Medicine

Medicine is one of the oldest, most demanding and most consequential of the learned professions. Doctors bring together scientific knowledge of the human body in health and disease with clinical skills, communication, ethical judgement and the capacity to work under pressure in the service of patients. It is a career that requires a long and rigorous education, but one that offers the opportunity to contribute to individual and public health in ways that few other professions can match.

University College London offers a five-year full-time MBBS programme, one of the most distinguished medical degrees in the UK and internationally. UCL's medical school benefits from exceptional research depth across the biomedical and clinical sciences, and students study in a university environment where medicine and science are connected at every level. The programme integrates the basic biomedical sciences, including anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and pathology, with clinical training from early in the degree, developing the knowledge and practical skills that registered medical practice demands.

You will study in NHS hospitals and community settings across London, developing clinical experience in a wide range of specialties and patient populations. The ethical, communicative and professional dimensions of medicine are taught throughout, alongside the scientific and clinical content.

Medicine demands intellectual rigour, the ability to manage large amounts of complex information, sound clinical reasoning, empathy and the resilience to sustain high performance in demanding environments. UCL's environment develops all of these alongside a commitment to evidence-based practice and scientific curiosity.

Graduates complete foundation training before entering specialty training across a very wide range of clinical disciplines. General practice, hospital medicine across all major specialties, surgery, psychiatry, academic medicine and public health are among the many routes open to qualified doctors. Medicine is also a strong foundation for careers in medical research, healthcare leadership and global health.