Graduate Entry Medicine

Medicine is the study and practice of diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease and injury, one of the most demanding and consequential professional disciplines. For those who come to medicine after completing an initial degree in a related subject, the graduate entry medicine route provides an accelerated pathway that builds on the scientific and academic foundations of prior study to develop the clinical knowledge, skills, and professional attitudes required for registration as a doctor. The four-year programme is intensive and rigorous, requiring commitment and sustained effort, but it offers experienced graduates a direct route into one of the most meaningful and intellectually demanding of careers.

At the University of Nottingham, the Graduate Entry Medicine programme accepts candidates from a broad range of degree backgrounds, as the current description notes, considering each candidate individually. The programme is designed for those who have already demonstrated the academic ability and commitment to succeed in a demanding professional course, and who bring the maturity and perspective that a prior degree develops. You will cover the full range of biomedical sciences relevant to medicine, including anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, pathology, and the clinical sciences, alongside clinical skills training, communication and consultation skills, and the professional and ethical frameworks that govern medical practice.

Clinical placements are a core component of the programme, with substantial time in NHS hospitals, general practices, and community settings developing your clinical skills under the supervision of qualified doctors across a range of specialties. The clinical environment is where the academic knowledge you develop is tested and integrated into the practical judgment that medical practice requires.

Graduates from the Graduate Entry Medicine programme are eligible to apply for provisional registration with the General Medical Council and to begin the Foundation Programme, the initial two-year period of supervised clinical practice for all newly qualified doctors in the UK. Medical careers span a vast range of specialties and settings, from general practice and hospital medicine to surgery, research, public health, and international medicine.