The fee for University of Buckingham MD courses is £20,000 per annum for two or three years. Full payment for both years at entry will attract a fee reduction of £1000 in total. For the University of Buckingham MD programmes, the fees are payable directly to the University of Buckingham.

The candidates MUST NOT pay any agent or representative of the university or any person claiming to be such an agent or representative of the university, any monies whatsoever, in any currency, as these costs are borne by the university directly.

All fees are to be paid in Pound Sterling.  For different ways of fee payment, please refer directly to the university at http://buckingham.ac.uk/study/fees/methods.html. All payments will be acknowledged by the University.  No responsibility will be taken by WLPMS for any payments made to any other bank account or to individuals.

For the 2 year Clinical MD programme, the tuition fee can be paid using any of the following 3 modes:

• Full payment of £40,000 on enrolment, i.e., on acceptance of an unconditional offer of placement by the university, attracting a discount of £1000; total amount payable- £39,000
• Payment of £20,000 towards tuition fees for the first year on enrolment and another £20,000 before the start of the second year; total amount payable- £40,000
• First payment of £10,500 on enrolment with a second payment of another £10,500 just before commencing the MD programme.  The second year fee can then either be paid in one lot of £20,000 before the start of the second year OR as first payment of £10,500 before the start of second year and another £10,500 before the final 6 months of the programme; total amount payable- £42,000.

For the 3 year Clinical MD programme as well as for 1 year Research plus 2 years Clinical MD programmes, the tuition fee can be paid using any of the following 3 modes:

• Full payment of £60,000 on enrolment, i.e., on acceptance of an unconditional offer of placement by the university, attracting a discount of £1000; total amount payable- £59,000
• Payment of £20,000 towards tuition fees for the first year on enrolment, another £20,000 before the start of the second year and a final payment of £20,000 before the start of the third year, total amount payable- £60,000
• First payment of £10,500 on enrolment with a second payment of another £10,500 just before commencement of MD programme.  A similar payment schedule can then be maintained for the second and third years with £10,500 before the start of second and third years and another £10,500 before the final 6 months of each of the second and third years; total amount payable- £63,000.  

Additional administrative charges applicable to candidates sponsored for full registration by the GMC:

• These will be announced soon.  Please keep on reviewing this website for updates.  
• All such administrative charges apply only to the years of Clinical MD.  For candidates doing the first year of MSC, no additional charge is applicable and such candidates will be eligible for sponsorship for full registration after the completion of the first research year.
  

Once the completed application form and supporting documents have been received by the university, an offer of placement on the course is made by the university in writing (by e-mail and conventional post) to the successful candidates.  The successful candidates are asked to confirm their acceptance of the offer and pay fees using one of the methods listed above.  The time period from issuing an offer to the last date for fee payment is specified in the offer letter.  Payment of the fee during this specified time period will confirm and guarantee a place.  A place may still be offered if the fee is paid after the specified time period lapses but that offer of place is then at the discretion of the university.

After the fees have been received, the university supplies successful candidates a visa supporting letter that should be submitted to the British High Commission in the respective countries for the candidates to obtain a 2 or 3 year student visa for the UK.  Please note that any visa and medical examination (if required) charges are separate and are the responsibility of the candidate.  Please click on the "Visa" section in the left hand column for details about visa, its duration and application details.

The university will provide all legitimate help and assistance to the candidates in obtaining a 2 or 3 year student UK visa and providing that the candidate's paperwork is in order, there is no reason for visa refusal.  However, the final decision to award or refuse the visa rests with British High Commissions overseas.

Please note that should the candidate decide not to pursue with the programme at a later stage for any reason, except for genuine visa refusal, the university will refund all but £4500 of the fee.  This is because the university and hospitals have to spend considerable monies upfront for the organisation and running of the MD programmes and need to budget their costs early on.  The entire fee will be refunded to the candidate in the event of a genuine visa refusal but this needs to be backed up with a letter from the Visa Officer at British High Commission overseas or UK Home Office confirming visa refusal and giving the reasons thereof.

Candidates may wish to work part time on a paid basis according to the current UK student visa regulations.  Spouses are allowed to work without restriction. Further details can be obtained from the UK Home office website.  Please also refer to the International Graduate Scheme as described under the 'UK Medical Training' section.

Campus accommodation as single room is available and guaranteed to all successful candidates at a cost of £100 per week per individual inclusive of water, heating and electricity bills. The single accommodation is available in the Doctor's Residences at Ealing Hospital.  Alternative single accommodation belonging to the WLPMS and in close proximity to the hospital may also become available in near future.

Family accommodation, outside the hospital, may also available at an approximate rental, for a 2 bedroom apartment close to Ealing Hospital, of £400 per week inclusive of utilities bills and council tax. WLPMS will assist the candidates obtain family accommodation in the private sector outwith the hospital but cannot guarantee it.

It is not essential that candidates take accommodation through the WLPMS.  WLPMS is providing fully furnished campus accommodation to help candidates stay together close to the hospital where they will be attached.  However, the candidates are free to organise their own accommodation as long as it is within a 10 mile radius from the hospital, for obvious reasons. 

To facilitate the process, the accommodation charges from overseas are initially payable to the university, at least one month before the candidate's arrival in the UK.  Rent for 4 calander weeks needs to be paid into the university account along with a refundable deposit of £90 to guarantee accommodation through the WLPMS.  Please use the same university account for rent and deposit payment as for payment of fees.

For accommodation in Ealing Hospital Doctor Residences, all the accommodation charges will go to Ealing Hospital and no monies will be retained by WLPMS or university.  Once in the UK, the hospital will invoice the candidates directly for accommodation charges for subsequent weeks/months.

Membership of the Royal Society of Medicine with associated benefits and costs of attending Specialist Society International Conferences are included in the course fees.