Medicine (graduate entry)

St George's, University of London

United Kingdom, Aberdeen

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St George's, University of London

United Kingdom , Aberdeen

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

A101

Campuses

St George's

University of London

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2022

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Duration 4 year(s)

Next Intake September-2022

Medicine (graduate entry)

About

Course info

It is never too late to switch to a caring and rewarding career in medicine, especially if you’ve the determination and desire to save lives, reduce pain and alleviate the suffering of others. Our graduate entry Medicine degree offers a four-year route into the medical profession for those who already hold an undergraduate degree, not just in the biomedical/life sciences, but also a wide range of non-science disciplines, like Law and English.

We attract recent graduates and those who have already experienced professional life in other fields and decided to switch careers. Their diverse backgrounds and skills make this accelerated, four-year medical degree programme particularly exciting and stimulating.

Our transformative education blends academic and practical clinical skills training with on-the-job placement learning. This provides the knowledge, understanding, skills and professional competencies to help you become a confident, resilient doctor. Students tell us that this early patient contact and rotation across a comprehensive range of medical services and specialities which begins in the first year is what makes our course stand out from the rest.

We take pride in being clinically and patient-focused with a strong emphasis on communicating with patients from a range of backgrounds so that, on graduation, you provide excellent, compassionate care, and are ready to work with colleagues and equipped to adapt to rapidly changing science and society.

As well as the option for teaching, research and management, medicine offers a wide choice of careers with over 60 different specialities – from general practice, surgery, emergency or intensive care medicine, to focused practice in areas such as anaesthesiology, clinical oncology or paediatrics.

That we are the only UK university based on a hospital site ensures your experience is diverse and broad, so you can identify where your passions truly lie. St George’s Hospital is the largest healthcare provider in southwest London, providing acute hospital services, specialist care and community services to patients of all ages, nationalities and ethnicities.

Our degree also offers two opportunities to undertake a student-selected component (SSC) of study on areas of interest to you, spending a few weeks exploring a topic of your choice in-depth, which could be basic science, a clinical or service improvement project or a humanities module.

High performing students may be able to apply competitively to intercalate with us or an alternative institution, inserting an additional year of study to obtain a master’s degree in a very wide variety of related subjects.

Overview

Open to graduates from a wide range of science and non-science backgrounds, our graduate entry programme offers a fast-track route which condenses the first stage of a conventional medical degree, so you achieve the qualification in four rather than five years.

Clinically focused and patient-centred, it will equip you with essential knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes to practice medicine competently and professionally. Your hands-on learning starts with practical classes in our pathology labs, anatomy and dissection rooms, alongside GP and community visits. Over the course of studies, you'll participate in a comprehensive series of clinical placements in medicine, surgery, general practice, senior health, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, psychiatry and diagnostics such as radiology, as well as other specialities.

On successful completion, you'll be granted the primary medical qualification - the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) - eligible to register with the General Medical Council (GMC) and begin its Foundation Programme.

Established in 1752, St George's, University of London is the UK's specialist health university, and we are the only UK university to share our campus with a major teaching hospital, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which is both on the clinical frontline for a diverse local community and a centre of excellence for specialist conditions. You'll study in a clinical setting with like-minded individuals, mixing with the many different healthcare professionals you will go on to work alongside throughout your career.

MBBS curriculum brochure

Read the MBBS curriculum brochure (PDF) to find out more about what the course contains.

We offer two routes to obtain the MBBS: this undergraduate five-year degree and a four-year graduate entry programme for those who have already achieved a Bachelor’s or higher degree.
Contact with patients and clinical placements begins in your first year and over subsequent years spans the full range of disciplines – general practice, medicine, surgery, paediatrics, senior health, obstetrics and gynaecology, psychiatry and specialities, such as clinical oncology.
Cutting-edge facilities include our state-of-the-art laboratories, pathology museum and advanced patient simulation centre, which enables you to learn clinical skills and practise techniques in a safe environment.
Learn fundamentals of anatomy through demonstrator-led whole body prosection in our dedicated dissection room.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Overall score of 32

15 points at Higher Level, including a minimum grade 5 in Biology and Chemistry.

At Standard Level, a minimum score of 5 must be attained in Maths and English, if at least a 6 (B) has not previously been attained in GCSE/IGCSE Maths and English. We accept both Mathematics: analysis & approaches and Mathematics: applications & interpretations.

Career

Medical Licensing Assessment

The GMC is in the process of implementing a national Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA) that all UK medical graduates will need to pass in order to be granted registration with a licence to practise. Currently, indicative timelines suggest this will be applicable to students graduating in 2023 and beyond. The format and details of the assessment are yet to be decided while the GMC is in consultation with all UK medical schools. However, it is not envisaged that the type or amount of assessment is likely to be significantly different from the existing assessments students undertake in their final year of Medicine.

You can read more information on the GMC website.

How to Apply

Applications for most of our undergraduate courses are made through UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Services. Visit our course pages and click the link to apply for more information.

You will be asked for an institution code name and number. Our institution code name is SGEO and our number is S49.
The application fee for the 2022 cycle is £26.50 if you are applying to more than one university or college, or for more than one programme; or £22 if you are just applying for a single programme at one institution. For more information, see the UCAS website.