The six-year course begins with a pre-medical year that leads in to Medicine A100. This gives students with a non-scientific background the necessary basic scientific knowledge to read for the MBChB degree. It prepares you for entry to the five-year course and is based at our partner Sheffield College. During the pre-medical year you'll visit local hospitals to learn the clinical relevance of the science you are studying. Structure of the MBChB Programme: Phase 1: September year one to May year two. Introduction to Medical Studies and Medical Sciences, and Introductory Clinical Competencies Systems-based learning and teaching (Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal and Liver, Musculoskeletal, Skin, Nervous, Genitourinary, Endocrine, Reproductive, Haematology, Immunology), Integrated Clinical Demonstrations, Intensive Clinical Experience, Research Project, Medicine and Society, Student Selected Components (SSCs) and Integrated Learning Activities (ILAs) Phase 2: June year two to December year two. Basic Clinical Competencies, Clinical Team attachments, SSCs, Medical Sciences and ILAs Phase 3: January year three to December year four. Extended Clinical Competencies, Child Health, Women's Health, Psychiatry, Care of Older People, Neurology, Acute and Critical Care, General Clinical Care, Community Health, Public Health, Palliative Care, Speciality Attachments, Medical Audit, SSCs, ILAs, Medical Sciences Phase 4: January to June year five. Advanced Clinical Competencies, First Year Foundation doctor preparation, Clinical Team attachments, shadowing Graduation is in July of year five. Your year as a Foundation Year 1 doctor begins in August, during which you remain under the supervision of the relevant Postgraduate Deanery. Following successful completion of this year you'll be fully registered with the General Medical Council. Graduate entry: There is no age restriction for entry to the course. However, students should be of an age where they are able to commit to the medical profession and NHS for a number of years. Pre-admission test: We are a founding member of UKCAT, a consortium of medical schools across the country that has developed a pre-admission test for entry to study medicine. The test is used as an additional tool for selection for interview. Visit the Medical School web pages for further information:

After graduating, you become a Foundation Year 1 doctor, working primarily in hospitals to consolidate your knowledge. This is followed by a further Foundation Year. These two years give a structured and comprehensive continuation of undergraduate studies and lead on to speciality training. You might choose to become a GP or train to become a hospital consultant. Some graduates become academic teachers of medicine or go into research. Others join the pharmaceutical industry or become managers in the health service. Whatever route you follow, the undergraduate course prepares you for the lifelong learning needed in medicine. Graduates can provisionally register with the GMC. This gives you a licence to practise, providing you meet all of the GMC's Fitness to Practise guidelines.