MBChB Medicine

An MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) is a 5-year undergraduate medical degree. Students need this degree and two years of foundation training to become a fully qualified doctor in the UK. Studies start with a Foundation in Medicine block and are required to explore the fundamental science that underpins the field of medicine. This helps students start to think like a doctor and begin clinical problem-solving.

Throughout the first three years, students will learn about body systems and how they work and anatomy by hands-on dissection, using full-body Thiel-embalmed cadavers. Unlike traditionally embalmed cadavers, they keep their flexible, realistic tissue and full joint mobility. This makes the experience as close to working on a living person as possible. It gives students an experience and understanding. Students will also develop skills in scalpel handling and suturing (stitching tissue together).

 

Students will use the provided clinical skills centre to learn important clinical skills. With its purpose-built replica ward, students will interact with real and simulated patients. This helps students practise what they would do in real-life situations.

The Immersion Room simulates the adrenaline of the emergency room. Here, students will tend to simulated patients and administer life-saving care, and students will also learn in the Surgical Skills Centre, where they'll learn hands-on skills needed for surgery. This helps to get a good understanding of surgical procedures.