About Bachelor Of Medicine And Bachelor Of Surgery in University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)

Our medicine degree offers an innovative approach to medical education, training students to become professional, compassionate doctors. You will benefit from a state-of-the-art curriculum; designed with local patients. We offer a warm, supportive and multi-cultural learning environment, where every student is treated as an individual. You’ll enjoy early patient contact and clinical placements in the NHS from Year 1. The programme is delivered by expert staff in the University and our associate NHS education providers.

This course is open to international students and a limited number of places will be available for UK students from the North West of England. Weighting will be given to UK Widening Participation students. UK applications from outside the North West of England will not be considered. Two regional UK scholarshipsoffering full tuition fees and a maintenance grant are also available.

COURSE INFORMATION

The university has a long history of encouraging participation in higher education by those who are academically capable, but whose participation in HE has been disadvantaged or have not been encouraged to consider this option. This is reflected in our Access Agreement.

It is also our strategy to support regional medical workforce recruitment and sustainability by training local students who are committed to studying and working in the region. The School also aims to widen the demographic profile of the medical student body, encouraging those traditionally less likely to enter into medicine and help develop a workforce which better reflects the local population which it serves.

This degree will deliver graduates with a UK primary medical qualification who are to take on the roles and responsibilities of a medical doctor entering into foundation postgraduate training or international equivalent, as required by the GMC.

There is an emphasis on basic medical sciences, communication and clinical skills to help you develop skills in evaluating clinical and scientific evidence. Throughout the programme, you will benefit from a range of learning strategies, such as small group tutorials, seminars, laboratory-based teaching sessions, workshops and clinical placements in primary and secondary care.

Clinical placements on the course will be in both East Lancashire and West Cumbria and will involve relocation from Preston campus in Years 3,4 and 5.

During Years 1 and 2, you will be taught by expert practitioners in our state-of-the-art clinical skills laboratories based at the Preston Campus. In both years you will have community placements and will have a secondary care placement at the end of Year 2.

In Years 3 and 4, you will complete supervised clinical placements in one of our clinical education partners including; East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and GP practices across Lancashire and Cumbria, North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and others. You will also spend one day per week either at the UCLan Burnley or Westlakes Campus for additional teaching.

After Year 4, high performing students may be offered the opportunity to take an additional year and gain a master’s degree. Additionally, many students will also produce publications and have the opportunity to present their research work at national or international conferences.

Year 5 is dedicated to providing you with the opportunity to develop your early professional practice, through a rotation of four, six-week apprenticeships. These are designed to encourage independent working with close supervision from departmental mentors and an assigned clinical supervisor.

There are three themes which run throughout the five-year programme:

1. Integrated Science and Clinical Medicine (ISCM) – the scientific concepts that underpin biology, health and disease in relation to the practice of medicine. In Years 3 and 4, ISCM becomes Medicine in Clinical Practice (MICP) which integrates patient care and science through study in the clinical setting.

2. Evidence Informed Practice of Medicine (EIPOM) – factors of health and wellbeing at community and population levels. You will learn about key concepts from epidemiology, public health, the sociology and psychology of health and illness and evidence-based practice.

3. Medical Skills and Quality Care (MSQC) – develop the clinical and communication skills needed by a medical doctor, practising skills in a laboratory setting and with patients.

INTERNATIONAL (NON EU) APPLICATIONS

Applications are still open for 2019 entry.

In order to process your application, we will require:

• Copies of your completed academic qualifications
• Evidence of English Language proficiency. If you cannot send us a completed English Language qualification or test, we will accept official evidence that you have booked a test such as IELTS.
•  One satisfactory academic reference – this must include predicted grades if you are still studying
• Personal statement
• Transferable Skills Statement (TSS)*, guidance can be found here
• A copy of your passport (photograph page) and any visas you hold or have held to be in the UK

When applying directly through the UCLan website please choose UG FT non UK/EU at UCLan.

Please note that the UCAT is not required for entry to the MBBS Programme.

In January 2020 the MBBS team will be visiting Dubai to conduct applicant interviews; places at these interviews are limited. If you wish to be considered for interview in Dubai please apply before December 1st. Application before this date does not guarantee the offer of interview in Dubai.

If you have any queries, please contact international@uclan.ac.uk

Our entry requirements state that international students require IELTS of 7.0 in all components. Before entering phase 2 of MBBS and in line with GMC recommendations, students on the MBBS programme must achieve the required NHS standard of IELTS to progress to Year 3 of the course due to the importance of language competency for clinical placements. Before Year 3 of the MBBS, students must achieve the equivalent of an IELTS score of at least 7.0 in each testing area (speaking, listening, reading and writing), and an overall score of 7.5. The scores must be from the same ‘academic version’ of the test and the certificate must include the original stamp and test report form.

Any student who has yet to reach this standard on entry to the course will be offered English language support and guidance on how to achieve this level. If a student fails to attain this level before the start of Year 3 their study on the MBBS they may not progress to Year 3 of the course but do have a number of options. Students who have successfully completed and passed all Year 1 and Year 2 modules of the course can opt to suspend their studies for a maximum of one year in order to achieve the required level or leave with an Exit Award of the Diploma of Higher Education in Medical Sciences. Students also have the option to transfer to the BSc (Hons) Medical Science degree and complete a further year of study, on successful completion of which they would be eligible for the award of BSc Medical Sciences.

CHANGE OF INTERNATIONAL STATUS

The UK government imposes strict limits on the number of places available to home (UK/EU) students on the MBBS programme. If you are holding an offer for the UCLan MBBS programme, and your status changes from an international student to a home (UK/EU) student, the offer will lapse and you will not therefore be automatically entitled to accept your offer or take up your place if you have already accepted your offer. You will  therefore need to reapply for the course as a home (UK/EU) student. Please note that because of the UK government restrictions referred to above, different entry criteria may apply for home (UK/EU) applicants and places may not be available for the same academic year. If you are already enrolled on the programme and your international status changes (e.g. because of an error in the original assessment of your status), you will have to withdraw from the programme and reapply as a home (UK/EU) student. The University will provide you with appropriate support and advice during the withdrawal and re-application process but cannot guarantee a place will be available.  Application for home (UK/EU) places on the UCLan MBBS programme is a highly competitive process.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

All applicants must obtain a satisfactory occupational health check as part of the application process. Find out more in our ‘Additional Guidance for Applicants’ document below.
 

DBS CHECKS

This course will involve access to children and/or vulnerable adults. You will be required to obtain a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance (formerly termed CRB) and we will guide you through this process.

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University of Central Lancashire Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Preston is officially the cheapest city in the UK for students. The following are the categories of the tuition fee payable by the students.

The total estimated annual cost of attendance for the 2020/2021 academic session is as presented on the table below: