Students enjoy early patient contact opportunities which help them to develop the required communication and practical clinical skills.

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. The minimum combined score for 2016 was 722. 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-Chemistry or Agricultural Science), and any other subject recognised for entry purposes. GY501 Medicine (8 year): Academically excellent students entering the medical programme have the opportunity to complete an embedded PhD degree through a period of dedicated research, so that after successful completion of a period of 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 rigorous selection process at the mid-point of their medical studies, which includes an assessment of their academic performance to date and an interview. Limited financial support is provided for the additional three years. The programme and the research themes are agreed at the commencement of the research. Please contact the School of Medicine for further details on medschool@nuigalway.ie Additional Requirements Students must satisfy the Garda/Police vetting and Medical Clearance requirements.