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
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Requirement |
Comments/Minimum Score/grade |
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All Candidates |
Complete at least 12 years of schooling. |
Provide 12th grade report card from the school. |
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English language proficiency |
EmSAT English 1400+ OR IELTS 6.0 OR its equivalent. |
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Written assessment |
Content of assessment includes Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (at the level of EmSAT subject tests), critical thinking, and problem-solving. |
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Personal interview |
A passing grade in the written test is a prerequisite for the interview. |
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UAE National Curriculum |
Grade 12- MOE –Elite Track |
85% |
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Grade 12- MOE –Advanced Track |
90% |
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American Curriculum |
a. High School Diploma GPA (Science) |
90% |
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b. SAT I (Mathematics) |
590 (alternatively, EmSAT Math 900) |
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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 |
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British Curriculum |
a. IGCSE/GCSE “O” level in four subjects (Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Math) |
Score – 6,7,7,7 |
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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 |
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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 |
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b. IB Diploma |
Total of at least 32 |
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India/ Pakistan |
Boards (e.g. CBSE) |
85% |
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School Certificate (WASSCE) |
Subjects must include (Math, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry). |
90% |
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French-Patterned Educational Systems |
Subjects must include (Math, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry). |
Score – 14 |
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Iranian Curriculum |
Subjects must include (Math, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry). |
Score – 18 |
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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: