Medicine - BMBS

Kent and Medway Medical School

Medicine involves long-term commitment and dedication. Our degree, at the fully-accredited Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS), offers you diverse career opportunities and experience to practice medicine across primary care, acute care, community and mental health settings, as well as the major medical and surgical specialities. Our five-year medical degree, awarded jointly by Canterbury Christ Church University and the University of Kent, leads to the qualification of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BM BS). Accredited through the General Medical Council's quality assurance programme in 2025, KMMS builds on the existing high-quality clinical teaching and research strengths of both universities.

As a newly qualified doctor, you will be equipped with the curiosity, academic, professional and clinical skills to influence and improve future healthcare in Kent and Medway, and beyond. Once fully registered, you will have the education and experience to apply for any one of over 100 possible medical specialties. Qualified doctors also work in media, the arts, business, the voluntary sector, government, research and technology. There are national programmes available for medical graduates to obtain specialist postgraduate training and experience in leadership, management, entrepreneurialism and research.

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