BMBS — 2026 entry Medicine (Graduate Entry)

In the first year of the Graduate Entry Medicine programme students will start to acquire the knowledge and skills that underpin modern medical practice. Following completion of a Pre-Programme e-learning course (PrePel), students will work across four integrated assessment strands Medical Knowledge, Clinical Practice, Professional development and Special Study Units.  Learning will take place in a variety of large group lectures and small group activities, including those where team-based learning will be utilised as a tool to consolidate knowledge and develop teamwork. Students will be provided with opportunities to apply and practise their knowledge and skills, working closely with professionals in the Surrey Clinical Simulation Centre (SC2), anatomy facilities at the Centre for Anatomical and Surgical Education (CASE), and while on clinical community placements (General Practice and Mental Health). Students will learn and demonstrate clinical competencies this year as part of the Clinical Practice curriculum strand in the Clinical Simulation Centre and on real patients whilst on community placement. Students will undertake Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) which require taking a history from a patient/simulated patient, completing an examination, and performing a practical skill. Professional Development Groups will provide a supportive environment in which students can acquire deeper learning from placement experiences and explore what it means to be a medical professional. Students will also complete two summative Special Study Units (SSUs) in the themes of Biosciences and Healthcare in Community Practice.

In the second year of the programme the focus of teaching and learning moves towards the clinical environment. Students build upon the skills and knowledge that they have already developed that underpin modern person and patient centred clinical practice. Students will continue to work across integrated teaching, learning and assessment themes: Medical Knowledge, Clinical Practice and the Student Selected Special Study Units (SSUs). Students will continue to develop their Medical Knowledge of the medical sciences (biomedical, psychological, sociological, population health) that underpin medical practice, building on the knowledge previously gained in the programme. Further Medical Knowledge will develop through interactions with patients and with a wide range of NHS staff, and through taught sessions and tutorials. In the area of Clinical Practice students will continue to acquire the core clinical skills and professional behaviours that underpin person and patient centred clinical practice. Developing the skills and attitudes required to address health inequalities and perform professional advocacy roles. Students will be given feedback on developing professionalism through working with assessors who are experienced professionals and who hold and maintain professional registration in either Medicine or Nursing. Students will also undertake clinical skills assessments working with real patients as appropriate. Professional Development groups will provide a supportive environment in which students can learn from placement experiences and explore what it means to be a medical professional. Within the Special Study Unit (SSU) programme, students will consider clinical care and its essential support services and will be required to locate and critically evaluate evidence to support conclusions and recommendations to improve healthcare via a variety of methods, with a developing ability to review the reliability, validity, significance and generation of this evidence. Students will undertake both a Research and an Improving Healthcare SSU each with learning spread longitudinally across the year and cumulating in an SSU Assessment conference. Students may register for Clinical Pathways 1 Year 2 following the successful completion of Graduate Entry Medicine Year 1 in its entirety.

In year 3 of the programme the focus of teaching and learning will continue to shift further towards the clinical environment. Students will build upon the skills and knowledge that they have already developed that underpin modern person and patient centred clinical practice. Students will continue to work across integrated teaching, learning and assessment themes: Medical Knowledge, Clinical Practice and the Student Selected Special Study Units (SSUs). Students will continue to develop their Medical Knowledge of the medical sciences (biomedical, psychological, sociological, population health) that underpin medical practice, building on the knowledge previously gained. Student medical Medical Knowledge will develop through interactions with patients and with a wide range of NHS staff, and through taught sessions and tutorials In the area of Clinical Practice students will continue to acquire the core clinical skills and professional behaviours that underpin modern person and patient centred clinical practice. Developing the skills and attitudes required to address health inequalities and perform professional advocacy roles. Students will be given feedback on developing professionalism through working with assessors who are experienced professionals and who hold and maintain professional registration in either Medicine or Nursing. Students will also undertake clinical skills assessments with patients as well as three termly Objective Structured Clinical Examinations in which they will demonstrate a range of clinical and communication skills such as history taking, examination skills, procedures, and clinical reasoning. Professional Development groups will provide a supportive environment in which students can learn from placement experiences and explore what it means to be a medical professional. Within the SSU programme, students will consider scholarly activities related to the wider discipline of medicine. Students will undertake two longitudinal SSUs of three weeks duration each in the areas of Medical Humanities and Doctor as Teacher, both cumulating in an SSU Assessment conference. Students may register for Clinical Pathways 2 Year 3 following the successful completion of Clinical Pathways 1 Year 2 in its entirety.

In Preparation for Medical Practice Year 4, the focus of the students’ teaching and learning will continue to shift towards becoming an “apprentice” within the clinical environment. Students will build upon the skills and knowledge that they have already developed that underpin modern person and patient centred clinical practice. Students will continue to work across integrated teaching, learning and assessment themes: Medical Knowledge, Clinical Practice and the Student Selected Elective programme. Students will continue to develop Medical Knowledge of the medical sciences (biomedical, psychological, sociological, population health) that underpin medical practice, building on the knowledge previously gained. Students’ Medical Knowledge will develop through interactions with patients and with a wide range of NHS staff, and through taught sessions and tutorials. In the area of Clinical Practice, students will continue to acquire the core clinical skills and professional behaviours that underpin modern person and patient centred clinical practice. Students will develop the skills and attitudes required to address health inequalities and perform professional advocacy roles. Students will be given feedback on professional development through working with assessors who are experienced professionals and who hold and maintain professional healthcare registration. Students will also undertake clinical skills competencies including clinical assessments on patients. Clinical supervisors will provide a supportive environment in which students will learn from their placement experiences. Students will explore what it means to be a medical professional as well as considering their personal career development. Within the Elective placement, students will experience a wider perspective of medicine, as practiced both within the NHS in the UK or internationally around the globe. Students may register for Preparation for Medical Practice following the successful completion of Clinical Pathways 2 in its entirety.