New and overseas medical schools and programmes

It’s our job to check and monitor all educational programmes which lead to the award of a UK primary medical qualification, otherwise known as a medical degree.

This includes being involved when:

• new medical schools are set up in the UK, public or independent
• a university wishes to separate from another university with which it has been jointly providing a medical programme
• any programmes delivered in part or in full outside the UK under the support of a UK University that leads to the award of a UK primary medical qualification.

See further information to propose a new school or programme.

Current new schools and overseas programmes under review

Below is a list of institutions and programmes which are under review and are not entitled to award UK medical degrees until they have been approved by the GMC.

New schools

• University of Buckingham Medical School
• University of Exeter Medical School
• Lancaster University Medical School
• Plymouth University Peninsula School of Medicine
• University of central Lancashire School of Medicine and Dentistry 

Overseas programmes

• INTO St George’s, University of London
• Southampton and Kassel School of Medicine