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<p>500 medical school places have already been allocated by the Higher Education Funding
Council for England (HEFCE) to established medical schools in England and will be
available to students starting medical school from September 2018.</p><p> </p><p>HEFCE
and Health Education England (HEE) are currently undertaking a competitive bidding
process for established and prospective new medical schools to bid for the remaining
1,000 places that will be available from September 2019. Amongst other criteria, bids
will based on priorities such as widening participation in to the profession, a focus
on priority specialties and geographical areas across England.</p><p> </p><p>Bids
are being assessed by an expert assessment panel and HEFCE and HEE are expected to
confirm the allocation of the additional 1,000 places in March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The
draft health and care workforce strategy that is currently out for consultation proposes
that HEE will consider a periodic review of the number and allocation of medical school
places.</p>
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