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Graduate Medical School Admissions Test
Below is a general gist of the exam. Things may have changed. Please consult the website.
| Section | Content | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1- Reasoning in Humanities and Social Sciences | 62 Questions (multiple choice) - 100 minutes | |
| Approx 1.5 min per Q | This section tests skills in understanding and interpreting ideas in social and cultural contexts. Most of the source material will be in the form of written passages, but some units will utilise visual images and tables of data. | |
| 2- Written Communication | 2 Essays - 65minutes | |
| 30 min per essay | This section assesses your ability to develop and produce ideas in writing. | |
| The task A essay is more analytical in style and focused on socio-cultural issues. | ||
| Task B deals with issues of a more personal nature. | ||
| 3- Reasoning in Biological and Physical Sciences | 75 Questions (multiple choice) - 150 minutes | |
| Approx 2 min per Q | This section is made up of questions from the scientific disciplines in the following proportions – Biology (40%), | |
| -Chemistry (40%), | ||
| -Physics (20%). | ||
| The level of scientific knowledge generally equates to first-year undergraduate level in Biology and Chemistry, and A level (or equivalent) for Physics. Questions are based on passages, tables and/or graphical displays of data. They measure problem solving ability within scientific scenarios, to offer hypotheses, extrapolate reasoned conclusions and identify connections between given variables. |
The overall score is achieved as follows. (Please note Nottingham also calculate scores without doubling section 3.)
Overall Score = (1 x Section I + 1 x Section II + 2 x Section III) / 4
Scores are valid for two years.