Undergraduate Study

Medicine

Undergraduate

Medicine

The standard Oxford medical course has separate pre-clinical (years 1-3) and clinical (years 4-6) components. Students first gain a comprehensive grounding in medical science, before applying that scientific foundation in the clinical setting.

The practice of Medicine offers a breadth of experiences impossible to find in any other subject. Every day brings different patients with different needs. It’s a great choice for scientists who strive to understand and apply research findings to improve the lives of the patients in their care. It offers a meaningful career that is prestigious, secure and well paid.

However, practising Medicine can be arduous, stressful, frustrating and bureaucratic and is not suited to everyone. You need to be sure that Medicine is the right choice for you. These pages will help you work that out, but there’s no better way to find out for sure than by gaining insight into medical practice by seeing it in action and talking to those who provide healthcare. Studying Medicine because that is what is expected of you is never a good idea; make sure that your motives for choosing to do so are well-reasoned.

This page is about the standard-entry Medicine course (A100). Visit the A101 Medicine page to find out about our graduate-entry / accelerated medical degree.

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