Graduate Medical Program

Graduate Medical Program (GMP) or sometimes also known as Graduate Entry Program (GEP) or Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) are terms generally used outside of the United States to refer to medical programs usually of 4-years duration where applicants are university graduates who have taken aptitude tests such as the GAMSAT, UKCAT or MCAT. These tests are not to be confused with tests such as the UMAT since tests such as the UMAT are designed for high school graduates. Medical programs in the United States technically do not require the completion of a previous degree, but do require the completion of 2-3 years of pre-medical sciences at the university level and so are thus classified as Second entry degrees. However, since in places such as Australia medical applicants were historically generally high school graduates and only recently have medical schools changed to requiring the completion of a previous bachelors degree, the terms Graduate Medical Program and Graduate Entry Medicine arose to differentiate the new courses.

An example of a graduate medical degree is the University of Nottingham's pioneering GEM course

• Nottingham's GEM course which is based in Derby [1]

The 4-year degree requires a 2:2 or better in any subject, a GAMSAT score (requirements vary each year a higher GAMSAT cut off will be used where applicants have a lower 2nd class degree. This may vary, but could be set 5 GAMSAT points higher than the cut-off score for applcants with a 1st or upper 2nd class degree. ) and a multiple mini interview (MMI). Course comprises: 18-month pre-clinical training at the custom built GEM school in Derby 2.5 years Clinical training in attachments at hospitals in Derby, Mansfield, Nottingham (QMC & City) and Lincoln. Clinical Attachments are arranged as:

• CP1 - 6 month first clinical attachment covering all main areas of medicine
• CP2 is arranged in 2 20-week blocks:

- Child Health (Paediatrics) 10 weeks - Obstetrics & Gynaecology 10 weeks

- Psychiatry 4 weeks - Health Care of the Elderly (Geriatrics) 3 weeks - Specials (ENT, Ophthalmology & Dermatology) 6 weeks - SSM (Special study module or mini-elective) 4 weeks

• CP3 - final clinical year

- Musculoskeletal block - Medicine - Surgery - SSM (Special study module or mini-elective) 4 weeks

Some countries currently offering 4-year medical courses for university degree holders

• Australia
• Canada
• Ireland
• United Kingdom
• South Africa
• Singapore
• Netherlands
• Portugal
• United States
• Poland
• Czech Republic

See also

• Medical Education
• First professional degree