Case studies and testimonials

Read our case studies and testimonials to learn more about our work and what our partners value most about us.

Question time for prospective Thai medics

CICM at Thammasat University was the first institute in Thailand to use the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT), to identify the right applicants for their international Medical course.

Every year, 200–300 people apply to study at CICM so it needed to find a fair and accurate way to reduce these down to just 100 interviewees. Nine universities across the country now use the test.

Extending the reach of a Spanish medical school

Each year, the Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Medicina, welcomes 200 students, 20 of whom are international.

The school has been using the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) since 2015, as it was keen to introduce a standardised test suitable for recruiting potential medics from abroad.

Quality not quantity at the University of Malaya

For the University of Malaya’s Faculty of Medicine, recruiting students is a case of attracting quality rather than quantity.

So, the specialist BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) for would-be medics offered by Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing has been a perfect fit.

Supporting national education strategy in Uzbekistan

Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing designed an admissions test for four new Presidential Schools in Uzbekistan.

Due to the success of this project, we will provide tests for five additional Presidential Schools in 2020 with up to 140,000 candidates taking tests. In addition we will provide tests for five schools in 2021 and will continue to do the admissions tests in existing schools at grade 5.

We use the BMAT as an independent indicator of students’ academic suitability, to differentiate between applicants that look the same on paper. […] The BMAT is a way in which applicants can show that they actually have more of the skills and aptitudes that will help them to succeed at medical school, not just the A Level grades.

Dr Karen Grant,
Director of Admissions and Deputy Director of Medical Studies,
Lancaster Medical School,
Lancaster University, UK

We were looking for a selection tool that tested applicants’ knowledge and their scientific understanding. In particular, we wanted something that showed they are able to construct and clearly demonstrate a good argument. [...] We believe that the BMAT allows students to shine.

Darren Beaney,
Head of Admissions, Recruitment and Widening Participation,
Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS), UK

The TSA completely ignores the background that [the student] has come from and simply places everybody on the same footing, by giving a common test to all the people who apply.

Dr Dave Leal,
Philosophy Admissions Co-ordinator,
University of Oxford, UK

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