Medicine (Graduate Entry) MBBS MB BS

Open to graduates from a wide range of science and non-science backgrounds, our graduate entry programme offers a fast-track route which condenses the first stage of a conventional medical degree, so you achieve the qualification in four rather than five years.<br/><br/>Clinically focused and patient-centered, it will equip you with essential knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes to practice medicine competently and professionally. Your hands-on learning starts with practical classes in our pathology labs, anatomy and dissection rooms, alongside GP and community visits. Over the course of your studies you’ll participate in a comprehensive series of clinical placements in medicine, surgery, general practice, senior health, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, psychiatry and diagnostics such as radiology, as well as other specialties.<br/><br/>On successful completion, you’ll be granted the primary medical qualification – Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) – eligible to register with the General Medical Council (GMC) and begin its Foundation Programme. <br/><br/>**Course highlights**<br/><br/><br/>- Contact with patients and clinical placements begins in your first year and over subsequent years, spanning the full range of disciplines.<br/><br/><br/>- Specialist facilities include our state-of-the-art laboratories, pathology museum and an advanced patient simulation centre, which enables you to learn clinical skills and practice techniques in a safe environment.<br/><br/><br/>- On graduation, you will be eligible to apply for provisional registration with the GMC and license to practice in approved Foundation Year 1 posts.<br/><br/><br/>**About St George’s, University of London**<br/><br/>Established in 1752, St George’s is the UK’s specialist health university and is dedicated to medical and health sciences education, training and research. We share our site with a major London teaching hospital, which is both on the clinical frontline for a diverse local community and a centre of excellence for specialist conditions. At St Georges, you’ll study in a clinical setting with like-minded individuals working across a variety of healthcare professions.<br/><br/>St George’s has enjoyed an outstanding track record of research and innovation in infectious disease ever since the ‘father of vaccinology’ and St Georges alumnus, Edward Jenner, created the world’s first vaccine (against smallpox). Recent research has included a focus on tuberculosis, malaria, HIV in low and middle-income countries and Covid-19.