Our MBChB Medicine course has been designed to prepare you for the demands of a medical career, with an emphasis on working compassionately with patients as partners, within a multi-disciplinary team. You’ll gain exposure to real clinical settings through a series of clinical placements each year, develop a wide range of skills and a broad knowledge base. Our patient-centred curriculum is taught across five years in two phases. It starts by expanding and deepening your existing science education, covering topics such as the fundamentals of body structure, infection and pathological processes. As you move into the second phase, a large proportion of your learning will take place in clinical environments, working with practising doctors and healthcare professionals in placements ranging from cancer care to integrated medicine. Throughout your time with us, you will be encouraged to develop into an independent life-long learner, with critical thinking skills and the caring and empathetic attitude needed to embark on your first post after graduation as a Foundation Doctor. **Key benefits** - Enhance your skills in a range of authentic clinical settings from your very first year. - Prepare for work in a rapidly changing healthcare system. - Thrive in our modern and friendly campus, equipped with dedicated facilities for Aston Medical School students. - Benefit from integrated placements in clinical and community settings. - Complete a six-week Foundation Assistantship in your final year, where you will undertake foundation doctor level work under very careful supervision. **Cohort** Full details of our cohort makeup can be found on our website. In keeping with our vision of being a socially inclusive medical school, we aim to offer up to 40 per cent of our UK places to students who meet specified widening participation criteria.

Phase 1 – Years 1 & 2 Throughout Phase 1, you will develop your clinical skills and knowledge in blocks covering topics such as physiology, pharmacology, public and global health and the musculoskeletal system. You’ll be introduced to clinical practice, learning how to interact effectively with patients, carers, colleagues and other healthcare professionals, develop consultation skills as well as an introduction to diagnostic reasoning.The Very Early Clinical Experience placement gives you an opportunity to develop an understanding of what it’s like to be a patient,and to gain real-world experience of the work carried out by doctors and other members of the general practice (primary care) team. Phase 2 – Years 3, 4 & 5 Much of your learning in Phase 2 will take place in clinical environments, working with practising doctors and healthcare professionals. Your progress will be supplemented and supported with lectures, group work, workshops, independent study and other learning opportunities.The Student Selected Components delivered in this phase, offer you the chance to study an area of particular interest. Successful completion of the modulewill lead to an additional certificate. You will also have the opportunity to complete a research-based Student Selected Component with the Aston Medical Research Institute whose four themes of research include: maternal health, mental health, cardiovascular medicine and regenerative medicine. Full details, including information on what is covered in each year of study and how clinical placements are taken can be found on our website.

We employ a range of teaching, learning and assessment methods. There is an emphasis on working with peers to apply learning and solve problems, and we use technology and digital resources to make materials more accessible, to enhance learning and to make it fun. Modes of assessment include in-course assignments, computer-based knowledge exams, practical clinical skills tests, and continuous assessment of professional behaviour.

General Medical Council

15 October This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: A100

Institution code: A80

Campus Name: Main Site

Campus code:

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

For applicants taking a degree, normally a minimum of an upper second class Honours degree (2:1) in any discipline plus three A Levels at grades ABB to include Chemistry and Biology with either at grade A. The university degree must be from a recognised UK or NARIC approved university. In addition, applicants will normally be required to have the same GCSE requirements as outlined in our requirements. We do not accept transfers from applicants currently studying degrees at other universities. We would always expect applicants to apply to Aston Medical School in the final year of their degree programme. Although we are happy to consider applications from graduates but there is no accelerated graduate entry available at Aston. Transfers - We cannot permit any transfers from applicants currently studying Medicine into our year 1 of our programme. We also cannot consider applicants if they are at another university for any course and are not applying in their final year of study. International qualifications: In addition to A Level and IB grades we accept a range of overseas equivalent qualifications. Foundation programmes: We accept some UK foundation programmes and these are considered on a case by case basis. Details of the foundation programmes we accept are available at www.aston.ac.uk/MBChB-foundation Full details qualification requirements can be found at www.aston.ac.uk/MBChB

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

http://www.aston.ac.uk/aston-medical-school/mbchb-medicine/

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	7.0	Applicants who are asked to take the IELTS must achieve an overall score of 7, with a minimum score of 7 in each individual component.

Medical School English Language Requirements

http://www.aston.ac.uk/aston-medical-school/aston-medical-school-english-language-requirements/

Student satisfaction : 75%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 70%

Go onto work and study: 97%

Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
EU	43650.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
International	43650.0	Year 1

If you are uncertain whether you would be classed as an international fee payer for tuition fee purposes by us, please follow this simple guide by reading the information found here: http://www.aston.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/student-finance/fee-status/. **The latest information relating to EU students and tuition fees for 2022 can be found on the UCAS website at: https://www.ucas.com/finance/finance-international-and-eu-students. ***The United Kingdom government has confirmed that European Union (EU), other European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss nationals commencing academic courses in England from August 2021 will no longer be eligible for home fee status. ^^Tuition fees for students are reviewed annually and may increase in subsequent years in line with inflation linked to the Retail Price Index (RPI) to take account of the University’s increased costs of delivering the Programme. Any such increase shall always be in accordance with the law.

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