Already have a degree, but want to move into medicine and start your journey to become a doctor?
Our four-year Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) course has been designed specifically for graduates who are ready to embark on a career in medicine.
Based in Derby at the Royal Derby Hospital, the first 18 months of your course will see you develop your understanding of the professional and scientific foundations of medicine. You'll then undertake a series of immersive placements in a range of hospitals and GP surgeries.
With us you'll get the clinical skills you need for a successful career in medicine and still have time to enjoy your university experience.
People with an undergraduate degree in any subject can apply for this course.
Learn in purpose-built facilities in the early years of the course at our modern Medical School at the Royal Derby Hospital. You'll be part of a small cohort of students, giving you a close relationship with tutors and colleagues.
Medical students at Nottingham join a lively student community. The student-led medicine society puts on regular events throughout the year and provides support in the form of peer mentoring and more.
Building on the intellectual skills of your previous degree, your first 18 months will see you work in small groups to examine clinical scenarios using case studies, and study the various different systems of the body.
In the final months of your second year, you'll begin the Clinical Phase which will see you rotate through a series of placements at major teaching hospitals and within primary care across the region.
Your final two years form the Clinical Phase of the programme. You'll focus on full-time clinical training and rotate through a series of placements at various teaching hospitals, community, and partnership trusts and within primary care settings across the region. These years will provide you with the professional knowledge, skills, values, and behaviours to succeed through direct experience.
The first component is a 47-week Foundations for Practice (FFP) phase, covering specialities such as junior medicine, junior surgery, mental health and primary care. This concludes with two four-week student-selected modules and a four-week junior assistantship (JAST).
The second component is our Advanced Phase (AP), which is broken down into a 26-week Advanced Practice phase 1(AP1), comprising obstetrics and gynaecology, child health, integrated medicine, palliative care and healthcare of later life. This leads into a 24-week Advanced Practice phase 2 (AP2), covering senior medicine, senior surgery, critical illness and senior primary care.
The final component of the course is a Preparation for Practice (PFP) phase, which includes a five-week elective placement of your choice, which can be at home or abroad and a five week medical assistantship (MAST) to prepare you for the UK Foundation Programme.
The clinical phase is taught using a blended learning approach of clinical placement activities, self-directed learning (supported by extensive learning resources provided on our Virtual Learning Environment, Moodle), clinical tutorials and clinical skills/simulation training.
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