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Important: This programme is only open to Home fee status applicants. International students should apply to the 5-year Medicine MBBS (A100) instead.
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Last reviewed: October 2026 · Entry year covered: 2027
KCL GEM Medicine is a graduate entry programme with its own set of admissions criteria. This guide covers entry requirements, the application process, and what distinguishes this programme for 2026 entry.
The Graduate Entry Medicine programme at King's College London is a 4-year accelerated route into medicine designed specifically for graduates who already hold a degree in the biosciences. The programme builds on your existing scientific knowledge to fast-track your medical education.
As a graduate, you'll benefit from a condensed curriculum that recognises your prior learning while providing the full clinical training needed to qualify as a doctor. You'll train alongside students on the 5-year programme, with access to the same clinical placements at Guy's, King's College, and St Thomas' Hospitals.
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King's uses three different UCAS codes across its medicine routes, and applicants mix them up constantly. The widening participation route at King's is A101, not this programme.
| Route | UCAS Code | Length | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine MBBS (standard) | A100 | 5 years | School leavers and anyone not eligible for the routes below. Open to international applicants. |
| Extended Medical Degree Programme (EMDP) MBBS | A101 | 6 years (7 with an intercalated BSc) | King's widening participation route into medicine. Home fee status, non-selective state education since age 11, no previous degree. |
| Medicine (Graduate/Professional Entry) MBBS — this page | A102 | 4 years | Graduates. Home fee status only. |
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Minimum Classification | 2:1 (Upper Second Class Honours) |
| Subject Area | Biosciences containing both Biology and Chemistry content |
| Degree Status | Must be completed or in final year at time of application |
"The key thing to understand about King's GEM is that it's specifically designed for bioscience graduates. Unlike some other graduate entry programmes that accept any degree subject, King's requires your degree to contain substantial Biology and Chemistry content. This isn't negotiable, if your degree doesn't fit, you'll need to apply to the 5-year programme instead."
— Dr. Ash, Future Doc
All applicants must sit the UCAT in the same year they apply. King's uses the UCAT as part of a holistic assessment.
| Aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
| Required Test | UCAT |
| Cut-off Score | No fixed cut-off |
| How It's Used | Overall score averaged across subtests; considered alongside degree classification and personal statement |
| SJT Consideration | Not considered — "the Situational Judgement Test (SJT) is not taken into account when shortlisting" |
| Threshold score published each year | Not published — King's states it "does not have a threshold UCAT score in any particular year, as it is dependent upon the range of scores received each cohort". There is no number to chase. |
| Contextual or widening participation UCAT adjustment | None for this programme — applications are "initially ranked using UCAT performance". |
Note: The UCAT format changed in July 2025 with the removal of Abstract Reasoning, reducing the maximum score from 3,600 to 2,700. Cut-off scores and statistics from previous years may not directly apply to the current format.
Interviews are mandatory, no offers are made without one. King's uses a panel interview format for all medicine programmes.
| Aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Interviews will be conducted remotely with a panel of two interviewers |
| Duration | Approximately 20-30 minutes |
| Interview Period | November to May |
| What's Assessed | Ethical reasoning, communication skills, motivation, personal attributes |
As a graduate applicant, you may be asked additional questions about:
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Graduate Entry applications are counted within King's overall medicine statistics. Competition is intense:
| Metric | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total Applications (all programmes) | Around 4,500 for medical programmes |
| Total Places (all programmes) | ~410 |
| Interview Invitations | ~1,200-1,400 |
| Post-Interview Success Rate | ~69% |
Not accepted
The Graduate Entry Medicine programme is only open to Home fee status applicants. If you're an international student, you should apply to the 5-year Medicine MBBS (A100) programme.
Not permitted
Deferrals and deferred entry applications are not accepted for this programme.
Not permitted
Transfers into the Graduate Entry programme from other courses are not accepted.
All successful applicants must obtain satisfactory occupational health clearance before enrolment. This includes immunisation requirements and health screening.
An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for all successful applicants.
A contextual offer is an adjustment a university makes for applicants whose circumstances have made their education harder than the grades alone suggest. Universities use them because they recognise that two students with the same predicted grades have not always had the same run at them. They are a formal, published part of the admissions process — not a favour, and not something you have to argue for.
What the adjustment actually is varies by school, and it matters more than most applicants realise. Depending on where you apply, qualifying can mean: a lower grade offer; being ranked against other widening participation applicants rather than the whole field; a guaranteed or prioritised interview; a lower admissions test threshold or extra shortlisting points; relaxed GCSE or subject requirements; or access to a separate gateway or foundation year route.
King's is structurally different from most schools, and this programme is the sharp end of that difference. King's does not make contextual offers on medicine or dentistry at all. Instead it routes widening participation applicants into separate programmes — the EMDP for medicine, the ESDP for dentistry. If you are reading this page hoping for a reduced offer on the four-year graduate course, there isn't one.
The criteria below are for the Extended Medical Degree Programme (EMDP) MBBS, UCAS A101 — King's widening participation route into medicine. It is a school-leaver route, so it is not open to you if you already hold a degree.
If you meet those conditions, King's will not lower the grades on its mainstream MBBS — it will instead admit you to a different, longer, more heavily supported degree that asks for substantially lower grades and ends in the identical MBBS qualification.
| How it helps | What that means for you |
|---|---|
| A separate medicine programme with a far lower offer (EMDP, A101) | ABB with grade A in either Biology or Chemistry and grade B in the other, against A*AA with grade A in both for the standard five-year MBBS. That is effectively three grades lower — the largest published reduction at King's by some distance. |
| Six years instead of five, with the first stage spread out | Stage 1 of the EMDP runs over two years rather than one, with additional academic tuition and pastoral support built in. From Stage 3 onwards you meet exactly the same pass marks as every other King's medical student, and you graduate with an identical MBBS. Nothing on the certificate says EMDP. |
| A separate dentistry programme (ESDP BDS) | AAB with grade A in Biology or Chemistry plus grade B in one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths or Psychology, against A*AA for the standard BDS. Note the extra geographic restriction the EMDP does not have: ESDP applicants must have attended a non-selective state school within a London borough since age 11 (K+ participants are the exception). Home fee status only. |
| Widening participation indicators at the shortlisting stage | For the standard MBBS, King's states that “Applications are initially ranked using UCAT performance, GCSE grades and widening participation indicators”, so your background carries some weight when the shortlist is drawn. For Dentistry it says contextual information is used “to gain a more complete picture of each application”. King's does not publish how much weight those indicators carry. |
The honest summary for a graduate reading this page: King's widening participation provision for medicine is real and generous, but it sits entirely on the school-leaver side. If your circumstances would qualify you and you have not yet started a degree, the EMDP is worth more to you than anything on this page.
For a side-by-side view of how every school handles this, see every UK medical and dental school's widening participation scheme.
| Fee Status | Annual Tuition |
|---|---|
| Home (UK) | £10,050 — the statutory cap for England in 2027/28. King's has not yet published its own 2027/28 rate; the last figure it published was £9,790 for students starting in September 2026. |
| International | Not applicable — King's own fees page for this programme records the international fee as "not applicable" and states: "Open to Home Fee students only." International graduates should look at the standard five-year MBBS (A100). |
Verified from King's fees page for the Graduate Entry Medicine Programme and King's undergraduate tuition fees. King's notes that fees may be subject to increases in later years of study, in line with its terms and conditions. Confirm the 2027/28 figure with King's directly before you budget.
Additional costs King's lists for this programme include alternative venue examination fees, books if you buy your own copies, library fines, printing, society memberships, stationery, graduation costs, and travel around London and between campuses.
Applying to medical school requires more than meeting the minimum entry requirements. Here are practical steps to strengthen your application:
For an overview of all UK medical schools and how they compare, see the UK Medical Schools hub page.
No, King's requires a minimum 2:1 for Graduate Entry Medicine. If you have a 2:2, you may want to consider other medical schools with different entry requirements, or apply to the 5-year programme if you meet the A-Level requirements.
No, Psychology degrees are explicitly not accepted for the Graduate Entry programme at King's. You would need to apply to the 5-year Medicine MBBS (A100) with appropriate A-Level qualifications, or consider other medical schools that accept Psychology degrees for their GEM programmes.
No, King's requires the UCAT for all medicine programmes, including Graduate Entry. They do not accept the GAMSAT.
No, deferrals are not permitted for the Graduate Entry programme. If you cannot start in the year you apply, you would need to reapply the following year.
The Graduate Entry programme is condensed, recognising your existing bioscience knowledge. Year 1 covers foundational content more quickly, and you join the 5-year students for clinical training from Year 2 onwards. The clinical experience and final qualification are identical.
Get an in-depth look at what it's really like to study medicine at KCL, from campus life to clinical placements across Guy's, King's, and St Thomas' Hospitals.
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Last updated: March 2026. Information verified against King's College London admissions pages and Medical Schools Council guidance.
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