MD (Doctor of Medicine) 72 months PHD Programme By University of Cambridge |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

72 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

9,858 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

31 Jan, 2024Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

MD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The MD degree – on a par academically with the PhD – is aimed at medically-qualified clinicians working in Cambridge who hold suitable research appointments within Cambridge University Health Partners (CUHP, i.e. the University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, and Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust).
Research projects, allied to the area in which the candidate is currently employed, can be undertaken across the whole spectrum of medical science from basic biology to clinical therapies and should relate to the science, art, or history of medicine. All applicants must be employed by a CUHP institution at the time of their application and have sufficient dedicated research time (at least two years full-time, or the part-time equivalent) permitted by their employer to enable the completion of their proposed research.
Applicants are asked to submit a detailed research proposal with their application. If accepted, a University supervisor will be appointed and the candidate will be expected to work on the project part-time (usually alongside their clinical commitments within CUHP), and to submit their thesis within a maximum of six years. Like the PhD, the MD is examined by thesis and viva. As registered part-time students of the University, MD candidates will have access to a wide range of library and computing facilities, as well as the social and pastoral resources in their Colleges.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

MD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The MD degree – on a par academically with the PhD – is aimed at medically-qualified clinicians working in Cambridge who hold suitable research appointments within Cambridge University Health Partners (CUHP, i.e. the University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, and Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust).
Research projects, allied to the area in which the candidate is currently employed, can be undertaken across the whole spectrum of medical science from basic biology to clinical therapies and should relate to the science, art, or history of medicine. All applicants must be employed by a CUHP institution at the time of their application and have sufficient dedicated research time (at least two years full-time, or the part-time equivalent) permitted by their employer to enable the completion of their proposed research.
Applicants are asked to submit a detailed research proposal with their application. If accepted, a University supervisor will be appointed and the candidate will be expected to work on the project part-time (usually alongside their clinical commitments within CUHP), and to submit their thesis within a maximum of six years. Like the PhD, the MD is examined by thesis and viva. As registered part-time students of the University, MD candidates will have access to a wide range of library and computing facilities, as well as the social and pastoral resources in their Colleges.

Admission Requirements

193+
100+
7+

Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK Medical Degree.


The medical degree must give entitlement to provisional or full registration with the UK General Medical Council.


Applicants must also hold an appropriate contract of employment with a member institution of Cambridge University Health Partners, which normally allows for a minimum of two-years' full-time research (or part-time equivalent), plus time to write up the thesis. Applicants are expected to be at ST1 grade or above.

31 Jan 2024
6 Years
Oct

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic
9,858 GBP
International
9,858 GBP

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