In 2023/2024 there were 5930 undergraduate medical students across 6 Scottish medical degree programmes. The table below highlights the steady increase in medical undergraduates which has occurred in previous years; this figure has increased in line with current Scottish Government policy to increase medical graduates in Scotland.
Academic year |
Medical students in Scotland |
23/24 |
5,930 |
22/23 |
5,645 |
21/22 |
5,005 |
20/21 |
4,683 |
19/20 |
4,433 |
18/19 |
4,278 |
17/18 |
4,167 |
16/17 |
3,901 |
15/16 |
3,928 |
Table: Number of Undergraduate Medical Students across Scotland 2015/16-2023/24
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