Tuition fees
The fee for Clinical Programmes and the MSc by Research in Clinical Science is £22,000 per annum. Full payment for the duration of the programme at entry attracts a fee reduction of £1000. Stage payments of £11,000 are possible and these incur a credit charge of £500 per instalment. A first payment of £11,500 is required on acceptance, with a second payment of £11,500 due before commencing the MD programme. The next payment is due before the start of the second year and another six month later. For the 2-year MD, the total cost will be £46,000
Candidates MUST NOT pay any agent or representative of the university or any person claiming to be such an agent or representative of the university, any monies whatsoever, in any currency, as these costs are borne by the university directly.
Payment methods
All fees are to be paid in pounds sterling. For different methods of fee payment, please refer directly to the methods of payment page. All payments will be acknowledged by email. No responsibility will be taken by the University for any payments made to any other bank account or to individuals.
Additional administrative charges applicable to candidates sponsored for full registration by the GMC
The University of Buckingham Medical School has been awarded sponsorship status by the GMC. This provides a mechanism for medical faculty to recommend suitable candidates enrolled on the Clinical MD for full GMC registration. The agreed selection process is extensive, comprising a filtering teleconference interview conducted shortly after a candidates’ initial application, followed by intensive scrutiny and assessment during the initial three months of the teaching programme. Candidates’ clinical abilities, language proficiency, and grasp of the ethical obligations expected of a fully GMC-registered medical practitioner are assessed and recorded in weekly objective structured reports. Those whose performance meets the required standard will proceed to a final structured interview. Success in all stages of this process will result in candidates’ names being recommended to the GMC for full registration.
Administration of the assessment process is resource-intensive, and costs must be met from additional fees charged to candidates wishing to be considered for sponsorship. Such fees are over and above standard tuition fees for the Clinical MD programme and do not guarantee a successful outcome for the sponsorship assessment process. These are also separate from any additional fees charged by the GMC once candidates are recommended for registration.
The overall cost of this process is £6800, with the following fees being due in advance of each stage as follows:
- Initial teleconference screening interview.
This process requires two members of the professorial faculty to conduct a 30 minute interview at a fee of £400 (non-refundable). Candidates are encouraged to contact the University prior to formal application to ensure that their credentials meet the application criteria. - Initial three month period of assessment.
This attracts a fee of £4,800 per candidate. - Panel Review
This attracts a fee of £400 per candidate. - Structured Interview
For those candidates who successfully reach this stage, a substantial committee is convened consisting of professorial faculty previously not involved in the assessment process. The committee reviews performance and conducts an interview for a fee of £1200 per candidate.
GMC registration by sponsorship is not available for candidates during the first year of MSc studies. Such candidates will only pay the initial teleconference interview fee. Assessment will resume during the clinical phase.
Scholarships
Very few scholarships or bursaries are available to the candidates for the MD programmes at the present time and the availability of these will be announced on this website as and when they become available.
Accommodation Costs
For accommodation in Ealing Hospital Doctor Residences, all the accommodation charges will go to Ealing Hospital and no monies will be retained by the University. Once in the UK, the hospital will invoice the candidates directly for accommodation charges for subsequent weeks/months.
For more details about the accommodation for the postgraduate medical programme, please visit our accommodation information page.
Tuition Fee Refund
If a student withdraws from the programme, or fails to register, then an administrative charge of £4,500 will be retained (except for overseas applicants unable to obtain a visa, who will normally be refunded in full upon receipt of an original visa refusal letter). The remainder of any money paid will be refunded
