Aptitude tests
To be considered for interview, applicants must have sat both the following aptitude tests by the time they submit their application in UCAS:
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All candidates applying to ScotGEM are required to sit the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test. This should be sat in either the year of application or the previous year.
There are two sittings of the test each year: March and September. Exact dates can be found on the GAMSAT website.
- To apply in 2017 for ScotGEM commencing in 2018, only the following results can be used: March 2016, September 2016, March 2017 and September 2017.
Use of GAMSAT
The GAMSAT is designed to assess the capacity to undertake high-level intellectual studies in the medical and health professional programmes. It is used in collaboration with other admissions processes such as the UCAS application, academic qualifications and the UKCAT SJT/SJTace.Applicants should also note there are no general exemptions from the test. Candidates who believe they may be unable to sit the GAMSAT should see the GAMSAT website.
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All candidates applying to ScotGEM are required to sit the Situational Judgment Test for Admissions to Clinical Education (SJTace / UKCAT SJT). This should be sat in the year of application.
The deadline for sitting the test is usually the first week in October, but the exact date can be found on the UKCAT website.
Applicants re-applying for ScotGEM must re-take the test each time they re-apply.
Use of SJTace
The SJTace is designed to help select applicants with the most appropriate professional behaviours required for new doctors to be successful in their clinical careers. It is used in collaboration with other admissions processes such as the UCAS application, academic qualifications and the GAMSAT.
The SJTace has identical content to the SJT subtest offered within the UKCAT, and therefore candidates who already intend to sit the 2017 UKCAT test do not need to sit the SJTace. Their UKCAT result (which includes an SJT banding) will be communicated to all their university choices.
Applicants should also note the following entry exceptions:
- Candidates who have achieved a Band 4 in the SJTace or UKCAT SJT will not be considered for a ScotGEM place.
- SJTace results cannot be carried over from one year to the next.
- There are no general exemptions from the test. Candidates who believe they may be unable to sit the SJTace should see the information on mitigating circumstances on the UKCAT website.
- A candidate may only take the test once in any test cycle, and any instances of multiple testing in the same year will be treated as an example of unprofessional behaviour.