Medicine Foundation Year

What is a Foundation Year/Pathway Program?

Foundation Years, also known as Preparatory Programs, Pathway Programs, or Pre-medical courses, are specifically designed for undergraduate students who wish to gain admission into their preferred degree courses in medicine. Some countries do not recognize the qualifications of local high school curriculums. In such cases, foundation programs help students fill academic gaps, gain new learning skills, obtain language proficiency, get habituated to university life, and be prepared mentally and academically for their undergraduate medicine programs.

The duration of these programs usually ranges between six months to one year, and their curriculum is degree-specific, i.e., during the Medicine foundation year, students learn subjects, such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics, foreign language, etc. Most pathway programs are run by the universities themselves or by an institution closely associated with universities. Upon achieving satisfactory results in the course, students transfer to their desired medicine program.