Inflammatory and Musculoskeletal Disease
Course code: R29_1
Funded by the Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research, OxKen supports medical students pursuing DPhils in the Medical Sciences Division, focusing on musculoskeletal disease, inflammation, and immunology.
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Medical students currently at Oxford should have successfully completed the Pre-clinical Course.
Applicants currently undertaking a primary medical qualification (e.g. MBBS, MBChB or equivalent) outside Oxford must provide evidence of successful completion of at least the first two years of their medical degree at the time of entry, along with academic achievement equivalent to an upper second-class or first-class honours degree.
Our research themes, relating to musculoskeletal disease, are as follows:
- Basic mechanisms of inflammation
- Inflammatory and rheumatic disease
- Pain
- Clinical trials
- Epidemiology, computational and data science
- Tissue engineering and remodelling
Students will be hosted in Medical Sciences Division Doctoral Training Centre (MSDTC). Students will also join the Oxford University Clinical Academic Graduate School (OUCAGS) and receive mentorship and buddy support for the full duration of their research and clinical training.