Medicine
Train to be a doctor at our state-of-the-art medical school and get early hands-on experience of patient care in hospitals, GP surgeries and community settings in this five-year medicine course.
Studying Medicine at ARU
Learn what it's like to study Medicine at ARU from Dr Sanjiv Ahluwalia, Head of our School of Medicine.
Study at an award-winning university
We were named Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023. We've also been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework – a reflection of the outstanding education we offer our students.
As a medical student at ARU, you’ll have use of our cutting-edge skills laboratories and ARU Anatomy Centre. Our experienced tutors include consultants, surgeons, nurses and GPs – and they’re joined by visiting clinicians from NHS Trusts.
But you won’t just learn on campus. Placements start early and continue throughout your course. You’ll get experience in primary and acute care settings, and in specialist medical centres.
There’s a genuine need for qualified medical professionals and, as a doctor, you’ll be ready to build a bright future for yourself – and your patients.
About Medicine qualifications
To become a doctor in the UK you need a General Medical Council-approved Medical degree. For historical reasons different institutions give their degrees different names: you might graduate as a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery with the letters MBBCh, MBChB, MBChirB, MBBS or a few other options after your name. It does not matter which you choose, they are equivalent and enable you to progress into the next stage of your training (a foundation programme then GP or specialty training). The GMC-approved degree from ARU is an MBChB.
A BA Medicine, BSc Medicine or similar-sounding degrees such as our BSc Medical Science is not a qualification to practice medicine.
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Key facts
Entry requirements
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Fees and paying for university
Student experience
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Explore the structure and function of the human body in our state-of-the-art Anatomy Centre.
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Our students explain why they chose to study Medicine at ARU, what they love about the course, and what they would like to specialise in after graduation.
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Medical students Ellie and Albion guide you through a typical week studying Medicine.
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Facilities
As a medical student at ARU, you’ll be based in our School of Medicine in Chelmsford. It features state-of-the-art skills laboratories, GP simulation rooms, and a multi-functional Category 2 SuperLab.
You’ll also use our dedicated Anatomy Centre with its dissection room, embalming facilities, radiology software, innovative virtual dissector, and ultrasound machines.
As well as learning in university, you’ll get hands-on experience on placements in all five years of your course.
Accreditation
Our MBChB Medicine degree is approved by the General Medical Council, having completed a rigorous quality assurance process.
Lecturers
Read profiles of teaching and research staff on this course.
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Dr Gemma ConnGastrointestinal System Block Lead
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Baroness Lorna RoweClinical Skills Lead
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Dr Gerald Clesham
Cardiovascular System Block Lead
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Aaron TrinidadeOtolaryngology (ENT) Undergraduate Lead
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Dr Babar VaqasSpecialist Lead for Neurology
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Dr Chirag ParikhClinical Lead for Dermatology
Careers
Training as a doctor opens up a range of career paths, with opportunities to undertake further training and specialise in an area of medicine that’s of real interest to you.
When you graduate with your MBChB degree you’ll be able to apply for the two-year Foundation Training programme. During this programme you combine work experience with further training – essentially it’s your first paid job as a doctor.
Having studied with us you’ll be in a good position to apply to the Essex, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (EBH) Foundation School.
Once you complete foundation training, you can choose to work as a doctor, or to apply for further study in a particular medical specialism. There are around 60 specialisms you could follow, with options including GP training, surgery, paediatrics, emergency medicine and pathology.
With an ageing population and a shortage of GPs and healthcare professionals, career opportunities abound in Essex. As a qualified doctor here, you will find that you have a genuine opportunity to change people’s lives.
Apply for Medicine
Apply through UCAS
UK students
We also welcome applications from students from Ireland, and EU, EEA and Swiss nationals with settled status in the UK.
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