City & Islington College

Course Details

Access To Medicine & Medical Bio Sciences

Course Description

All students follow the same modules based on the Rules of Combination allowed by the awarding body. Some of the units are Mandatory. Optional units are located in Modules which include Human Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Physics, Study Skills, Maths and Statistics, IT, Medical Sciences, and Psychology. Students wishing to study Medicine (including Dentistry) and some Pharmacy applicants may complete an additional AS level in Chemistry. Students accepted for the course are advised to continue with work experience, by finding relevant work placements in clinics, surgeries or residential homes etc before starting the course.

Course Duration

NumberDuration
1year

Career outcomes

The course provides a pathway onto a variety of Higher Education degree courses at Universities around the country. These include Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy. Common subjects taken up at University after completion of the Access course include Optometry, Physiotherapy, Radiography, Podiatry, Nutrition and Dietetics, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Science. Other subject areas progressed into include Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dental Hygiene & Dentristry, Herbal Medicine, Osteopathy, Psychology, Biological Science, Biochemistry, Genetics, Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedical Science. Applicants have been very successful at progressing onto heavily over-subscribed degree courses. Physiotherapy students have gone to high profile colleges such as St Georges Medical School, Pharmacy students have gone to the University of London, School of Pharmacy, and to Kings College, London and at least five medical schools have taken our Access students.




Access To Medicine & Medical Bio Sciences City & Islington College