Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery
Medicine is among the most demanding and most rewarding of all university programmes, training you to diagnose and treat disease, to understand the human body in health and illness, and to care for patients across the full range of clinical conditions. A medical degree is not simply an academic qualification: it is the beginning of a professional formation that continues throughout a doctor's career, and the degree itself is designed to produce graduates who are safe, competent, and ready to begin that career as foundation doctors in the NHS.
Brighton and Sussex Medical School, a partnership between the universities of Brighton and Sussex, offers a five-year Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery programme. The school has a distinctive character, with a commitment to social justice, a focus on the patient and community experience of healthcare, and a clinical curriculum that integrates scientific knowledge and clinical skills from the outset rather than treating them as consecutive stages. You will develop your understanding of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and pathology alongside clinical skills, communication, and the professional and ethical dimensions of medical practice.
The typical entry tariff of 168 points indicates the high academic standards expected.
Qualifying as a doctor leads to foundation training in the NHS, followed by specialty training in one of the many branches of medicine and surgery. The range of careers available within medicine is extraordinary, from general practice to neurosurgery, from psychiatry to global health, and the choices you make during foundation and specialty training will shape a career that may span four decades. Research, academic medicine, medical education, and global health are also dimensions of a medical career that many graduates pursue.
The BSMS degree, with its emphasis on integrated clinical and scientific learning, prepares graduates well for the intellectual and human demands of a long and varied professional life.