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Med Start is a series of targeted Medicine sessions which aims to equip students with the skills that will assist them in their application and interview for entry onto the Medicine MBChB course at the University of Sunderland.
Med Start is for Year 12 students and is targeted at groups currently underrepresented in Higher Education, who meet our Widening Participation Criteria. In the pilot year of 2023, this was open to select Sixth Form and Colleges only.
To be eligible for Med Start, students must:
Students are required to spend three days, over term time, at the University of Sunderland, with the additional workshops taking place online, or at the weekend.
Places are limited and will be awarded based on the responses given on the application form. Each application form will be assessed on an individual basis, and places will be awarded at the discretion of the University.
Priority will be given to applicants who meet the most University of Sunderland Widening Participation Criteria and live in the North East of England:
Please note the University’s decision to allocate a place is final.
To be considered for Med Start, you must meet our academic requirements.
You must have five GCSE awards at grade A/7, with a minimum of grade B/6 in Maths, English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics (Dual Award Science is Accepted).
You must have A Levels in three subjects achieved within a single sitting, including Biology or Chemistry, plus another designated science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths/Further Maths/Statistics). Only one subject from a combination of Maths, Further Maths and Statistics will be considered from the three A Levels.
We do not accept the following qualifications for Medicine:
Find out more information about our entry requirements for our MBChB Medicine course.
Applications are now closed for Med Start 2023.
Please check back later in the year for information on how to apply for Med Start 2024.
If you missed our launch event, you can watch it on Microsoft Teams.
If you have any questions about Med Start, please contact us at student.recruitment@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3374.
For further information on our eligibility criteria, please consult our guidance notes.
Please note our application form will ask you to provide information about you, your studies and your background. This information will help the University determine if you are eligible for the scheme and if you meet any of the University of Sunderland’s Widening Participation Criteria definitions of under-represented groups. You must provide accurate information and be able to provide evidence if required.
The School of Medicine will guarantee a Multiple Mini Interview to those students that are applicants of the Medicine MBChB course who:
The guaranteed Multiple Mini Interview will be applied following the receipt of an application for the 2025 intake of the Medicine MBChB course at the University of Sunderland and will be subject to academic screening and UCAT test scores meeting our requirements.
When you submit your UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) application form to study the Medicine MBChB course at the University of Sunderland, assuming you have met our academic screening and a satisfactory UCAT score, our Student Administration Team will send you information on how to complete an online interview selection tool. You still need to complete this assessment as preparation for your interview, but you will be guaranteed to progress to Multiple Mini Interview.
You must complete compulsory elements of the Med Start Y12 scheme to be eligible for the guaranteed MMI, which are:
This information will be sent to our Student Administration team who will then be able to flag the guaranteed interview on your application if you apply to Sunderland for Medicine.
Please note the information on how the guaranteed multiple mini interview will work is accurate at the time this page was published. The university reserve the right to change the application process for the Medicine MBChB course, in which case the process for the guaranteed multiple mini interview may change. If the process does change the university will be in touch with all students who are eligible for the guaranteed multiple mini interview to outline these changes and any new requirements.
Our MBChB Medicine course is designed to ensure you meet the necessary standards in terms of knowledge, skills and professionalism, that all new doctors should have as they embark on further training. You will study alongside pharmacists, nurses, paramedics, biomedical, sport and physiological scientists offering opportunities for inter-disciplinary working.
Our programme is modern and forward thinking, using Problem Based Learning in a spiral curriculum that builds complexity year-on-year. Our culture is supportive and inclusive with a large network of academic and clinical tutors and mentors. If you have the skills, passion and ambition and want to be part of a welcoming community, Sunderland is the place to be.
Learn more about MBChB Medicine.