Teaching methods
- Anatomy sessions
- Case-based learning
- Clinical skills sessions
- eLearning
- Full-body dissection
- Lab sessions
- Lectures
- Placements
- Practical classes
- Self-study
- Seminars
- Small group learning
- Tutorials
Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK, Medical School Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
Qualification | Entry Requirements | Start Date | UCAS code | Duration | Fees |
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BMedSci and BMBS | BBC | September 2024 | A108 | 6 years full-time | £9,250 per year |
Qualification | Entry Requirements | Start Date | UCAS code | Duration | Fees |
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BMedSci and BMBS | BBC | September 2024 | A108 | 6 years full-time | £9,250 per year |
This course is accredited by the General Medical Council (GMC). Upon graduation, you will be able to register provisionally with the GMC and begin the UK Foundation Programme.
28 (5, 5, 5 at Higher Level including Biology and Chemistry, excluding core component) and GCSE requirements (or equivalent)
We’ll accept either of the Maths qualifications for the IB at standard level (SL) or higher level (HL).
We don’t score the IB and we don’t require predicted IB grades as part of the selection process. However, you’ll still need to achieve the IB grades required to meet your offer.
If English is not your first language, you’ll need to have proof of your fluency in English with one of the following:
BBC: must include a B in both biology (or human biology) and chemistry
A pass is required in science practical tests, where these are assessed separately. We do not accept A Level resits for this course. Please see below for full details.
A minimum of five GCSEs at Level 6 (B). This must include:
We do not accept GCSE resists. Please visit our undergraduate selection process page for full details.
All candidates are considered on an individual basis and we accept a broad range of qualifications. The entrance requirements below apply to 2024 entry.
This course is only open to students who are living in the UK and have UK home status, indefinite leave to remain or refugee status (with a letter from the home office as evidence) at the time you make your application.
You must also meet the following criteria:
You cannot apply for both this course and the five-year (A100) Medicine BMedSci and BMBS course.
You should apply for Medicine BMedSci and BMBS (A100) course if you:
This course is only open to Home students.
Applicants are usually expected to complete regular work experience when applying for medicine. This can be:
Please note, we are not expecting any work experience to have taken place or be ongoing after March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Your application for 2024 entry will not be negatively affected if you’ve been unable to complete any work experience you had planned. We will however be looking for knowledge of the profession and an understanding of the scope of the role and we may ask about this during your interview.
If possible we'd advise that you speak to someone working in the NHS to ensure you are making an informed choice about your career in medicine.
We expect you to demonstrate a commitment to caring for people and a realistic idea of what working as a doctor entails.
Any students considering a gap year should use their time constructively either by working or further preparing yourself for a future career in medicine.
BBC: must include a B in both biology (or human biology) and chemistry
A pass is required in science practical tests, where these are assessed separately. We do not accept A Level resits for this course. Please see below for full details.
A minimum of five GCSEs at Level 6 (B). This must include:
We do not accept GCSE resists. Please visit our undergraduate selection process page for full details.
28 (5, 5, 5 at Higher Level including Biology and Chemistry, excluding core component) and GCSE requirements (or equivalent)
We’ll accept either of the Maths qualifications for the IB at standard level (SL) or higher level (HL).
We don’t score the IB and we don’t require predicted IB grades as part of the selection process. However, you’ll still need to achieve the IB grades required to meet your offer.
All candidates are considered on an individual basis and we accept a broad range of qualifications. The entrance requirements below apply to 2024 entry.
This course is only open to students who are living in the UK and have UK home status, indefinite leave to remain or refugee status (with a letter from the home office as evidence) at the time you make your application.
You must also meet the following criteria:
You cannot apply for both this course and the five-year (A100) Medicine BMedSci and BMBS course.
You should apply for Medicine BMedSci and BMBS (A100) course if you:
Predicted A level grades, A levels, AS levels, or equivalent are not scored as part of the selection process. However, any offers made will be conditional on meeting the A level grades or equivalent required to meet the academic conditions of any offers. Please visit our undergraduate selection process page to read more about our selection process.
BBC: must include a B in both biology (or human biology) and chemistry.
A pass is required in science practical tests, where these are assessed separately. We do not accept citizenship studies, critical thinking, general studies, or global perspectives.
We do not accept A Level resits for this course.
28 (5, 5, 5 at Higher Level including Biology and Chemistry, excluding core component) and GCSE requirements (or equivalent)
We’ll accept either of the Maths qualifications for the IB at standard level (SL) or higher level (HL).
We don’t score the IB and we don’t require predicted IB grades as part of the selection process. However, you’ll still need to achieve the IB grades required to meet your offer.
You must meet the minimum GCSE requirements and undertake the UCAT in the same year you are applying to study medicine. Full details can be found on our undergraduate selection webpage.
Competition for places information can be found on our applying to Nottingham webpage.
If your home country is not the UK, but you moved to the UK (with indefinite leave to remain) after 1 September 2019, from an international country where you were not studying the full curriculum (i.e. all subjects) in the English language then we may accept one of the alternative qualifications.
Please contact us to find out if we accept your alternative qualification.
At the University of Nottingham, we have a valuable community of mature students and we appreciate their contribution to the wider student population. You can find lots of useful information on the mature students webpage.
Applicants are usually expected to complete regular work experience when applying for medicine. This can be:
Please note, we are not expecting any work experience to have taken place or be ongoing after March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Your application for 2024 entry will not be negatively affected if you’ve been unable to complete any work experience you had planned. We will however be looking for knowledge of the profession and an understanding of the scope of the role and we may ask about this during your interview.
If possible we'd advise that you speak to someone working in the NHS to ensure you are making an informed choice about your career in medicine.
We expect you to demonstrate a commitment to caring for people and a realistic idea of what working as a doctor entails.
Any students considering a gap year should use their time constructively either by working or further preparing yourself for a future career in medicine.
You're given a six-week elective placement at the end of your final year which you can usually spend abroad. Elective placement destinations will depend on location restrictions (such as Covid-19, climate-related disasters, etc).
The course includes 15 main placements over the clinical phase, with each lasting up to six weeks. There are also 10 weeks of student selected modules and a six-week elective placement.
You'll experience a range of settings including medical, surgical, speciality skills, mental health and community-based medicine. Placements are located within four large NHS trusts in the region, as well as with general practices.
Placements can take place in:
Find out more about where clinical placements take place.
Study Abroad and the Year in Industry are subject to students meeting minimum academic requirements. Opportunities may change at any time for a number of reasons, including curriculum developments, changes to arrangements with partner universities, travel restrictions or other circumstances outside of the university’s control. Every effort will be made to update information as quickly as possible should a change occur.
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As a student on this course, you should factor some additional costs into your budget, alongside your tuition fees and living expenses such as travel and accommodation.
You may need to buy some smart clothes to wear for clinical work settings.
You should be able to access the books and resources you need for the course through our libraries, however you may wish to purchase your own copies or get specific books which may cost up to £80 each.
In the final year of your course, students who live in the UK are eligible for NHS bursary funding (with some exceptions) which can help cover living costs and tuition fees.
Find out more about the NHS Bursary.
Home students*
Over one third of our UK students receive our means-tested core bursary, worth up to £1,000 a year. Full details can be found on our financial support pages.
* A 'home' student is one who meets certain UK residence criteria. These are the same criteria as apply to eligibility for home funding from Student Finance.
For full details including fees for part-time students and reduced fees during your time studying abroad or on placement (where applicable), see our fees page.
This course is only open to Home students.
Please note: Some of the modules listed below are under review and we expect some changes to their content and/or structure. We will publish the revised module details as soon as possible. If you wish to apply to study on the foundation year for medicine, please check this page before you apply to ensure you have the most up to date information.
In addition, please note that the course to which you will progress if you successfully complete the foundation year, (Medicine BMedSci and BMBS - A100), is currently under review and we expect some changes for the 2025/26 academic year. These changes will be confirmed in early 2024, and we will update the course details on our website as soon as possible.
Our Medicine with a Foundation BMedSci and BMBS course enables those who may not meet the grades for our five-year medicine course the opportunity to gain the skills they need to succeed in medicine and begin their journey to becoming a doctor.
Please note: Some of the modules listed below are under review and we expect some changes to their content and/or structure. We will publish the revised module details as soon as possible. If you wish to apply to study on the foundation year for medicine, please check this page before you apply to ensure you have the most up to date information.
In addition, please note that the course to which you will progress if you successfully complete the foundation year, (Medicine BMedSci and BMBS - A100), is currently under review and we expect some changes for the 2025/26 academic year. These changes will be confirmed in early 2024, and we will update the course details on our website as soon as possible.
Our Medicine with a Foundation BMedSci and BMBS course enables those who may not meet the grades for our five-year medicine course the opportunity to gain the skills they need to succeed in medicine and begin their journey to becoming a doctor.
Foundation Year
You’ll spend your first year as a medical student at the Derby Medical School. You’ll build your knowledge and confidence in medical sciences, along with the intellectual, professional and practical skills required to succeed on the five-year medicine course. You’ll learn in purpose-built facilities and be part of a small group of students, allowing you to develop relationships with your year group. Upon successful completion of your end of year exams, you’ll transition onto the five-year medicine course.
The early years
During years two to four, you’ll develop an understanding of the scientific and professional basics of medicine. You'll be taught subjects based on clinically relevant topics and patient examples. Areas of study include, but are not limited to: respiratory, cardiovascular, cancer, musculoskeletal systems, gastrointestinal medicine, renal, endocrine, reproduction, and Central Nervous System. From year one, topics studied in lectures, seminars, clinical skills, and anatomy suites are supplemented by patient interactions in hospitals or primary care settings. This part culminates in a research project and will see you graduate with a BMedSci degree after year three.
You'll be taught by experienced clinicians and tutors, research a topic from a broad range of specialisms and benefit from being part of our Medical School, based at one of the UK’s busiest hospitals – the Queen’s Medical Centre. Located just across the road from University Park Campus, meaning you’ll not only be part of our Medical School but also university life. From your first year, you can take part in our student-led society, MedSoc. They organise various events throughout the year, including a musical, and provide you with additional support, for example, peer mentoring.The clinical phase.
During the final two years of your course, you’ll undertake a series of immersive placements at hospitals and GP surgeries. You’ll cover a range of specialities and experience medicine in different care settings, giving you a broad understanding and experience of how differently the NHS functions and cares for patients. This part will see you graduate with a BMBS, enabling you to work as a doctor on the UK Foundation Programme after you graduate.
At Nottingham, you'll gain the clinical knowledge and skills, confidence and problem-solving skills you need for a successful career in medicine.
Application process
We understand that applying to study medicine can be complex. Please visit our applying to medicine guide for full information.
Medicine with a Foundation Year at the Lincoln Medical School (A18L)
You can also choose to study this course at the Lincoln Medical School. If you apply for both foundation courses, you’ll only need to be interviewed once. It is possible to get offers from both, or one or the other. Please note, you cannot apply for both this course and the five-year Medicine BMedSci and BMBS (A100) or Medicine at Lincoln BMedSci and BMBS (A10L) course.
Mandatory
Year 1
Human Genetics
Mandatory
Year 1
Cells and Tissues
Mandatory
Year 1
Biological Molecules
Mandatory
Year 1
Professional and Communication Skills
Mandatory
Year 1
Body Structure
Mandatory
Year 1
Biochemical Processes
Mandatory
Year 1
Body Processes
Mandatory
Year 1
Introduction to Microbiology
Mandatory
Year 2
Biomedical Skills 1
Mandatory
Year 2
Integrated Medicine 1
Mandatory
Year 2
Medicine 1
Mandatory
Year 2
Medicine 2
Mandatory
Year 3
Biomedical Skills 2
Mandatory
Year 3
Clinical Medicine
Mandatory
Year 3
Integrated Medicine 2
Mandatory
Year 3
Medicine 3
Mandatory
Year 3
Medicine 4
Optional
Year 3
Complementary and Alternative Medicines
Optional
Year 3
Defects in Development
Optional
Year 3
Hearing Healthcare: From bench to bedside and back again
Optional
Year 3
History of Anatomy and Medicine
Optional
Year 3
Neuron Connectivity and Brain Function: From Development to Degeneration
Mandatory
Year 4
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Mandatory
Year 4
Early Primary Care
Mandatory
Year 4
Evidence Based Medicine
Mandatory
Year 4
Honours Year Project
Optional
Year 4
Anti-Cancer Therapies and Cardiovascular Disease
Optional
Year 4
Cancer
Optional
Year 4
GPCR polymorphisms, disease and personalised medicine
Optional
Year 4
Improving your Chances of Publication
Optional
Year 4
Innate Immunity and the Immunopathology of Inflammation
Optional
Year 4
The Molecular Pathology of Cancer
Optional
Year 4
Patient safety, human error and avoiding harm in healthcare
Optional
Year 4
Respiratory Medicine
Optional
Year 4
Scientific Basis of Clinical Reasoning (Group 1)
Optional
Year 4
Models and Approaches in Mental Illness
Optional
Year 4
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Mental Health Research
Optional
Year 4
Critical Thinking Skills in Epidemiology and Public Health
Optional
Year 4
Principles of Surgical Infection
Optional
Year 4
Developmental Neuroscience
Optional
Year 4
Clinical Applications of Current Neuroglia Research
Optional
Year 4
Malignant Haematology
Optional
Year 4
Clinical Renal Physiology and Therapeutics
Mandatory
Year 5
Preparation for Practice I
Mandatory
Year 5
Foundations for Practice
Mandatory
Year 5
Advanced Practice
The above is a sample of the typical modules we offer but is not intended to be construed and/or relied upon as a definitive list of the modules that will be available in any given year. Modules (including methods of assessment) may change or be updated, or modules may be cancelled, over the duration of the course due to a number of reasons such as curriculum developments or staffing changes. This content was last updated on Tuesday 23 May 2023.
This module considers aspects of medical genetics. You will consider many issues in genetics including genetic variation, inheritance, mutation, human karyotyping, dominance and co-dominance, cloning and gene therapy.
You will consider human inherited conditions such as cystic fibrosis, colour blindness, sickle-cell disease and others. For this module you’ll have a combination of taught classes, completion of workbooks and e-learning.
This module considers the particulars of cell and tissue biology. You will explore a number of topics including: prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structure and function, organelles, biological membranes, cell division, transport across membranes, and tissue types.
For this module you will have a blended mix of taught classes, laboratory practicals, independent study exercises and e-learning.
This module is concerned with biological molecules. The content covered in this module includes: water, carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, protein, nucleic acids, vitamins, and minerals.
For this module you will have a mix of taught classes, laboratory practicals, completion of workbooks, e-learning and self-directed learning.
This module begins to introduce the process of personal and professional development of future doctors by requiring regular reflection, action planning and documentation of their progress through the Foundation Year. It also comprises an introduction to the areas of basic communication and clinical skills and professionalism through exploring lifestyle factors and their influence on health, the NHS and topical medical and ethical issues, health psychology and health promotion. The module develops research and study skills, academic writing, building resilience, communication and counselling skills, clinical skills, record keeping and information governance.
This module is concerned with body structure. You will be introduced to anatomy, organs and organ systems including alimentary canal, blood vessels, brain and spinal cord, heart including changes that occur at birth, kidney, liver, and lungs. You’ll also be taught about the peripheral nerves, reproductive organs, and the skeleton and muscles. For this module you will have a blended mix of taught classes, completion of workbooks, e-learning and self-directed learning.
This module is concerned with biochemical processes. For this module you will consider proteins including primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure and function, enzyme structure, enzyme function and activity, DNA replication, protein synthesis, and cellular respiration. For this module you will have a combination of taught classes, laboratory practicals, completion of workbooks and e-learning.
This module is concerned with body processes. You will cover topics including: absorption, filtration and reabsorption in the body, chemical digestion, gaseous exchange, immune response such as the innate and acquired immunity, muscle contraction, and nerve impulses and how they are transmitted and their coordination. In this module you will have a combination of taught classes, laboratory practicals, completion of workbooks and e-learning.
This course will provide an introduction to basic microbiology. It will cover fundamental aspects of the structure, growth, replication and significance of major groups of microbes with emphasis on bacteria and viruses. Nutritional and physical requirements for growth, propagation and measurement of growth as well as procedures for killing microbes will be dealt with. Students will also be introduced to the topics of infectious disease and the significance of microbiology to industry. In practical sessions students will learn aseptic technique, routine light microscopy, basic skills in handling, growing, isolating and identifying bacteria, and general safe laboratory techniques.
This module provides students with the background to anatomy, radiology and imaging, coupled with a basic understanding of clinical measurements (biochemical, physiological, pharmacological and numerical) that will be essential for progress in clinical medicine.
This module enables development and assessment of the student’s capacity to integrate knowledge across all body systems to assess patient and symptom presentation permitting differential diagnosis.
The module will include understanding of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology as well as clinical testing and patient communication and treatment and will build upon knowledge and skills obtained from the case studies that overarch each week.
This module contributes to developing an understanding of the scientific and professional basis of medicine.
In particular, the module aims to develop knowledge and understanding of fundamental biochemical, physiological and anatomical concepts and their relation to disease processes.
The theme-based content will include:
You'll also be taught the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes required for the assessment and management of patients. As well as be introduced to the patient as a whole person. You'll be asked to consider challenging ethical scenarios and receive an introduction to ethical frameworks as well as considering issues such as information governance and confidentiality.
The module will provide you with some basic clinical skills and introduce them to theoretical and statistical approaches to understanding health. You'll also receive training in first aid for mental health. This is delivered by lectures, popular topics, directed reading, private study, workshops, e-learning, practical classes and hospital and general practice clinical visits to both primary and secondary care.
This module provides an introduction to the basic anatomy and physiology of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, cancer biology and the musculoskeletal system, together with fundamentals in haematology.
The module teaches physiological control mechanisms, the pathophysiology and pharmacological approaches to treating common disease states. It also aims to develop knowledge and understanding of cancer biology and the anatomy of the neck shoulder and upper limbs.
In terms of professional development and communication, health beliefs and culture and communicating with people who are distressed are taught as well as how to interpret and communicate risks and screening and diagnostic testing. Students will be introduced to the concept of randomized controlled trials.
This module is delivered by lectures, seminars, practical classes, podcasts, directed reading, private study, workshops and clinical visits.
This module provides students with further background to anatomy, radiology and imaging, coupled with a basic understanding of clinical measurements (biochemical, physiological, pharmacological and numerical) that will be essential for progress in clinical medicine.
This module contributes to further development of an understanding of the doctor as a professional. Students will be taught the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes required for the assessment and management of patients. Students will be introduced to the patient as a whole person.
They will be asked to consider challenging ethical scenarios and will be taught how to communicate sensitively and empathetically with different patients in various scenarios.
The module will provide students with some basic clinical skills (e.g. taking a patient history, assessing gastrointestinal function) and introduce them to theoretical and statistical approaches to understanding health.
This is delivered by lectures, popular topics, directed reading, private study, workshops, practical classes and hospital and general practice clinical visits to both primary and secondary care.
This module enables development and assessment of the student’s capacity to integrate knowledge across all body systems to assess patient and symptom presentation permitting differential diagnosis.
The module will include understanding of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology as well as clinical testing and patient communication and treatment and will build upon knowledge and skills obtained from the case studies that overarch each week.
This module aims to develop knowledge and understanding of fundamental biochemical, physiological, pharmacological and anatomical concepts and their relation to gastrointestinal disease processes, endocrine physiology, the reproductive system and the kidney.
The module will provide an introduction to the alimentary system, and important aspects of nutrition and metabolism.
In addition, endocrine system teaching will provide the knowledge base for management of disease. This module will include the non-reproductive endocrine system with particular attention on pituitary, adrenal, thyroid and pancreatic function. As the endocrine system is a key system involved in whole body homeostasis, principles of control and integration of metabolism will be re-visited.
The reproductive system will cover the male and female reproductive system and pregnancy with particular attention on function of the ovary and testes, endometrial, cervical epithelial and prostate gland changes, placental physiology, problems in pregnancy and hormonal control of the reproductive system.
Renal teaching will provide descriptions of the intrarenal circulation and its relation to tubular elements, the processes located to the proximal tubule, loop of Henle, distal tubule and collecting duct, and the integration of these systems in the control of extracellular fluid volume and osmolality (including hormonal mechanisms) and in acid-base balance.
Students will be continue their general practice clinical visits. They will also be taught the skills of history taking and examination for patients with abdominal/alimentary conditions and they will be taught how to clearly explain information to patients. They will also focus on patients with an endocrine condition and will be taught diversity in sexuality and how to challenge attitudes of prejudice. Students will examine eyes and ears using an otoscope and ophthalmoscope.
Students will revisit the concept of safety, considering foresight, hazard awareness and risk. Students will also be introduced to measures of disease frequency and its relevance in clinical medicine. Physical and psychological changes and health behaviours that occur during adolescence will be explored. They will also be introduced to the concepts of systems and basic quality improvement approaches in healthcare. Further epidemiological analysis and the basis of evidence-based medicine will be introduced.
Topic specific communication skills will be explored. Having previously considered why errors occur they will explore the steps and role of incident analysis in healthcare, including Duty of Candour. They will also explore the role of nontechnical skills in healthcare with a focus on teamwork, communication, decision making and situation monitoring.
Delivery will predominantly be via lectures, podcasts, workshops, anatomical dissection classes, clinical visits, e-microscope histology and directed private study.
This module provides an introduction to the basic anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and psychology of the central nervous system.
The module aims to develop knowledge of these fundamental principles within the context of relevant weekly themes. The theme-based content will begin with a focus on depression and anxiety.
Students will be provided with a general introduction to the relevant brain anatomy followed by an in depth examination of the system physiology and pharmacology. The depression and anxiety theme will include individual sessions on the limbic system, emotion and mood, and treatment strategies. Ultimately, this will provide the basis for understanding theme based functions and the production of behaviours.
Subsequent weekly themes include:
Content will be delivered through lectures, podcasts, and practical classes on brain dissection, clinical neurological demonstrations and plenary lectures. Furthermore, the module also continues to consider the themes of patient safety and human factors as well as continuing with their primary care visits. Students will be expected to engage in directed reading and private study.
To introduce the students to the issues surrounding the use of complementary and alternative medicines, including legal issues, safety issues, and interactions with drugs.
This module will help you develop your prescribing skills and understanding of therapeutics and treating infections to prepare you for the Clinical Phase.
This module covers the aspects of primary care for young patients.
The aim of this module is to introduce the concept of evidence based medicine and review in depth many of the research methodologies, which underpin this. This will include ethical issues in animal and human research studies.
During the evidence based medicine course students will be building on previous learning and acquiring knowledge, skills and attitudes that link to aspects of the Outcomes for Graduate specified by the GMC. They will learn about the design of biomedical studies of various kinds, and the collection, analysis and interpretation of data, how to search for scientific information and how to critique biomedical studies and research papers. They will develop an understanding of the ethical considerations in medical research and the principles of academic integrity.
Students will attend lectures and will be required to engage in private study, including the reading of scientific research papers.
It will be essential to demonstrate appropriate professional attitudes and behaviour.
In your chosen area for your research, you’ll spend year three working on your Honours Year project in which you will carry out your project to test the hypothesis formulated in the research methods module. The form of the project can vary and may be based on laboratory work, audit, patient studies or an extended literature review with proof of critical engagement. A submission of around 10,000 words is expected as your project write-up. A range of optional modules related to Research Project are shown below.
This module focuses on how cancer therapies have developed in recent years, and how the long-term cardiovascular effects of these treatments in cancer survivors should be considered.
Six lectures will cover: an introduction to cancer therapy, the role of VEGF in tumour angiogenesis, anti-VEGF cancer therapies, cardiovascular consequences of anti-cancer treatment, the role of alternative splicing and molecular targeting in cancer and future strategies for cancer therapy.
This module provides a clinical overview of cancer including:
This module aims to facilitate:
This will predominantly be within the home base and there is a requirement for students to carry out significant private study including reading advanced texts, review articles and research papers on specialist medical science topics.It will be essential to demonstrate appropriate professional attitudes and behaviour.
Gain a strong understanding of what makes a good clinical research publication.
You'll be taught how to critically appraise clinical research (including performing your own critical appraisal) and what to consider when writing an abstract (and assessed by writing your own abstract for a piece of clinical research). You'll also be directed on how to search for published research for practice and research purposes.
You will be build on previous learning and acquiring knowledge to extend and deepen your understanding of molecular and cellular aspects of innate immunity and gain knowledge and understanding of the mechanistic basis of inflammatory diseases.
This will also enable you to appreciate the development of novel forms of therapy for inflammatory diseases.
This module uses colorectal cancer as a paradigm of neoplastic disease and covers the molecular basis of cancer, the clinicopathological manifestation of disease and translational research.
This module considers:
The course focuses on the clinical knowledge and basic research approaches to investigate:
This is a group project-based module, which will see you and a small group of other medical students tackle a common clinical presentation. You'll work together to present symptom presentation, further clinical investigations, diagnosis and treatment. The aim of the module is to build your clinical reasoning skills.
The module will explore theoretical, research and clinical approaches to the understanding of theaetiology and treatment of common mental illness/disorders such as mood and anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. It will draw upon international as well as local research in these fields at the University of Nottingham.
You'll gain knowledge and understanding of the following in common mental health:
The module 'Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Mental Health Research' is designed so that students can acquire the concepts, skills and knowledge required to conduct and evaluate both qualitative and quantitative research in mental health and explore concepts and principles of psychiatry and applied psychology to enhance their evidence-based practice.
This module is intended to prepare students for interpreting the literature they will read as practising physicians.
This involves teaching them critical thinking skills and includes examination of three medical topics covered by the assigned papers.
These will include the following study designs:
Important issues in epidemiological research such as ethics and clinical constraints, case definition, research methods, power, bias and confounding and strength of evidence will be discussed, as relevant, for each paper.
Systematic reviews and national clinical guidelines will also be studied to understand the process of how these contribute to evidence based medicine. This will provide understanding of how individual research studies are brought together, evaluated for their quality. and combined to provide the recommendations and guidance that is used by healthcare professionals in practice.
The module includes the following topics:
This module will provide you with a conceptual framework relevant to embryonic, foetal, neonatal, childhood and adolescent growth and development. You’ll be introduced to the pervasive concept of human development as a programmed evolution in structure and function of the brain.
You’ll explore the need for development in human neuroscience with reference to brain embryology; pre-term birth, brain tumours; and epilepsies, and other current clinical research areas, from new-borns to teenagers.
The module will cover the following topics:
This module will provide an overview of normal haematopoiesis and current concepts in normal and cancer haematopoietic stem cell biology.
It will also:
Kidney disease is relatively common and its incidence is increasing because of the ageing population and increases in the incidence of obesity, diabetes mellitus and hypertension.
This module focuses on the pathology and treatment of kidney diseases. This will predominantly be within an overview of renal structure and function, the clinical features of, and diagnostic tools used in, kidney disease, the pathology,assessment and management of kidney diseases such as glomerular disease,vascular disease, nephrotic syndrome, and chronic kidney disease.
Topics to be covered include:
This module entails intensive work on self-awareness and communication skills. You will evaluate the development of their own self-awareness and communication skills within the framework of counselling professional development.
Emphasis will be placed on the need for continuous intrapersonal development and awareness of personal cultural conditioning for counsellor competence. This will be achieved in skills practice and group work tasks and discussions.
This phase provides students with the opportunity to acquire and develop professional knowledge, skills, values and behaviours through experiential learning in primary care settings, outpatient clinics, operating theatres, the emergency room and patients’ homes. This is combined with seminars and simulation-based learning.
This phase will comprise of an introductory week followed by five sets of six-week placements in medicine, surgery, specialty skills, mental health and community-based medicine.
Placements are integrated to allow students to maximise their learning in each setting. After two placements there will be a formative assessment week, and at the end of the five placements, students will have summative assessments. Students will progress to a 12-week block involving a two-week junior assistantship and 10 weeks of two or four-week Student Selected Modules (SSMs). Students will choose from a wide variety of SSMs from across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
his final phase of the course is divided into two components: Advanced Practice 1 and Advanced Practice 2.
This part of the course is intended to prepare students for the transition to working as a Foundation doctor and enable appropriate preparation for the GMC Medical Licensing Assessment.
Advanced Practice will consist of an introductory week followed by a series of clinical placements including a formative assessment mid-way through between Advanced Practice 1 and 2. Topics covered will include: Health Care of Later Life; Leadership and Management training; Intermediate Medicine including Rheumatology; Cancer and Palliative Care; Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Advanced Primary Care; Critical Illness; Advanced Medicine and Surgery. Upon completion of these clinical placements, a revision week will be held followed by the final summative examinations.
In your first year, you'll study all the important elements of biology and chemistry required for your studies throughout the rest of your course.
You'll cover key topics in professionalism and communication and have your learning set in a clinical context where appropriate.
You'll undertake learning in fundamental subjects including anatomy, microanatomy and microbiology.
This year is predominantly studied at the Derby Medical School at Royal Derby Hospital.
Your second year is the first year of the five-year Medicine BMedSci and BMBS course. You'll begin your degree by developing an understanding of the scientific and professional basis of medicine. You'll examine the major sciences underlying medicine: biochemistry, immunology, cell biology, physiology, pharmacology and genetics.
You'll then learn through a case-based approach, studying themes based on clinically relevant topics and patient examples, specifically respiratory, cardiovascular, cancer and the musculoskeletal system. This will all be linked with teaching in anatomy clinical skills and therapeutics.
There is also the opportunity to reinforce your learning through hospital and general practice visits.
Your third year continues your theme-based teaching, looking into a variety of other clinical problems, based around the gastrointestinal, renal, endocrine, reproductive, and central nervous systems. You will continue with hospital and general practice visits, anatomy, clinical skills and therapeutics teaching.
In the spring semester of your third year (or year 2 of the Medicine BMedSci and BMBS course), you usually have the chance to study an optional module, looking into specific topics in more depth.
Your fourth year begins with a supervised research project in an area of your choice and an accompanying Evidence Based Medicine module to help with the project. You will also take two optional advanced medical science modules which may or may not be related to your project.
You will undertake a short compulsory early primary care module, developing skills to assess patients in a general practice environment and a module in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, which will develop your prescribing skills further as you move into the clinical phases of the programme.
Following the successful completion of these modules, you'll be awarded the BMedSci.
You'll then move into the final years and begin the Clinical Phase which will see you rotate through a series of placements at various teaching hospitals, community, and partnership trusts and within primary care facilities across the region.
Your final two years form the Clinical Phase of the programme. You'll focus on full-time clinical training and rotate through a series of placements at various teaching hospitals, community, and partnership trusts and within primary care settings across the region. These years will provide you with the professional knowledge, skills, values, and behaviours to succeed through direct experience.
The first component is a 47-week Foundations for Practice (FFP) phase, covering specialities such as junior medicine, junior surgery, mental health and primary care. This concludes with two four-week student-selected modules and a four-week junior assistantship (JAST).
The second component is our Advanced Phase (AP), which is broken down into a 26-week Advanced Practice phase 1(AP1), comprising obstetrics and gynaecology, child health, integrated medicine, palliative care and healthcare of later life. This leads into a 24-week Advanced Practice phase 2 (AP2), covering senior medicine, senior surgery, critical illness and senior primary care.
The final component of the course is a Preparation for Practice (PFP) phase, which includes a
The clinical phase is taught using a blended learning approach of clinical placement activities, self-directed learning (supported by extensive learning resources provided on our Virtual Learning Environment, Moodle), clinical tutorials and clinical skills/simulation training.
During your first year, you'll have around 12 hours of teaching contact with 25 hours of independent study per week.
During your second, third and fourth years you'll have approximately 16 to 18 hours of teaching contact time with around 20 hours of independent study per week. You'll spend around five days on placement each semester.
During your time on the Clinical Phase, you'll spend between 35 to 40 hours across five days every week studying and on placements. You'll spend around two to three days on ward, clinic or GP placement visits per week with one day of independent study and one to two days of teaching contact time. This will include some time on call and some out of hours work.
Your holidays will also differ during the Clinical Phase from the standard student timetable. You'll have around six weeks' holiday in each of the clinical phases. This is usually taken as two weeks at Christmas, two weeks at Easter, and two weeks during the summer.
Some of the modules listed below are currently being reviewed and we expect to make some changes to their content and/or structure. We will publish the revised module details as soon as we are able. If you wish to apply to study on the foundation year for medicine, please check this page directly before you apply to ensure you have the most up to date information.
In addition, please note that the course to which you will progress if you successfully complete the foundation year for medicine, the A100, is currently under review and we expect to make some changes to it for the 2025/26 academic year. These changes to the A100 course will be confirmed at the start of 2024 and we will then update the A100 course details on our website as soon as we are able.
On graduating, you'll be able to provisionally register with the General Medical Council (GMC) for a licence to practice medicine in the UK. We'll help you through this process and provide support as you transition to the UK Foundation Programme.
To fully register with the GMC and be able to practice medicine unsupervised in the NHS or as part of a private practice, you will need to complete a Medical Licensing Assessment and complete the UK Foundation Programme.
Find out more about the GMC registration process.
While most students continue in a traditional medical career to become doctors, a medicine degree can lead to careers in research, sales, journalism, illustration, communications, and economics and more.
A doctor on the UK Foundation Programme can expect to start at £27,689 to £32,050.
As you gain experience as a doctor and develop your professional skills, you may progress on to senior clinical posts and earn up to £107,688 depending on your role and years of service.
98.8% of medicine undergraduates from the School of Medicine secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual salary for these graduates was £34,461.*
*HESA Graduate Outcomes 2020. The Graduate Outcomes % is derived using The Guardian University Guide methodology. The average annual salary is based on graduates working full-time within the UK.
Studying for a degree at the University of Nottingham will provide you with the type of skills and experiences that will prove invaluable in any career, whichever direction you decide to take.
Throughout your time with us, our Careers and Employability Service can work with you to improve your employability skills even further; assisting with job or course applications, searching for appropriate work experience placements and hosting events to bring you closer to a wide range of prospective employers.
Have a look at our careers page for an overview of all the employability support and opportunities that we provide to current students.
The University of Nottingham is consistently named as one of the most targeted universities by Britain’s leading graduate employers (Ranked in the top ten in The Graduate Market in 2013-2020, High Fliers Research).
Royal Derby Hospital is based in the city of Derby, around 15 miles from Nottingham. This modern, purpose-built building offers you all the facilities you need to study. You will have access to laboratories and anatomy, clinical skills and computer suites.
For me, there were multiple reasons for choosing Nottingham. A big one was full body dissection, only offered by a handful of other medical schools. It’s the best way of learning gross anatomy and it helped me choose my anatomy-based BMedSci project on dissection of the facial nerve. "
Romana Jan
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Qualification
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Entry requirements
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UCAS code
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Qualification
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Entry requirements
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UCAS code
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Qualification
BMedSci and BMBS
Entry requirements
BBC
UCAS code
A18L
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