Medicine and Surgery with a Gateway Year MBChB

Main campus, Lancaster,, United Kingdom

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# 301-350QS Subject Rankings

72 monthsProgram duration

47,120 GBPTuition Fee/year

YesScholarships

Program overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

MBChB

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Lancaster Medical School is part of Lancaster University – a high-ranking, forward-looking university. We have been training medics since 2006, initially in collaboration with the University of Liverpool and independently since 2012.

We are proud to remain one of the UK’s smaller medical schools, even after the recent increase in the number of MBChB places available. Our size allows us to offer you a student-focused learning environment within a highly supportive community.

Being a medical student can present many challenges, both academic and personal. We have a comprehensive network of formal and informal mechanisms in place to provide support and guidance, to help you cope with the transition to university, and throughout your clinical training.

Medicine and Surgery with a Gateway Year is a pathway into Medicine for UK students who, for a number of restricted reasons, may be disadvantaged applying to our 5-year MBChB Medicine and Surgery programme. Please check the Lancaster Medical school website for details. It provides an intensive one year grounding in the medical sciences and will prepare you to enter Year One of our standard MBChB Medicine and Surgery degree programme.

The following describes the content of the 5-year MBChB Medicine and Surgery programme that you would progress onto pending satisfactory completion of the Gateway Year.

Our MBChB is delivered through problem-based learning, lectures and clinical anatomy teaching. Problem-based learning is a form of small group learning. In groups of usually 7 or 8, you will explore realistic patient-based scenarios that resemble the clinical situations you may face in the future as a doctor. Your group will identify what you need to learn in relation to the scenario, and then you will independently research the topics, drawing on resource lists, seeking information and critically appraising its worth. An experienced tutor facilitates group discussions and feedback meetings to ensure that you learn the appropriate breadth and depth of material. In later years, in some instances, you will use real patients as a stimulus for your learning in place of written scenarios, but using the same problem-based learning process. Problem-based learning is an excellent method of developing and applying your medical knowledge, preparing you for your first day as a junior doctor and beyond.

In year one, you will learn in small group sessions with a GP tutor about the fundamental principles of GP care and how care in the community is delivered. There are also facilitated discussions on real patient consultations. In year two, you will spend up to two days a week on hospital placement; you will also engage in a variety of community-related activities. Early patient contact allows you to practise your history-taking and examination skills, whilst providing a real-life context for your learning.

In years three to five, the majority of your time will be spent on clinical placements, rotating through a variety of hospital and community settings to gain experience of different specialities. Your clinical placements will be in the acute hospitals and primary care settings of north and east Lancashire, and south Cumbria.

A modern medical school, Lancaster utilises new technologies in its anatomy teaching, including Anatomage tables for virtual dissection. The School’s Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre has also invested significantly in ultrasound teaching, enabling you to learn anatomy, ultrasonography and clinical interpretation together.

During your clinical skills training, you will learn the practical procedures and examinations required for clinical practice. In year one, clinical skills training takes place in the Clinical Skills Centre at Lancaster University. In years two to five, you will learn to perform clinical skills on patients whilst on clinical placements, supervised by senior medical staff.

Doctors need to be able to communicate effectively with patients and their families in difficult times, to be their advocate and help inform their choices. In year one, you will study the evidence base around effective communication and start to develop your communication skills in a safe environment, through interaction with simulated patients (actors). From year two onwards, you will develop your communication skills further through interaction with real patients in hospitals and GP practices.

In addition to the core curriculum, you’ll have the opportunity to pursue your own areas of interest in more depth through Selectives in Advanced Medical Practice and coursework assignments. You can also choose to study abroad during your Elective or take a year out from the course (between years 4 and 5) to study a medicine-related topic at BSc, MSc or MPhil level.

Program overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

MBChB

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

PTE Academic

70+

IELTS

International Baccalaureate

30+

The BMAT (Biomedical Admissions Test) is still being used for 2024 entry, but from 2025 Lancaster Medical School will be using UCAT (The University Clinical Aptitude Test) as part of our application process - see www.ucat.ac.uk for more information. UCAT must be taken for applicants to be eligible for consideration.

Program Duration

6 Years

Starting Month(s)

Oct

Tuition fee and scholarships

Tuition Fee
Scholarships

Domestic Students

Tuition Fee/year

9,250 GBP

Tuition Fee (Out of State)

International Students

Tuition Fee/year

47,120 GBP

Other Expenses

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Medicine and Surgery with a Gateway Year MBChB

Main campus, Lancaster,, United Kingdom

# 301-350QS Subject Rankings

72 monthsProgram duration

47,120 GBPTuition Fee/year

YesScholarships

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Study Mode

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