Derry Medical School awarded seal of approval by General Medical Council

Ulster University's School of Medicine has been granted degree-awarding powers ahead of its first ever cohort of doctors graduating in June.

The achievement, which allows Ulster University to give graduating doctors their primary medical qualification, demonstrates that the GMC is assured by the quality of teaching at Ulster University’s School of Medicine.

Upon graduating, the doctors will hold an MBBS degree, which enables them work as medical practitioners in the UK.

Foundation Dean of Ulster University’s School of Medicine, Professor Louise Dubras, commented: “Today we can celebrate the conclusion of a robust quality assurance process with our regulator, the General Medical Council (GMC); this means that Ulster University is now officially and legally recognised as able to award a Primary Medical Qualification, meaning our graduates are Ulster University doctors.

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“The GMC had to be satisfied that we met all their standards and demonstrate that our doctors would be safe and competent. We are delighted that the GMC is confident in the hard work of the team and our clinical partners to ensure the quality and safety of our doctors.” 

Ulster University’s Graduate-Entry Medical Programme is based at the Derry campus and is open to graduates from a wide range of science and non-science backgrounds.