Graduate Entry Medicine MBChB

at University of Sheffield

Phase 1 (bypassed)

Students on this course bypass phase 1 (the first year) of the A100 Medicine degree.

Phase 2

Basic clinical competencies

• Introductory module
• Early Years General Practice Placement
• Clinical Attachments 
• SSCs
• Clinical Medical Sciences
• Clinical Skills

Phase 3

Extended clinical competencies

• Clinical Team Attachments
• Child Health
• Women's Health
• Mental Health
• SSCs (including Community-based and an Elective)
• Medical Sciences
• Acute Clinical Care
• Continuing Clinical Care
• Community and Public Health
• Specialty Clinical Attachments
• Further SSCs including Medical Audit

Phase 4

Final preparation for clinical practice

• Final preparation for becoming a Junior Doctor
• LICP2 and LICP3
• Student assistantship

The A Level entry requirements for this course are:
BBB including Chemistry or Biology + 2.1 in a bachelor's degree in life sciences

International Baccalaureate 32, with 5 in three Higher Level subjects including Chemistry or Biology + 2.1 in a bachelor's degree in life sciences

BTEC Extended Diploma Not accepted

Welsh Baccalaureate + 2 A Levels B + BB, including Chemistry or Biology

Access to HE Diploma Not accepted

Other requirements

• The requirement for BBB at A Level means at least a B grade in each of the three A Levels

• All three A Levels must have been taken in the same first sitting. We do accept A Level resits. Any and all A Level resits must be taken in the same sitting, and only one resit per A Level is permitted. Only those A Levels that do not meet the above entry requirements need to be retaken

• A Levels in Further Mathematics, Critical Thinking and General studies are not accepted for the A101 programme

• For applicants who took four A Levels in a two year period (typically years 12 and 13 at school) including Mathematics and Further Mathematics, we will accept the Mathematics A Level, even if it is taken in Year 12, and irrespective of whether the A Level is certificated in Year 12 or 13. It is expected that Chemistry or Biology and another subject (that is not Critical Thinking, Further Mathematics or General Studies) will be taken in Year 13

• Where a graduate applicant has BBB or better at A Level but the pre-degree A Levels do not include Chemistry or Biology we will consider their application provided they have taken an A Level in either Chemistry or Biology during or after their bachelors degree and achieved (or are predicted to achieve) a Grade B or higher

• There is no upper age restriction for entry to the course. However, applicants should be of an age where they are able to commit to the medical profession and NHS for a number of years

• All applicants must meet our WP criteria

• You must take the University Clinical Aptitude Test for Medicine and Dentistry (UCAT) in order to be eligible for admission – see below. Applicants will be ranked on their UCAT score

English language requirements

You must demonstrate that your English is good enough for you to successfully complete your course. For this course we require: GCSE English Language at grade 4/C; IELTS grade of 7.5 with a minimum of 7.0 in each component; or an alternative acceptable English language qualification

Home students
£9,250 annual tuition fee

Additional costs
The annual fee for your course includes a number of items in addition to your tuition. If an item or activity is classed as a compulsory element for your course, it will normally be included in your tuition fee. There are also other costs which you may need to consider.

After graduating, you may become a Foundation Year 1 doctor, working primarily in hospitals to consolidate your knowledge. This is followed by a further Foundation Year. These two years give a structured and comprehensive continuation of undergraduate studies and lead on to speciality training.

You might choose to become a GP or train to become a hospital consultant. Some graduates become academic teachers of medicine or go into research. Others join the pharmaceutical industry or become managers in the health service. Whatever route you follow, the undergraduate course prepares you for the lifelong learning needed in medicine.

Graduates can provisionally register with the GMC. This gives you a licence to practise, providing you meet all of the GMC's Fitness to Practise guidelines.