Graduate Entry Medicine - MBBS

University of Sheffield

**If you’re a life science graduate from a background that’s underrepresented in higher education, this route into medicine could be for you. After a six-week introduction, you’ll jump straight into phase two of our MBChB programme and graduate in just four years.**Our four-year Graduate Entry Medicine programme is designed for life science graduates from under represented backgrounds in higher education. It’s fast paced, hands on, and gets you straight into real clinical settings from day one.You’ll be learning in real clinical settings. Meeting patients, working alongside experienced doctors, and developing the practical skills that bring medicine to life. Your academic learning is closely linked to what you see in hospitals and GP practices, so you’ll always understand how your studies apply in the real world.You’ll explore how the human body functions, what happens in disease, and how to diagnose and treat patients. Alongside this, you’ll strengthen communication skills, learn to work effectively within healthcare teams, and develop a deep understanding of the ethical and professional responsibilities of being a doctor.Throughout the course, you’ll gain exposure to a wide range of specialties from emergency care and surgery to paediatrics and mental health, helping you identify the areas of medicine that inspire you most. You’ll also have opportunities to engage in research or take an intercalated year to explore a subject in depth.By graduation, you’ll be ready to step into foundation training with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to make a real impact on patients’ lives.**This entry route is not available to international students.** **Why study this course?*** **Get hands-on from day one** - Jump straight into real clinical settings. From GP surgeries to hospital wards, you’ll begin developing the skills you’ll use every day as a doctor.* **Learn directly from real patients** - Our acclaimed Patients as Educators programme is the largest of its kind.* **Unique social accountability placements** - You will work with one of over 130 charities/community organisations to develop and deliver activities that have a positive impact on health and wellbeing.* **Explore anatomy like never before** - Our Anatomy Lab is home to Anatomage tables, one of the most advanced 3D anatomy tools in the world.* Powered by real research - You’ll learn in a medical school where scientists are developing new treatments for heart disease, neurodegenerative illnesses and cancer as well as experts in epidemiology, public health and health economics.

School of Medicine and Population Health