Graduate Entry)
School of Medicine
Pears Cumbria School of Medicine,
Fusehill Street Campus, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA12HE
cumbriamedadmissions@cumbria.ac.uk
cumbriamed.ac.uk
University of Liverpool
Medicine
School of Medicine
mbchb@liverpool.ac.uk
www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine
+44 (0)151 795 4370
+44 (0)151 795 4324
St George’s University of London
Medicine
Institute of Medical and Biomedical Education
study@sgul.ac.uk
www.sgul.ac.uk
+44 (0)20 8725 2333
University of Surrey
Future Student Contact
admissions@surrey.ac.uk
www.surrey.ac.uk/undergraduate/graduate-entry-medicine
+44 (0)1483 682222
The University of Nottingham
Medicine
School of Medicine
GEM@nottingham.ac.uk
www.nottingham.ac.uk/medicine
+44 (0)1332 724694
The Universities of St Andrews, Dundee
Medicine
School of Medicine
scotgem-admissions@st-andrews.ac.uk/a>
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/medicine
+ 44 (0) 1334 463619
University of East Anglia
MSc Physician Associate Studies
Norwich Medical School
enquiries@uea.ac.uk
https://www.uea.ac.uk/medicine
+44 (0) 1603 591515
University of Sunderland
MSc Physician Associate Studies
School of Medicine
medicineapplications@sunderland.ac.uk
www.sunderland.ac.uk/medicine
+44 (0)191 515 3000
Ulster University
MSc Physician Associate Studies
School of Medicine
study@ulster.ac.uk
https://www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/life-and-health-sciences/medicine/course
+44 (28) 9036 6534
University of Worcester
MSc Physician Associate Studies
Three Counties Medical Schoole
MBChB@worc.ac.uk
https://www.worc.ac.uk/courses/medicine-mbchb
+44 (0)1905 542640