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MBChB MBChB Medicine (6-year programme) at University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The six-year Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) at Edinburgh Medical School prepares graduates for Foundation Year 1 posts. It is the only six-year MBChB in Scotland and includes a full year of research-based study in Year 3, so graduates receive both a BMedSci (Hons) and an MBChB. Clinical training runs throughout, with placements in Edinburgh teaching hospitals, regional sites and general practices across south-east Scotland.

Faculty: College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine  |  Department: Edinburgh Medical School  |  Duration: 6 years  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Years 1 and 2 cover biomedicine, Social and Ethical Aspects of Medicine, Research and Evidence-Based Medicine, Knowledge to Clinical Practice and clinical and professional skills. In Year 3 students choose from more than 20 honours programmes (e.g. neuroscience, immunology, global health policy, anaesthesia and critical care). Years 4 to 6 are clinical, with peripheral placements around Scotland and a compulsory elective in Year 6.

Career pathways

Graduates apply for UK Foundation Programme posts and are prepared for careers in academic medicine, general practice, hospital medicine or public health; many present or publish research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

SQA Highers: AAAAB by end of S5 and BB at Advanced Higher in S6. required subjects at Higher: Chemistry; two from Biology/Human Biology, Mathematics/Applications of Mathematics or Physics. also required: Biology at B; Chemistry at B; English at B; Mathematics at B. A levels: AAA in one sitting. required subjects at A level: Chemistry; one from Biology/Human Biology, Mathematics/Further Mathematics or Physics. also required: Biology at A or 7; Chemistry at A or 7; English at A or 7; Mathematics at A or 7; Double Award combined sciences, or equivalent, at AA/77 may replace GCSE grades in sciences. Additional Applied Science and Applied Science are not accepted. IB: 38 points with 666 at HL. required subjects at HL: Chemistry; one from Biology, Mathematics or Physics. also required: Mathematics: Analysis and approaches or Mathematics: Applications and interpretation at 6; English at 6 (English ab initio is not accepted); Biology at 6 (if not at HL). English language (all applicants): IELTS Academic 7.5 overall with at least 7.5 in each component, or equivalent school qualification or accepted test. Interview is required. UCAT must be sat in the same year as the UCAS application with a minimum score required (except for Plus Flag widening-access applicants); a Band 4 in the Situational Judgement section means the application is not considered. All grades must be achieved at first attempt; resit applicants are not normally considered. Health clearance checks and fitness to practise apply. Graduate entrants may progress directly from Year 2 to Year 4.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 6 years

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