The groundbreaking St George’s Graduate Entry Programme is being used as a model by a top European university. The University of the Algarve in Portugal is using the pioneering programme at St George’s as a blueprint for its new graduate entry medical school.
St George’s was the first university in the UK to introduce a Graduate Entry Programme for graduates of all disciplines, allowing them to study medicine after completing any other degree. Since its inception in 2000, other UK institutions have followed its lead.
The University of the Algarve is in Faro and has around 9,000 students across a wide range of scientific and humanities courses. Its new graduate entry medical school opens this month, and St George’s has provided it with course materials, expertise and training. The partnership has been arranged by Peter McCrorie, Professor of Medical Education at St George’s.
Prof McCrorie said: “This is great news for us. St George’s led the way in allowing entry for graduates of all disciplines, and this is further recognition of the excellent programme we’ve built up. The University of the Algarve shares many of the same goals as St George’s in terms of broadening the demographic of those who enter medicine, and we’re delighted to be able to pass on our expertise.”
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