Medicine, MBBS

Course summary

Clinically focused and patient-centred, our five-year undergraduate degree 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.On successful completion, you’ll be granted the primary medical qualification – Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) – and be eligible to register with the General Medical Council (GMC) and begin its Foundation Programme. Course highlights

• Contact with patients and clinical placements begins in your first year and over subsequent years, spanning the full range of disciplines.

• Specialist facilities include state-of-the-art laboratories, a pathology museum and an advanced patient simulation centre, which enables you to learn clinical skills and practice techniques in a safe environment.

• On graduation, you will be eligible to apply for provisional registration with the GMC and license to practice in approved Foundation Year 1 posts.

• Competitive opportunity to intercalate at St George’s or at an alternative institution, spending an additional year of study on top of your degree to obtain an iBSc in a variety of related subjects.

About St George’s, University of LondonEstablished 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 George's, you’ll study in a clinical setting with like-minded individuals working across a variety of healthcare professions.St George’s has enjoyed an outstanding track record of research and innovation in infectious disease ever since the ‘father of vaccinology’ and St George's 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.

Modules

You can find extensive information about the modules you can expect to study on this course on our website: https://www.sgul.ac.uk/study/courses/medicine#modules

Assessment method

You can find detailed information about assessment methods for this course on our website: https://www.sgul.ac.uk/study/courses/medicine#study

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• General Medical Council

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You can find extensive information about the modules you can expect to study on this course on our website: https://www.sgul.ac.uk/study/courses/medicine#modules