Medical Schools

Overview of The University of Cambridge Medical School

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Cambridge Medicine excels in league tables. Cambridge has 3 pre-clinical years, after which you can, if you get a place, continue at Cambridge for 3 clinical years or complete them somewhere else (many go on to medical schools in London or Oxford). 

The pre-clinical years are rigorous with lots of lectures, practicals and small-group supervised sessions. In the third year, students study a chosen subject in more depth. This is usually one related to biological medicine but can be a research project or something unrelated to medicine. The emphasis during the clinical years is on learning in clinical settings: at the bedside, in outpatient clinics and in GP surgeries, which is supported by seminars, tutorials and discussion groups.

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Course Structure - University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine

At Cambridge, you study the medical sciences first, before learning to apply that knowledge to medical practice as a clinical student. The first three years (pre-clinical studies) involve lectures, practical classes (including dissections) and supervisions, with typically 20-25 timetabled teaching hours each week. The emphasis during the clinical studies (Years 4, 5 and 6) is on learning in clinical settings: at the bedside, in outpatient clinics and in GP surgeries, which is supported by seminars, tutorials and discussion groups.

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Cambridge Medicine Requirements

GCSE

No specific requirements, but successful applicants will generally have 7s and above in all GCSEs

A Levels

A*A*A.

Must include Chemistry & Biology/Maths/Physics. 

Some colleges require 3 subjects

IB

40-42 points with 776 at Higher Level

Scottish Higher

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Scottish Advanced