MB BCh BAO Medicine

at University College Dublin

First Year

Focuses on core sciences and their application to Medicine. Highlights include:

• Chemistry

• Biology

• Physics

• Genetics

• Human Ethics

• Healthcare Imaging

• Science Medicine & Society
   

Second Year

Focuses on the structure and function of healthy organ systems. Highlights include:

• Anatomy Dissection

• Interviewing patients in the community
   

Third & Fourth Year

Complete the study of organ systems in health and disease. Begin clinical attachments. Highlights include:

• Pathology

• Microbiology

• Pharmacology

• Neurosciences

• Respiratory Diseases

• Clinical Skills and Attachments in hospitals

• Clinical Diagnosis & Therapeutics

• General Practice and Professionalism

• ENT & Ophthalmology
   

Fifth & Sixth Year

Immersive clinical attachments, instruction in the various medical specialties, clinical elective and professional completion. Highlights include:

• Medicine

• Surgery

• Obstetrics & Gynaecology

• Paediatrics

• Psychiatry

• General Practice & Community Medicine

• Legal Medicine

• Public Health Medicine

• Professional Completion
   

The Medicine programme combines lectures, seminars, patient educator sessions, simulations, small group tutorials and clinical bedside learning.

Leaving Certificate:

• O6/H7 in English, Irish, Mathematics, a third language, a laboratory science subject and one other recognised subject

• Minimum 480 CAO points or equivalent, which must be achieved in the same examination sitting as subject matriculation requirements

• Plus HPAT admission test. For scoring details see: www.ucd.ie/registry/admissions/DN400_HPAT.html
   

**Exemptions from Stage 1:

• Applicants who accept a place in DN400 and who have previous third level credits may apply for Recognition of Prior Learning. Applicants may be granted exemption from some or all of stage 1.
   

Please note: Students who have previously been unsuccessful in any Medicine programme (i.e. have not met academic or other requirements within the programme) or have any issues which would affect their registration with the Irish Medical Council will only be considered for admission on a case-by-case appeal basis in exceptional circumstances, to be considered by the Medicine Programme Board.
 

IELTS

An average score of 6.5 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band on the Academic Version. 
 

In 2022 and 2023 we will accept IELTS indicator. It may not be recognised after that depending on the outcome of a review.
 

TOEFL

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) 
 

A minimum score of 90 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iBT) with no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in every other section.

In 2022 and 2023 we will accept TOEFL Home Edition. . It may not be recognised after that depending on the outcome of a review.
 

General Requirements

• Standard XII

• Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

• Council for the Indian School Certificate (CISCE)

• Intermediate Exam (some state boards)

• Higher/Senior School Certificate/Examination (most state boards)

• Average is calculated on best 5 recognised subjects

• CBSE/AISSCE/CUSCE/ISC - English Language 80% OR IELTS/TOEFL or equivalent

The fees for MB BCh BAO Medicine may vary from - €54,630 to €60,000 anually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for international students.

Graduates of the School have achieved worldwide recognition in clinical practice, research and healthcare leadership. Following graduation, you complete one year as an intern, followed by training towards a career in a wide variety of specialties and settings including hospitals, primary care facilities, or laboratory-based diagnosis and research.
 

Opportunities for Research

The Student Summer Research Awards (SSRA) programme is an eight-week research opportunity that brings to life our commitment to foster a passion for enquiry, discovery and investigative research for more than 100 students each year.