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Doctorate in Clinical Medicine (DClin Med)
If you’re a qualified doctor who wishes to pursue a career in Clinical Medicine, this Professional Doctorate programme is for you. This innovative programme offers specialised pathways, flexible learning and high-quality hands-on placements with our partner NH…
Doctoral Programme3 yearsFull-time
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If you’re a qualified doctor who wishes to pursue a career in Clinical Medicine, this Professional Doctorate programme is for you. This innovative programme offers specialised pathways, flexible learning and high-quality hands-on placements with our partner NHS Trusts and hospitals to support you to gain the clinical, academic and research skills to fast-track your career. - Combine academic study, doctoral level research and clinical placements to give you a comprehensive training programme. - Undertake 12-month placements within a UK NHS clinical setting to gain practical experience in a relevant general or specialist environment. - Choose from 2 optional tracks to personalise your learning - Global Public Health and Policy (September start, on campus only) or - Healthcare Research Methods (January start online only or September start, online or on campus) - Benefit from flexible study options including full-time, part-time, on campus and blended learning or distance learning utilising high-quality online materials. - Be part of the — International Clinical Academy, a world-class academy specialising in clinical postgraduate education for international students. Your training will be divided into three phases: Phase One - 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time study incorporating 8 modules from one of two optional tracks either from the MSc Global Public Health and Policy, taught longitudinally on-campus (September start only) or from the MSc Healthcare Research Methods (January start online only or September start, online or on campus) and taught in three-day blocks approximately every 4 to 6 weeks. - In addition, you’ll take 2 longitudinal modules. One module in Professional Studies, which is assessed by a reflective portfolio, and the other is Research into Practice, which involves a detailed literature review presented as a mini dissertation. Phase Two - 1 year full-time clinical placement in a UK NHS Trust working alongside clinicians with exposure to comprehensive, contemporary and novel clinical medicine practice. This clinical activity will be supplemented by 3 modules: Applied Research I, Applied Clinical Skills, Research II. - These modules are assessed by an audit or healthcare improvement project dissertation, clinical portfolio, project proposal and plan. Phase Three - 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time advanced study to complete an independent research project and dissertation that demonstrates the application of scientific method to a problem of relevance to your chosen subject. September 2025 start application deadline: 28 March 2025
Getting in
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Applicants must have a primary qualification in Medicine (UK MBBS 5 years or international equivalent degree). Non-UK medical degrees marked on a grading scale must be equivalent to UK Bachelor level 2:2 degree or higher. Three years full-time (or equivalent) post qualification clinical practice of medicine is required, including the most recent 12 months. All applicants will need to acquire a FULL General Medical Council registration with licence to practise in the UK to be able to commence the clinical placement in Phase Two of the programme. GMC registration is a process solely managed by the General Medical Council. There are different ways to apply for registration with licence to practice in the UK, a common route is via the PLAB test 1 and 2 which have around 70% pass rate. For international medical graduates, before applying for this programme it is important you check your primary medical qualification meets General Medical Council acceptability criteria – find out more. the university's website
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