Medicine Work-Based Selection at Leeds: eligibility, deadline and what it gives you
The Medicine Work-Based Selection Scheme is a free four-day residential summer school run by Leeds Medical School with Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for Year 12 students from widening participation backgrounds. Students work in a real healthcare setting alongside clinicians and medical students, with feedback on teamwork, communication and reflection rather than test scores. For some participants, completing it can lead to a conditional offer for Medicine at Leeds.
- Closes
- Opens soon
- For
- Year 12 students, medicine
- Where
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Gives you
- Conditional offer
What you get
Completing Medicine Work-Based Selection gives you a conditional offer for medicine at Leeds.
- Successful completion may lead to a conditional offer for Medicine at Leeds, subject to academic and UCAT requirements
- Leeds does not publish the offer grades, the UCAT requirement or whether an interview is still needed
- Fully funded: accommodation, food, travel and activities
- Priority for Bradford-area students meeting at least two widening participation criteria
Who can apply
You need to
- Live in the Bradford area for priority
- Be in Year 12 and interested in Medicine at Leeds
- Have 6 GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English Language, Maths, and Biology and Chemistry (or Dual Science)
Plus at least two of
- First in family to university
- Deprived postcode
- Free school meals or low household income
- Low-progression school
- Young carer, estranged from parents or refugee or asylum seeker
- Care-experienced
What it involves
- Attend the full four-day residential in July
Dates
- Applications open
- Not published, expected spring 2027
- Applications close
- Not published, last cycle 29 May 2026, 11:59pm
- Programme runs
- Four-day residential in mid July 2027 with Bradford Teaching Hospitals
- Apply to university
- UCAS deadline 15 October 2027 for 2028 entry
How to apply
Apply through the Medicine Work-Based Selection Scheme page. It is run by Leeds Medical School with Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Questions go to medicineandhealth@leeds.ac.uk.
Frequently asked questions
Does Medicine Work-Based Selection guarantee an interview?
No. Medicine Work-Based Selection gives a conditional offer rather than a guaranteed interview. Successful completion may lead to a conditional offer for Medicine at Leeds, subject to academic and UCAT requirements.
Who is eligible for Medicine Work-Based Selection?
Live in the Bradford area for priority. You need to be in Year 12 and interested in Medicine at Leeds, have 6 GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English Language, Maths, and Biology and Chemistry (or Dual Science), and meet at least two of its widening participation criteria, such as first in family to university, deprived postcode, low household income.
When is the Medicine Work-Based Selection deadline?
This cycle's closing date has not been published. Not published, last cycle 29 May 2026, 11:59pm. Applications not published, expected spring 2027.
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