Access to Medicine is an intensive science‐based one year full time course tailored to the requirements of a medical degree, designed to provide an alternative route for non-traditional students into medical training.
It is a course for mature students who, having achieved in other areas, now wish to retrain as doctors. These include:
- those with experience in other health-related professions
- those whose initial career choice has proved unsatisfying and who wish to change their field of employment to the health care sector
- those who have previously studied in higher education, but whose studies did not constitute a suitable preparation for medical training
What is an Access to Higher Education course?
An Access to Higher Education course is a 1 year pre-university course that prepares adults for study at university. This course is ideal if you have been out of education for a while, planning a career change or upskill in your current job. A typical Access course is 2-3 days a week, 9.30am-3pm and are taken by students of all ages and backgrounds.