Medicine

Graduate-entry medicine is a four-year medical degree designed for people who already hold an undergraduate degree and who are committed to becoming doctors. It is an intensive programme that covers the same qualifying content as a standard five or six-year medical programme, compressed into a format that assumes the academic maturity and self-direction that a prior degree provides. The graduate-entry route attracts people from a wide range of previous disciplines, and that diversity of background is considered a strength in medical education.

At the University of East Anglia, this four-year, full-time programme leads to the MBChB medical degree and registration as a doctor with the General Medical Council. UEA has a well-regarded medical school with a problem-based learning approach, meaning that clinical cases are used to drive the study of the underlying sciences from early in the programme. You will develop your knowledge of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, and pathology within the context of clinical problems rather than in isolation, which research suggests promotes deeper and more transferable learning.

Clinical placements across NHS trusts in the East of England are built into all years of the programme, so you will be working with patients under supervision throughout. A typical entry tariff of 168 UCAS points represents a component of a selection process that includes additional criteria beyond tariff.

Medicine demands academic rigour, emotional intelligence, physical stamina, and a genuine commitment to patients and their welfare. The graduate-entry programme attracts people who bring maturity and prior analytical training to these demands.

Graduates enter foundation training in the NHS and progress through specialty training to careers as consultants, GPs, or academic clinicians. Medicine provides one of the most socially significant and intellectually demanding professional careers available.