If youre a qualified doctor who wishes to pursue a career in Clinical Medicine, this Professional Doctorate programme is for you. This innovative programme offers specialised pathways, flexible learning and high-quality hands-on placements with our partner NHS Trusts and hospitals to support you to gain the clinical, academic and research skills to fast-track your career.

Combine academic study, doctoral level research and clinical placements to give you a comprehensive training programme.

Undertake 12-month placements within a UK NHS clinical setting to gain practical experience in a relevant general or specialist environment.

Choose from 2 optional tracks to personalise your learning

Global Public Health and Policy (September start, on campus only) or

Healthcare Research Methods (January start online only or September start, online or on campus)

Benefit from flexible study options including full-time, part-time, on campus and blended learning or distance learning utilising high-quality online materials.

Be part of the Queen Mary International Clinical Academy, a world-class academy specialising in clinical postgraduate education for international students.

Assessment

Each module is assessed separately including essays, reflective portfolios, clinical case reports, presentations, reports, dissertations, written and viva voce examinations.

Career paths

This Clinical Doctorate in Medicine DClin(Med) programme will provide you with an excellent preparation for your career development as a doctor in the UK or elsewhere. During the programme, you will work towards full GMC registration (with licence to practise to work in unsupervised medical practice in the UK) before your placement year, which would enable you to work as a doctor in the UK.

Your clinical placement at our partner NHS organisation will provide you with practical experience and clinical skills in a relevant general or specialist (or subspecialist) setting. The taught modules and dissertation will develop strong core knowledge and research skills that will enhance your opportunities to work in academia and in practice. Application deadline for September 2025 entry: 28th March 2025. Campus

Depending on your chosen track, your Phase One teaching may take place at our Whitechapel, Charterhouse Square and/or Mile End campuses in London. During your clinical placement, your learning will be mainly located at one of our NHS Trust partner sites supplemented by blended learning using high-quality online materials. In Phase Three, your learning is largely self-directed together with your supervisor and you are free to carry out your research project and subsequent dissertation on campus or from wherever you are in the world. Meetings with your supervisors may take place on campus, in NHS Trust premises or remotely. Application deadline for September 2025 entry is 28th March 2025. Application Deadline for January 2025 entry - Deadline for postgraduate Overseas applications: Deadline for programmes within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry is Monday 16th December. Deadline for postgraduate Home and Distance Learning applications: Deadline for programmes within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry is Thursday 9th January.