Medicine (Undergraduate)

Medical practice is generally defined as being the science and practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. Today it is carried out by doctors, nurses, surgeons and physicians.

Medicine is a broad term of a variety of practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness, including pharmaceuticals, psychotherapy, and surgery.

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Skills

Common Degree/Major Names

BSc	Clinical Psychology
MBChB/BMBS/MBBS/MB/BMBCh/BSc	Medicine
MB ChB/MB BS	Medicine and Surgery

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Useful Skills

	Aiming High
	Analytical
	Attention to Detail
	Data Manipulation
	Empathy
	Leadership
	Listening
	Note Taking
	Practical (working with your hands)
	Problem Solving
	Speaking (Verbal Communication)
	Staying Motivated / Working Hard
	Staying Positive (Resilience)

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Medicine and allied subjects

Medicine

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Institution	Country	Campus Type	Size	Education Model	Selectivity
St George's, University of London	UK	City Island Campus	Small Institution <5000	Medicine, Allied Health, Life Sciences	Selective (25-50% admitted) MBBS is an 'extremely selective' programme; Others are 'selective'
Keele University		Rural Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Single Subject Focus (Joint degrees available), Integrated or Thematic degrees	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
Koç University	Turkey	Suburban Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model), Researched Focused Institution	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
University of Leicester	UK	City Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	We are proud to be one of the world’s leading research-intensive universities.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Irish Universities and Medical Schools Consortium	Ireland	City Campus, Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single Subject Focus (Joint degrees available), Integrated or Thematic degrees, Researched Focused Institution	Selective (25-50% admitted)
College of Wooster	USA	Suburban Campus	Small Institution <5000	Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model), Researched Focused Institution, Undergraduate Only Institution	Selective (25-50% admitted)
Amsterdam University College (AUC)	The Netherlands	City Campus, City Island Campus	Small Institution <5000	Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model)	Selective (25-50% admitted)
University of Southampton	UK, Malaysia	City Campus, City Island Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	We are a research focused institution offering single subject degrees, joint honours, integrated degrees as well as Liberal Arts and Science.
University of East Anglia (UEA)	UK	Suburban Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Researched Focused Institution, Teaching Focused Institution	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
Brunel University London	UK	Suburban Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model), Integrated or Thematic degrees, Researched Focused Institution, Teaching Focused Institution	Selective (25-50% admitted) Admissions rate varies by subjects, with Medicine and Healthcare subjects extremely selective
The University of Sheffield	UK	City Island Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Researched Focused Institution	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
University of Cambridge	UK	City Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Single Subject Focus (Joint degrees available), Researched Focused Institution, Teaching Focused Institution	Extremely Selective (<10% admitted) - Generally 7,7,6 at HL and may be subject specific
The University of Hong Kong (HKU)	Hong Kong	City Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model), Integrated and Thematic degrees, Researched Focused Institution	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Minerva University	USA, South Korea, India, Germany, Argentina, UK and Taiwan.	City Campus	Small Institution <5000	Fully active learning in every class. Small, engaging seminar format.	Extremely Selective (<10% admitted) - https://www.minerva.kgi.edu/undergraduate-program/admissions/applicant-qualifications/
Trinity College Dublin	Ireland	City Island Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Single or Joint honours focus (but with some flexibility in pathways, and opportunities to undertake electives in different disciplines).	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Queen Mary, University of London	UK, Malta	City Island Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Strong research driven world class experience	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
University of Lancaster	UK, Germany, Ghana	Rural Campus, City Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	We are one of the few universities to offer a major/minor system for the majority of our courses. This means that students will apply for a major subject through UCAS, then upon arrival choose an additional minor subject. Students will then study both of these subjects for their first year.	Selective (25-50% admitted)
Imperial College London	UK	City Island Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	We focus on STEM (Science, technology, Engineering and Maths)	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Cardiff University	UK	City Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	We have 350 different courses in a wide range of subjects	Selective (25-50% admitted)
University of Leeds	UK	City Island Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	We offer a wide variety of single honours and interdisciplinary programmes	Selective (25-50% admitted)
University of Pittsburgh	USA	City Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Pitt is a public, research 1 institution.	Selective (25-50% admitted) Pitt has rolling admissions meaning the earlier you apply the better your chance of acceptance.
University of Birmingham	UK, UAE	City Campus, Suburban Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	We are a Russell Group university which hosts outstanding teaching and learning on campus.	Selective (25-50% admitted)
Maastricht University	The Netherlands	City Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Education system is Problem-based Learning. For BA’s we have three liberal arts degrees and 16 focused degrees.	Less Selective (>75% admitted) , Selective (25-50% admitted)
University of Sussex	UK	Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single and Joint Honours but a new Liberal Arts degree and keenly promote an interdisciplinary approach encouraging students to take subjects outside of their own where possible.	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
University of Bristol	UK	City Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Bristol's academic facilities are located in a defined campus area, separate to the accommodation.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)

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