Bachelor of Medicine (MB) of Surgery (BCh) and of Obstetrics (BAO)

Medicine has been taught at University of Galway for 175 years and we have a long tradition of clinical education. We have pioneered hospital-based and bedside teaching and our medical graduates are highly sought-after doctors, practicing medicine in healthcare facilities across the globe.
The professional attributes we value most highly as a medical school will equip our medical graduates with the tools required to provide excellent care to their patients in any healthcare system and to make a positive contribution to the development of medical knowledge.
As professionals, our medical graduates will always put their patients' needs and welfare first. You will apply your theoretical knowledge and practical clinical skills in a safe manner and subscribe to the time-honoured principle of primum, non nocere (first, do no harm). You will be exemplars of effective and compassionate verbal and written communication, with patients, their families and colleagues. You will work well with others in multidisciplinary healthcare teams and you will never cease to learn and you will embrace a healthy pattern of life-long learning throughout their careers. You will be generous with this knowledge and support the education of students and junior trainees.
Career Opportunities
Why Galway for Medicine:

Galway is a vibrant contemporary city. Our University has excellent facilities (Sport and Leisure Centre, Clubs and teaching and learning facilities) all within walking distance
The School of Medicine is a friendly supportive high achieving Medical School (perform extremely well Henry Hutchinson Stewart Awards)
We offer a challenging curriculum using modern learning techniques
We provide opportunities for personal development (such as volunteering locally. Internationally/ ERASMUS)
and for community engagement (volunteering/ school orchestra)
You will have opportunities for student research (structured summer research programme/ HRB/ Welcome Trust Scholarships).
Your Medicine degree from University of Galway will be internationally recognised from one of Ireland's oldest and most prestigious universities. We have pioneered hospital-based and bedside teaching and our medical graduates are highly sought-after doctors, practicing medicine in healthcare facilities across the globe. You will benefit from world-class new and purpose-built teaching facilities and the main teaching hospital is located adjacent to the main University campus. You will learn from lecturers who are at the forefront of the latest medical research.

Graduates from this programme will find employment in: Primary Care, Public Hospitals, Private Hospitals, Defence Forces
Education and research, Community rehabilitation services, Pharmaceutical companies, Medical device companies
Health insurance companies

Minimum Points Requirement: 480 points from the same sitting of the Leaving Certificate Examination. Applicants must achieve both the required subjects and the points in the same sitting, CAO applicants must complete the Health Professions Admission Test (HPAT). Minimum A-Level Grades: A*A*A* (AS) or equivalent combination plus HPAT-Ireland Test results.

Leaving Certificate Entry Requirements:

GY501 Medicine (5 year): In addition to the 6-year requirements, H4 in two of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physics/Chemistry, Agricultural Science. For further details, refer to the website.

GY501 Medicine (6 year): Minimum Grade H5 in two subjects and passes in four other subjects at O6/H7 level in the Leaving Certificate, including Irish, English, another language, Mathematics, a laboratory science subject (i.e., Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Physics with Chemistry (joint) or Agricultural Science), and any other subject recognised for entry purposes.

GY501 Medicine (8 year): Students entering the medical programme have the opportunity also to engage in a PhD degree through a period of dedicated research, so that after successful completion of a period that is likely to be eight years, both the medical degree and PhD are conferred. Students of the medical programme who are interested in doing a PhD will undergo a selection process at the mid-point of their medical studies.

English Language Requirements

IELTS: 6.5 overall no less than 6.5 in any one component; Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE): 176 overall; Cambridge C2 Advanced (CPE): 180 overall; TOEFL: 88 overall (20 Listening, 20 Speaking, 24 Writing, 19 Reading); Pearson PTE: 61 overall, no less than 61 in any one component.