72 monthsProgramme duration
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine
Degree
MBChB
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Our six-year Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) degree programme equips you with the knowledge, understanding and skills you need to become a Foundation Year 1 doctor.
Medicine at Edinburgh offers a modern, innovative curriculum designed to prepare you for contemporary medical practice. Our aim is for you to graduate as a competent, ethical and reflective doctor, with the care of patients as your first concern.
As a graduate from Edinburgh Medical School, you will:
- be an excellent communicator and team player
- be prepared for complex and uncertain situations
- have the care of patients as your first concern
- be equipped for ongoing personal development
- be trained for high personal achievement and leadership
You will also have a deep understanding of medical research and evidence-based medicine. This will be useful whatever career path you follow. You will be especially well-equipped to pursue an academic career in medicine, where ongoing practical involvement in research as a physician-scientist is paramount.
Time commitment
The MBChB programme is a full-time degree. You will spend all of your time studying on campus or on placement in Edinburgh and across Scotland. You will have minimal time for other commitments such as part-time employment.
Programme benefits
- We are the only Scottish institution to offer a six-year MBChB programme, which includes a full year of research-based study in Year 3.
- You will receive clinical training throughout your studies. This comprises placements in the city’s teaching hospitals and other regional sites mainly across the south of Scotland, in general practices in south-east Scotland, and in our state-of-the-art clinical skills and simulation suites.
- Our programme includes an academic year of research-based study in a biomedical or related subject of your choosing. This means you will graduate with two qualifications, a BMedSci (Hons) and an MBChB. In addition to your clinical studies, you will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in laboratory-based scientific research.
- Edinburgh Medical School has been leading medical education, training and research for more than 300 years. Pioneers studied here, including the creator of anaesthesia, James Young Simpson, and Joseph Lister, who discovered antiseptic.
- In recent years, we have led major medical innovations in:
* stem cell research
* cancer
* immunity
* many other fields
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine
Degree
MBChB
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Our six-year Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) degree programme equips you with the knowledge, understanding and skills you need to become a Foundation Year 1 doctor.
Medicine at Edinburgh offers a modern, innovative curriculum designed to prepare you for contemporary medical practice. Our aim is for you to graduate as a competent, ethical and reflective doctor, with the care of patients as your first concern.
As a graduate from Edinburgh Medical School, you will:
- be an excellent communicator and team player
- be prepared for complex and uncertain situations
- have the care of patients as your first concern
- be equipped for ongoing personal development
- be trained for high personal achievement and leadership
You will also have a deep understanding of medical research and evidence-based medicine. This will be useful whatever career path you follow. You will be especially well-equipped to pursue an academic career in medicine, where ongoing practical involvement in research as a physician-scientist is paramount.
Time commitment
The MBChB programme is a full-time degree. You will spend all of your time studying on campus or on placement in Edinburgh and across Scotland. You will have minimal time for other commitments such as part-time employment.
Programme benefits
- We are the only Scottish institution to offer a six-year MBChB programme, which includes a full year of research-based study in Year 3.
- You will receive clinical training throughout your studies. This comprises placements in the city’s teaching hospitals and other regional sites mainly across the south of Scotland, in general practices in south-east Scotland, and in our state-of-the-art clinical skills and simulation suites.
- Our programme includes an academic year of research-based study in a biomedical or related subject of your choosing. This means you will graduate with two qualifications, a BMedSci (Hons) and an MBChB. In addition to your clinical studies, you will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in laboratory-based scientific research.
- Edinburgh Medical School has been leading medical education, training and research for more than 300 years. Pioneers studied here, including the creator of anaesthesia, James Young Simpson, and Joseph Lister, who discovered antiseptic.
- In recent years, we have led major medical innovations in:
* stem cell research
* cancer
* immunity
* many other fields
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