Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements 2023/2024

The College offers a highly innovative 6-year full time program consisting of Pre-Med (2 years), Phase 1 (Pre-Clerkship, 2 years) and Phase 2 (Clerkship, 2 years) leading to the award of the degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD). Admission is open to students from all nationalities and high school curricula – UAE National Curriculum, American, British, CBSE (Indian), French, etc.

Requirements for Admission into the 6-year MD Program

 

Requirement

Comments/Minimum Score/grade

All Candidates

Complete at least 12 years of schooling.

Provide 12th grade report card from the school.

English language proficiency

EmSAT English 1400+ OR

IELTS 6.0 OR its equivalent.

Written assessment

Content of assessment includes Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (at the level of EmSAT subject tests), critical thinking, and problem-solving.

Personal interview

A passing grade in the written test is a prerequisite for the interview.

UAE National Curriculum

Grade 12- MOE –Elite Track

85%

Grade 12- MOE –Advanced Track

90%

American Curriculum

a.      High School Diploma GPA (Science)

90%

b.      SAT I (Mathematics)

590 (alternatively, EmSAT Math 900)

c.      SAT 2 – any two of the science subjects (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) OR EmSAT – two of the science subjects (Chemistry, Biology, and Physics) OR AP – two of the science subjects (Chemistry, Biology, and Physics)

SAT 2 - 550 per subject

EmSAT - 1100 per subject

AP – 4 per subject

British Curriculum

a.      IGCSE/GCSE “O” level in four subjects (Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Math)

Score – 6,7,7,7

 

b.      IGCSE/GCSE A/S level in any 2 subjects of (Chemistry, Biology, and Physics) OR A2 level in any 2 subjects of (Chemistry, Biology, and Physics)

A/S – A, B

A2 – B, B

 

International Baccalaureate (IB)

a.      IB High Level (HL) in 2 of the 4 subjects (Chemistry, Biology, Physics, or Math) and 1 of the 4 subjects (Chemistry, Biology, Physics, or Math) in Standard Level (SL)

Score – 5, 5, 5

b.      IB Diploma

Total of at least 32

India/ Pakistan

Boards (e.g. CBSE)

85%

School Certificate (WASSCE)

Subjects must include (Math, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry).

90%

French-Patterned Educational Systems

Subjects must include (Math, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry).

Score – 14

Iranian Curriculum

Subjects must include (Math, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry).

Score – 18

Other Curriculums

Students from other international systems can submit document that prove that have finished 12 years of schooling and have their high school documents’ equalization completed in the UAE Ministry of Education

Students will be evaluated based on their performance in high school, equivalent to 90% in the UAE MOE system

 

Graduate Entry Admission Requirements

The admission requirements for graduate MD admission (pre-clerkship - year 3) is as follows:

  1. Bachelor's degree in Medical/Health/Biomedical/Biological/Pharmacological Sciences issued in the UAE or an equivalent degree overseas approved by the Ministry of Education in the UAE. Subjects studied include basic:
    1. Cell biology
    2. Anatomy and Physiology
    3. Chemistry
    4. Biochemistry
    5. Physics
    6. Genetics
    7. Additional preferred subjects studied – pharmacology, pathology, immunology, microbiology, psychology, statistics
  2. CGPA of 3.0/4 or higher, or its equivalent with official transcripts and graduation certificates certified by the appropriate authorities
  3. MCAT – minimum score of 500, OR UCAT – minimum score of 2700, OR GAMSAT – minimum score of 63
  4. A valid certificate of English proficiency as required by the University: EmSAT English – 1600 / IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL IBT score of 79 or its equivalent