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Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) Syllabus

Admissions test for graduate-entry medical and dental programmes at several UK universities.. The complete Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) outline — 5 subjects, 21 chapters and 88 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.

5Subjects

21Chapters

88Topics

152Sub-topics

268Flashcards

~95hEst. first pass

Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) subjects

Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.

Section I: Reasoning in Humanities and Social Sciences

5 chapters · 20 topics · 35 sub-topics

~20h first pass · 52 flashcards Section II: Written Communication

4 chapters · 16 topics · 21 sub-topics

~15h first pass · 50 flashcards Section III: Biological Sciences

4 chapters · 18 topics · 32 sub-topics

~20h first pass · 55 flashcards Section III: Chemistry

4 chapters · 17 topics · 31 sub-topics

~20h first pass · 61 flashcards Section III: Physics

4 chapters · 17 topics · 33 sub-topics

~20h first pass · 50 flashcards

Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) flashcard decks

268 question-and-answer cards across 5 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.

How to work through the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) syllabus

The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.

Weight your plan accordingly: Section I: Reasoning in Humanities and Social Sciences carries 20 topics while Section II: Written Communication carries 16. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT).

The ~95 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.

Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) syllabus FAQ

What subjects are in the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) syllabus?

Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) covers 5 subjects: Section I: Reasoning in Humanities and Social Sciences, Section II: Written Communication, Section III: Biological Sciences, Section III: Chemistry and Section III: Physics. Together they contain 21 chapters and 88 named topics.

How big is the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) syllabus?

The full Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) outline breaks down into 21 chapters, 88 topics and 152 sub-topics. Section I: Reasoning in Humanities and Social Sciences is the largest single subject with 20 topics across 5 chapters.

How long does it take to cover the whole Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) syllabus?

Roughly 95 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 5 weeks.

Are there Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) flashcards?

Yes — 268 question-and-answer flashcards across 5 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.

Is this Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) syllabus free to use?

Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United Kingdom and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.

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