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Graduate Entry Medicine: About the Course

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about the course

 

The University of Oxford a 4-year Graduate Entry Medicine programme (A101) for graduates in specific science degrees. The course leads to the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (BM BCh) and the final two years (Years 3 & 4) are shared with students on the 6-year undergraduate programme (A100).

These pages describe the 4-year course with written information about the standard course (A100) available separately.

 

Aims  & Features of the 4-year Graduate Entry Medicine Programme

Our aim is to produce excellent doctors who are broadly educated in science and clinical practice, and whose clinical practice is informed by their scientific approach to medicine.

The course aims to develop the skills that graduates have acquired in their first degree. Exploration and appraisal of clinical and scientific literature, and its application to clinical practice, will feature within the curriculum. The course fosters discussion-based learning in a small cohort.

  • Times Higher Education top ranked for Medicine and 2nd ranked in the QS 2024 World University Rankings.
  • The course places an emphasis on academic and scientific aspects of medicine, with small cohort based sessions. 
  • Early, integrated clinical teaching: in the first year this is shared equally between hospitals and general practice, providing students with experience across a wide area of medicine from the outset.
  • Opportunity for students to pursue areas of personal interest through the Academic Special Interest Project and the Longitudinal Patient Case. 
  • In addition to the teaching on the course, the college system provides weekly teaching from a college  tutor (usually in groups of 2-4) in the early years. College tutors also provide strong pastoral support throughout the course.
  • High level of support and welfare from staff, with a high commitment to student success. 
  • Collaborative and community approach with students encouraged to independently follow areas of interest.
  • Highly responsive to student feedback.

This may be the right course for you, if you have a strong academic record, are interested in the scientific basis of medical practice, and enjoy opportunities to pursue some areas of further study independently.


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