applying to bsms

We are looking not only for academic ability, but also for the personal qualities that people need and expect in a good doctor.

We expect our students to become committed and compassionate practitioners who are really in touch with their patients – ‘Tomorrow’s doctors’.

The prime qualifications you must possess are the ability, the commitment and the personal qualities necessary to become an excellent doctor.

In assessing your application BSMS admissions tutors will be seeking evidence of:

academic achievement and potential
a realistic attitude to medical training and clinical practice
a commitment to caring for others
the ability to communicate and work effectively within a team
the ability to appreciate other people's point of view
a willingness to accept responsibility.

The student charter outlines the responsibilities of both the medical student and BSMS, covering such topics as good medical practice, student representation and quality of education. If you accept a place at BSMS, you will be required to sign a copy of this document.

BSMS has joined the UKCAT consortium and will expect all applicants to sit the UKCAT test prior to application. The UKCAT scores are used by different consortium members in different ways. BSMS has always taken particular care to account for both academic and non-academic factors in considering whether to make an offer of a place, and we are broadly satisfied that our application procedures are effective at selecting students from a wide background and with all of the attributes that Tomorrow’s Doctors will need.

We are interested to see what additional information we might gain from the UKCAT scores, and so we will be using the UKCAT results selectively and with care in informing the judgements of our admissions assessors in making offers to individual students. This is because the UKCAT test is relatively new. An above average UKCAT score is likely to be an advantage but a lower score is not necessarily a disadvantage if outweighed by other factors in your application as a whole.