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Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - MB ChB
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Full Time Including Foundation Year
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6 Years
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Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - MB ChB
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Full time including foundation year
SEP-25
6 Years
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Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.Please note, we do not currently offer this Foundation Year for international students.
MedicineMedicine at Keele delivers an innovative curriculum underpinned by the three core themes identified by the General Medical Council: Professional Values and Behaviours, Professional Skills, and Professional Knowledge (GMC, 2018). Ranked 4th in England (Guardian University League Table, 2022). Studying Medicine MBChB at Keele you will develop the necessary knowledge and clinical skills to become a doctor who practises with competence and compassion.- 4th in England for Medicine (Guardian University League Table, 2022 and Complete University Guide, 2022)- Over 100 weeks spent on clinical placement in primary care and hospital settings across Staffordshire, Shropshire and other adjoining counties- Years 4 and 5 each spent at distinct bases: large teaching hospital (Staffordshire) and district general hospital (Shropshire)- Benefit from diverse teaching methods including problem-based learning (PBL), other small- and large-group learning activities, and dissection- Strong student engagement opportunities through our Medical Student Council Medicine at Keele adopts a modern, spiral, highly integrated curriculum that combines a range of learning strategies, including early clinical experience, integrated communication and clinical skills teaching, practical activities (including dissection), problem-based learning (PBL), lectures and seminars. Additionally, inter-professional learning with other health students including nursing, midwifery, paramedic science, physiotherapy and radiography, are fostered throughout the programme.We are committed to listening, responding and supporting our students to become well-rounded, competent clinicians. Through forums such as our Medical Student Council, we recognise the value of our students' contribution to development and progression of our curriculum and the student experience.To ensure you graduate as a confident and competent clinician, you will study a range of topics including:- Professional and ethical responsibilities- Patient safety and quality improvement- Diagnosis and medical management- Prescribing medication safely- The health service and healthcare systems- Health promotion and illness prevention
* About Keele*Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university. We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level. Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.
Exam type
A levelA level:
BBC Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
29 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DM Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):
D Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DDM Grades / Points required
T Level:
D Grades / Points required
Including Chemistry or Biology. A pass in the science practical endorsement is required.
Only the following Access to HE Diploma (Medicine) courses are considered:Activate Learning (Ascentis)DistanceLearningCentre.com (Ascentis)Dudley College (OCN West Midlands)East Coast College (CAVA)East Sussex College (LASER)Greater Brighton Metropolitan College (LASER)Harlow College (CAVA)Morley College (OCN London)The College of West Anglia (CAVA)Truro & Penwith College (CAVA) As the course is intended for school-leavers, we strongly advise Access to HE Diploma (Medicine) students to consider applying for the A100 Medicine course.
29 overall. Must include at least H5 in Biology or Chemistry.
Plus A Level Chemistry or Biology at grade B is also required, including a pass in the science practical endorsement. Please refer to the web pages for more detailed guidance.
Plus two A Levels at grade BB including Chemistry or Biology are also required, including a pass in the science practical endorsement. Please refer to the web pages for more detailed guidance.
National Extended Diploma must be in Applied Science, Health & Social Care, or Sport & Exercise Science.
Healthcare Science, Health, and Science (distinction with minimum of B in core component and minimum of merit in occupational specialism).
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