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University of Chester: Graduate Entry Medicine

Institution University of Chester
Department Chester Medical School
Web http://www.chester.ac.uk
Email hscadmissions@chester.ac.uk
Telephone 01244 511000
Study type Taught

Summary

Gain the medical, clinical and research skills to pursue a career in any field of medicine with our Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) qualification.

The University of Chester's medical degree is a four-year, graduate entry MBChB programme, open to applicants with a previous degree in any discipline. Unlike many traditional MBChB degrees, this allows more mature students to consider becoming a doctor after having completed a previous course of study towards a graduate degree.  For example, even if you have a first degree in the arts, humanities or languages but would now like to study medicine, you are eligible to apply. We welcome people from a wide variety of backgrounds who wish to pursue a degree in graduate entry medicine in the UK, not just those with a background in science or allied health care disciplines.

Our first cohort was welcomed in September 2024.

As a new medical school, we are required to undergo quality assurance by the General Medical Council (UK) to ensure that our medical education is of a high standard and that we meet the requirements for all UK medical schools set out in the document, “Promoting excellence: standards for medical education and training”. The GMC's quality assurance process has several stages, culminating in approval for a new medical school to award a Primary Medical Qualification (PMQ). Chester Medical School is progressing through the stages of the GMC approval process and have agreed the 2024 commencement date with the GMC. As a graduate of the University of Chester's MBChB programme, you will be eligible to provisionally register with the General Medical Council (providing you meet all the GMC's Fitness to Practice requirements) and apply for Year 1 of the UK Foundation Programme (UKFPO). Places on the UKFPO are competitive and subject to you meeting all the eligibility criteria.

New medical schools across the UK operate with a contingency partner as a normal part of medical education regulation. This collaborative arrangement ensures continuity of study for students if exceptional circumstances were ever to occur. The University of Chester’s contingency partner is Warwick Medical School.

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

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