The numbers of students entering, and graduating from, courses in clinical and pre-clinical medicine at Scottish higher education institutions are given in the following tables for the years 1996-97 to 2002-03.Entrants to Clinical and Pre-Clinical Medicine Courses at Scottish Higher Education Institutions 1996-97 to 2002-03 1996-97 1,271 1997-98 1,474 1998-99 1,453 1999-2000 1,279 2000-01 1,454 2001-02 1,416 2002-03 1,366 Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency.Graduates of Clinical and pre-Clinical Medicine Courses at Scottish Higher Education Institutions 1996-97 to 2002-03 1996-97 930 1997-98 977 1998-99 1,035 1999-2000 1,004 2000-01 973 2001-02 1,120 2002-03 1,077 Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency.Note: 1.