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Lincoln Medical School (University of Nottingham Lincoln Pathway) Interview

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december 15, 2022

Teaching Overview

The curriculum at Lincoln Medical School is delivered using a range of teaching methods, including:

  • Case-based learning
  • Clinical skills sessions
  • Lab sessions
  • Anatomy sessions – using prosection
  • Lectures, seminars & tutorials
  • Placements
  • Practical classes

During the programme, you’ll undertake the following clinical placements:

Year 1 – 3

Approximately five days per semester will be spent in placement.

Year 4 & 5 – ‘The Clinical Phase’

  • Two to three days per week on ward, clinic or GP placement visits
  • Fifteen ‘main placements’ each lasting up to six weeks
  • Experience across a range of settings

You can find more information about the learning and assessment at Lincoln Medical School here.

Teaching Hospitals / Clinical Partnerships

Whilst at Lincoln Medical School, your clinical placements may take place in the following:

  • Grantham and District Hospital
  • Lincoln County Hospital
  • Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
  • Pilgrim Hospital in Boston
  • GP practices across the county

Extracurricular / Additional Opportunities

During the course, you’ll undertake ten weeks of student selected modules providing opportunities to explore areas of interest.

Lincoln Medical School also offers the opportunity to study abroad, both as part of an exchange programme with other medical students, and within your six-week elective placement, if you choose.

Selling Points

Within your third year, you’ll undertake a supervised research project within an area of your choice, which allows you to obtain a Bachelor of Medical Science (BMedSci) degree without the need to study for an additional year (as with intercalated degrees).

Lincoln Medical School also offers BMBS Medicine with a Foundation Year. This provides applicants who do not meet the entry requirements for the course an alternative route, allowing you to complete a one-year Foundation course, before progressing on to the five-year BMBS Medicine programme. Find out more information about the programme here.

Interview Information

Lincoln Medical School usually adopts the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) format for its interview.

For 2023 entry, Lincoln Medical School provides the following information about the interview on their website:

  • Conducted online using Microsoft Teams
  • Approximately one hour
  • Includes six scenarios
  • Includes at least one role-play scenario

During the interview, the following areas will be assessed:

  • Your personal qualities needed for practicing medicine
  • Your communication and listening skills
  • Your understanding of professional issues, such as teamwork
  • Your respect for patients and the contribution of those working in professions allied to medicine

More information about the interview and selection process can be found here.

Admissions Exam

The majority of UK medical schools include an admissions test as part of their entry criteria, which you must pass before you’ll be considered for interview.

Admissions exam for Lincoln: University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)

The UCAT is designed to assess the skills, characteristics and professional behaviours which are needed for medical school. The exam is divided into 5 subtests: Abstract Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning, Situational Judgement (SJT) and Verbal Reasoning.

Lincoln medical school awards you points based on your UCAT score (including your SJT score) and your GCSE grades. These points are combined and used to determine if you’ll be selected for interview. You must also achieve a minimum band 3 in the SJT section to be considered.

To achieve the best possible UCAT score you can, and increase the number of points you’ll be awarded by Lincoln medical school, it’s essential that you prepare well. Our adaptive UCAT question bank will help you. Powered by artificial intelligence, it automatically assesses your strengths and weaknesses, and provides questions to specifically develop these areas. This adaptive, personalised learning makes more efficient use of your UCAT revision and avoids wasting time answering questions that won’t develop your learning.

You can also use the question bank dashboard (below) to identify any areas which may bring down your total UCAT score and affect your chances of being selected for interview.

With your calculated skill level, the number of questions you’ve answered correctly, and your response time, you can clearly see which areas you’ve “mastered” and which you need to dedicate more time to.

For more general information about the UCAT, check out our complete guide, which includes UCAT exam dates, fees and a breakdown of the different subtests. And for more preparation help, there’s our step-by-step preparation guide.

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