Medicine Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - BMBCh
Course Overview - Medicine Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - BMBCh
Throughout your studies, you’ll be based at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, which will give you access to clinical areas from day one and develop your understanding of how modern healthcare operates.
With around 160 students in each academic year, the size and structure of our medical school helps you get to know your peers and the academics and clinicians teaching you. You'll feel part of our community from the start - especially as you'll be interacting with real patients from early in the course.
The curriculum starts with an eight-week foundation block which explor...
Throughout your studies, you’ll be based at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, which will give you access to clinical areas from day one and develop your understanding of how modern healthcare operates.
With around 160 students in each academic year, the size and structure of our medical school helps you get to know your peers and the academics and clinicians teaching you. You'll feel part of our community from the start - especially as you'll be interacting with real patients from early in the course.
The curriculum starts with an eight-week foundation block which explores the fundamental science that underpins the field of medicine – this will help you start to think like a doctor and begin clinical problem-solving.
Our spiral curriculum helps you build on knowledge in relevant areas year-on-year – you won’t be expected to learn everything in one block and then remember it forever. We’ll revisit topics to help your knowledge become second nature.
For the first three years, you’ll learn about body systems, examining normal and abnormal function before exploring clinical cases. You'll also learn anatomy by dissection. We use Thiel-embalmed cadavers which retain life-like tissue quality. This experience is as close to examining the anatomy of a living person as possible, and will give you an experience and understanding that no other medical school in the UK can offer.
After your pre-clinical years, you’ll have the option to intercalate and gain a BMSc in a range of subjects, but whether you decide to do this or not, in Levels 4 and 5, you move into clinical training. This is a series of placements that will give you a well-rounded experience in a number of clinical areas, and enable you to put your training into practice at the point of care for real patients in real healthcare settings.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
5 Years
Start Date
2027-09-20
Campus
Main Site
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Course Code
A16-B86
Institution Code
D65
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
A level
to include either Chemistry or Biology and another science (Mathematics is an acceptable science). The third subject can be your own choice; we have no preference. These results should be obtained at one sitting and at the first attempt at A-Level examinations, two years after GCSE. We also require Biology and Chemistry at grade 7/A at GCSE. If not studied at A-level (A2), we also require Mathematics and English at grade 6/B at GCSE. Achievement at GCSE and AS level will also be taken into account. General Studies at A-Level is not accepted.
UCAS Tariff
Not accepted
Scottish Higher
To be achieved at the same sitting of Highers, to include either Chemistry or Biology and another science (Mathematics is an acceptable science). The other three Highers can be your own choice and this choice of subjects will not influence the assessment. We also require Biology and Chemistry at grade A at National 5. If not studied at Higher, we also require Mathematics and English at grade B at National 5. Standard offers offers may be conditional, based on two Advanced Highers taken in 6th year, at BB grades. Candidates who have completed S6 and have not attained the 6th year entry requirements are unlikely to be considered. With the exception of final year students, who are seeking entry to our course via the graduate route, we are unable to consider applications from current undergraduate students. Where candidates indicate that they are undertaking a ‘gap year’ we may request additional information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
6, 6, 6 at Higher level to include either Chemistry or Biology and another science at Higher Level (Mathematics is an acceptable science). Plus, three subjects at Standard Level with an average of grade 6, to include Biology and Chemistry at least to Standard level 6. Applicants are advised to supply previously certified grades from nationally recognised exams if their application is to be competitive.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Not accepted
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Three Higher Level subjects at Grade H1 including either Chemistry or Biology and another science (Mathematics is an acceptable science) and three Higher level subjects at Grade H2. We also require Biology and Chemistry at Distinction in the Irish Junior Certificate/JCPA. If not studied at Higher we also require English and Mathematics at Higher Merit in the Irish Junior Certificate/JCPA.
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| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, International, Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands, EU | £0 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
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