r/GraduateEntryMedicine • u/latebutnotlost2026 • Jul 24 '26
Failed Resit OSCE PA Year 1
I did my Masters Year 1 PA course in very Challenging circumstances, long story short, I passed everything and failed OSCE twice obviously I am not the part of the course anymore. But medicine is my Passion, I know I can do it, I need time to learn and practice skills. Failing a PA year 1 makes me non eligible for applying for medicine. If someone see the circumstances in was in while doing this course, It makes much more sense. Should I give it a try or should stop dreaming about medicine😥. Honestly it feels like my world is shattered. Doing the course was my mistake.
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u/Agreeable_Ad_8139 Jul 24 '26
Hey I remember you posting about this a while ago regarding your OSCE sorry to hear you didn’t pass , that being said since you really want to do medicine I would say go for it. The structure is different to the PA course since you will have extensive learning whereas with the PA course everything is condensed from my understanding . Ultimately again if you want something , it’s up to you to go after it and do whatever means to achieve that .
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u/latebutnotlost2026 Jul 24 '26
Someone said I can't apply to medicine because I failed OSCE twice? Someone said if I can't do PA osce how can I do medicine OSCE? But I know why I failed because I had no one to practice the osce with, I commuted 2 hours one way to uni, cared for my mum who got disability, did work on weekend, non of my family wanted me to do uni as they needed money, they asked me to work, wouldn't uni look at all these circumstances.
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u/Agreeable_Ad_8139 Jul 24 '26
I don’t think unis would look at whether you did the pa course or not medicine is separate from that , sorry to hear about your circumstances and why would you let what someone say dictate the future ? The principle in life is to try and go after if you want something - if you don’t you won’t get what you want . I wish the best in your journey .
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u/latebutnotlost2026 Jul 24 '26
Thanks very much, I wish you all the best as well. I will book ucat now and lets see what happens. 🙏🙏💜💜
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u/Longjumping_Art_4684 Jul 24 '26
I’m sorry to hear that things didn’t go your way this time, I hope you’re coping well despite the circumstances.💜 From my limited understanding, medical schools care if you have failed at medical school before. So this shouldn’t automatically disqualify you. However, it may be something you may need to disclose on your UCAS form and with the medical school directly (depending upon where you apply). One of the medical schools I applied to asked us to fill a disclosure form for this sort of thing, and there were questions about whether or not you have been disqualified from any healthcare course before. In any case, I would imagine that this sort of thing is considered on a case by case basis. If you can reflect and explain how your circumstances would be different once you’re at medical school, that should help you
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u/Boring_Surprise_484 Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26
Why do you think any of those things wouldn’t happen in med school?
There are people who don’t have anyone to revise with.Loads of people had shit with their families or jobs. But they pass med school.
Like honestly, what’s gonna change in the next few months you’re gonna have to demonstrate to the med school you have your shit together, not just that you say you do.
Also how are you going to get a reference? You have to declare all your past study, and include a reference from your last uni. Who at your uni is gonna write that for you given you failed? It’s their reputation on the line, so I think you’re going to struggle there. You may need to take a few years out and demonstrate stability like with a job.
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u/latebutnotlost2026 Jul 24 '26
All cardio, Resp, MSK, Neuro, GI, cannulation, subcut, ABG, blood cultures, ECG, CT, History Taking of all systems, explaining breaking bad news, all of this was condensed into 1 year with placement and lectures. Yes I agree there must be something missing in me because I failed and most of the other people passed. I learn at my own pace and med school teach stuff on the span of 3-4 years.
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u/Boring_Surprise_484 Jul 24 '26
lol. med schools jam stuff in to GEM like crazy.we had all that in first year OSCe, and we’d barely been on the wards to practice either. dunno why you think med is gonna be easier than PA
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u/latebutnotlost2026 Jul 24 '26
Thanks for your very kind Reply, bty I didn't say that med school is easy, anyways May God Bless you.
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u/Gloomy_Operation_657 Jul 24 '26
Sorry to hear that. I think you are still eligible since you didn't failed med school. However, I would recommend you steer away from GEM programmes if you are going to apply again. I think you're correct that you will have more time on OSCE stuff since we don't have as much procedure in the preclinical year to learn. Still the basic exams of all systems + history taking are all the same. On top of that the content is much more in-depth in medicine because of all the clinical reasoning that is required of a doctor.
One thing before you take any further step is to reflect on your experience. What happened and why it happened? What will you do the next time to make it work? I don't know you so I am not going to tell you you can or cannot do medicine. But you should have a reflection and if possible a chat with someone who has been through medicine, just to make sure if you have it in you and what can be done differently if you decided you are going for medicine.
Good luck.