Extended Medical Degree Programme

About this programme

Our Extended Medical Degree course MBBS (EMDP) is specifically designed for students who are studying A-levels or Access to Medicine at a non- selective state school. The course offers a more graduated introduction to medical study than the standard MBBS degree and provides greater academic and pastoral support. There continues to be considerable pressure on the available places for students wishing to study Medicine. Applications each year for our undergraduate medical programmes are around 5000 for a total of roughly 520 places. In the most recent admissions cycle, we received approximately 745 applications for 80 places. Around 230 applicants were interviewed. We aim to notify all applicants of final decisions by the end of May at the latest. The course is divided into three ‘Stages’ with the opportunity to take an intercalated one-year BSc course between Stages 2 and 3. Although we offer multiple entry routes into Medicine, all our students follow the same core MBBS curriculum. Stage 1 provides you with a foundation in biomedical sciences and population sciences, along with the skills to begin to integrate them with clinical practice. Stage 2 brings together science and clinical practice in blocks organised around the human life-cycle and common pathological processes. It focuses on the care of patients with common conditions in a range of clinical settings. You will also follow patients for prolonged periods of time to learn how to deliver whole- person care. This stage is underpinned by study in biomedical and population sciences.