Undergraduate teaching in Lothian

Welcome to NHS Lothian!

Medical Education Directorate is key to the quality assurance and governance of the teaching and training that undergraduate medical students receive in NHS Lothian. This webpage highlights key resources at different sites across NHS Lothian.


ELECTIVES

Medical school students from all over the world can undertake elective attachments at Edinburgh Medical School teaching hospitals. Applications for 2025 have now closed. Please note there is a high demand for these elective placements.

Applications for 2026 electives should be open in January 2025. For medical elective related enquiries, please contact electives@ed.ac.uk.