Doctor of Medicine by Research MD (Res)
24 monthsProgramme duration
16,700 GBPTuition Fee/year
02 Jul, 2026Application Deadline
Jan, Apr, SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine
Degree
MD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Make a significant contribution to your clinical specialty with the published research you’ll produce on a programme designed specifically for medical graduates in clinical practice.
On this challenging programme, you’ll develop a research proposal, along the lines of an empirical scientific project that’s relevant to your clinical specialty.
This can be related to any branch of medicine including general practice, acute hospital medicine, community health, public health and mental health.
If you can identify a clinical problem for which there is a gap in the evidence base, and have in mind a research project that could help address this problem, this will form the basis of your doctorate.
You can also be involved in a wider, collaborative project, provided that you can demonstrate and identify an independent contribution that meets our criteria.
You will be supported in developing your idea into a research project.
The research can be quantitative or qualitative and may involve primary data collection, or secondary analysis of an existing database.
The research project will be based in your clinical practice so you must hold a clinical post (usually within the UK) in order to carry out your doctoral research. You must also be registered with the GMC(UK) or eligible to be registered by the time you start your project.
It is also important that you identify a clinician within your area of practice who is willing to act as a clinical supervisor, overseeing the clinical and patient safety aspects of your project. This clinical advisor will normally have a doctorate or experience of clinical research.
Supervision and support within the university are provided by a carefully selected team that will include at least one clinician and others as required.
You’ll be provided with comprehensive research training to help you get the most from your programme where you’ll have the opportunity to meet and network with other MD or PhD students
On this challenging programme, you’ll develop a research proposal, along the lines of an empirical scientific project that’s relevant to your clinical specialty.
This can be related to any branch of medicine including general practice, acute hospital medicine, community health, public health and mental health.
If you can identify a clinical problem for which there is a gap in the evidence base, and have in mind a research project that could help address this problem, this will form the basis of your doctorate.
You can also be involved in a wider, collaborative project, provided that you can demonstrate and identify an independent contribution that meets our criteria.
You will be supported in developing your idea into a research project.
The research can be quantitative or qualitative and may involve primary data collection, or secondary analysis of an existing database.
The research project will be based in your clinical practice so you must hold a clinical post (usually within the UK) in order to carry out your doctoral research. You must also be registered with the GMC(UK) or eligible to be registered by the time you start your project.
It is also important that you identify a clinician within your area of practice who is willing to act as a clinical supervisor, overseeing the clinical and patient safety aspects of your project. This clinical advisor will normally have a doctorate or experience of clinical research.
Supervision and support within the university are provided by a carefully selected team that will include at least one clinician and others as required.
You’ll be provided with comprehensive research training to help you get the most from your programme where you’ll have the opportunity to meet and network with other MD or PhD students
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine
Degree
MD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Make a significant contribution to your clinical specialty with the published research you’ll produce on a programme designed specifically for medical graduates in clinical practice.
On this challenging programme, you’ll develop a research proposal, along the lines of an empirical scientific project that’s relevant to your clinical specialty.
This can be related to any branch of medicine including general practice, acute hospital medicine, community health, public health and mental health.
If you can identify a clinical problem for which there is a gap in the evidence base, and have in mind a research project that could help address this problem, this will form the basis of your doctorate.
You can also be involved in a wider, collaborative project, provided that you can demonstrate and identify an independent contribution that meets our criteria.
You will be supported in developing your idea into a research project.
The research can be quantitative or qualitative and may involve primary data collection, or secondary analysis of an existing database.
The research project will be based in your clinical practice so you must hold a clinical post (usually within the UK) in order to carry out your doctoral research. You must also be registered with the GMC(UK) or eligible to be registered by the time you start your project.
It is also important that you identify a clinician within your area of practice who is willing to act as a clinical supervisor, overseeing the clinical and patient safety aspects of your project. This clinical advisor will normally have a doctorate or experience of clinical research.
Supervision and support within the university are provided by a carefully selected team that will include at least one clinician and others as required.
You’ll be provided with comprehensive research training to help you get the most from your programme where you’ll have the opportunity to meet and network with other MD or PhD students
On this challenging programme, you’ll develop a research proposal, along the lines of an empirical scientific project that’s relevant to your clinical specialty.
This can be related to any branch of medicine including general practice, acute hospital medicine, community health, public health and mental health.
If you can identify a clinical problem for which there is a gap in the evidence base, and have in mind a research project that could help address this problem, this will form the basis of your doctorate.
You can also be involved in a wider, collaborative project, provided that you can demonstrate and identify an independent contribution that meets our criteria.
You will be supported in developing your idea into a research project.
The research can be quantitative or qualitative and may involve primary data collection, or secondary analysis of an existing database.
The research project will be based in your clinical practice so you must hold a clinical post (usually within the UK) in order to carry out your doctoral research. You must also be registered with the GMC(UK) or eligible to be registered by the time you start your project.
It is also important that you identify a clinician within your area of practice who is willing to act as a clinical supervisor, overseeing the clinical and patient safety aspects of your project. This clinical advisor will normally have a doctorate or experience of clinical research.
Supervision and support within the university are provided by a carefully selected team that will include at least one clinician and others as required.
You’ll be provided with comprehensive research training to help you get the most from your programme where you’ll have the opportunity to meet and network with other MD or PhD students
Admission Requirements
6.5+
88+
61+
120+
176+
All of our MD (Res) students must hold an undergraduate medical qualification awarded by a UK University or an equivalent qualification from outside of the UK and hold full or limited registration with the General Medical Council (GMC). At ARU's discretion an applicant without GMC registration may be admitted providing their research does not involve contact with patients. Applicants are normally clinicians undertaking research associated with their employment.
Typically you’ll be a medical graduate at ST level in any clinical speciality. However, we welcome applications from any medical doctor, including consultants or established general practitioners, and career grade and SAS doctors at any stage of their training and career.
You must be able to devote a substantial amount of time to research. This may mean taking time out from your clinical obligations to do a piece of full-time research, and then devoting further study leave during clinical training to complete the work.
Typically you’ll be a medical graduate at ST level in any clinical speciality. However, we welcome applications from any medical doctor, including consultants or established general practitioners, and career grade and SAS doctors at any stage of their training and career.
You must be able to devote a substantial amount of time to research. This may mean taking time out from your clinical obligations to do a piece of full-time research, and then devoting further study leave during clinical training to complete the work.
02 Jul 2026
2 Years
Jan
Apr
Tuition fees
Domestic
5,005 GBP
International
16,700 GBP
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