The Birmingham Medicine courseWhat you actually study, and where you will be
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The Birmingham medicine course at a glance
A conventional integrated course with one distinctive feature up front: a clinical skills day every week of years 1 and 2, alternating between simulated practice and real general practice. The clinical years are built from long placement blocks rather than short rotations.
How Birmingham teaches medicine
Lectures, seminars and practical assignments, with small-group teaching including anatomy practical sessions, alongside self-guided study.
What that means day to day
When you first meet patients
Year 1 includes one day per week on clinical skills, alternating between simulated practice and real-world experience in general practice.
Year by year at Birmingham
Intercalation at Birmingham
Available, usually between year 2 and year 3.
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How to get into Birmingham
Entry requirements, UCAT, personal statement and interview, step by step.
Open the guide →Birmingham UCAT cut-offs and offers
UCAT cut-offs, A-level offers, interview format and decision dates.
See the requirements →Compare Birmingham with other schools
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Open the comparison →Prepare for the Birmingham interview
Format breakdown, school-specific sample questions and prep tips from tutors who interviewed here.
Read the guide →Where this Birmingham course profile came from
Every course detail on this page was taken from University of Birmingham's own course page, read on 2026-09-11.
Primary source: University of Birmingham — official course information.
Courses are restructured between cycles. Anything here that decides your application — an anatomy offer, a placement city, a compulsory intercalated year — should be confirmed against the official page for your entry year.
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