The Brighton & Sussex (BSMS) Medicine courseWhat you actually study, and where you will be
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The Brighton & Sussex (BSMS) medicine course at a glance
A joint Brighton and Sussex degree with an integrated curriculum, ward-based placements from year 3, and a distinctive teaching strand on health inequalities. Intercalation is capped at 40% of the cohort.
How Brighton & Sussex (BSMS) teaches medicine
"An integrated curriculum designed to develop your knowledge, academic and clinical skills", using small and large group teaching, ward-based placements and clinical skills laboratories with simulators.
What that means day to day
When you first meet patients
Ward-based placements run through years 3 and 4.
Year by year at Brighton & Sussex (BSMS)
Where you will actually be at Brighton & Sussex (BSMS)
Placement geography is the part of a medicine course that changes your life most and appears in prospectuses least. Here is what Brighton & Sussex (BSMS) publishes.
Plus regional partner hospitals.
- Royal Sussex County Hospital
Intercalation at Brighton & Sussex (BSMS)
Optional. Numbers are capped at 40% of the cohort, with priority given to those without a prior degree.
Worth knowing about Brighton & Sussex (BSMS)
- The degree is awarded jointly by the Universities of Brighton and Sussex.
- The curriculum carries a dedicated health-inequalities teaching strand.
Applying to Brighton & Sussex (BSMS)?
How to get into Brighton & Sussex (BSMS)
Entry requirements, UCAT, personal statement and interview, step by step.
Open the guide →Brighton & Sussex (BSMS) UCAT cut-offs and offers
UCAT cut-offs, A-level offers, interview format and decision dates.
See the requirements →Compare Brighton & Sussex (BSMS) with other schools
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Open the comparison →Prepare for the Brighton & Sussex (BSMS) interview
Format breakdown, school-specific sample questions and prep tips from tutors who interviewed here.
Read the guide →Where this Brighton & Sussex (BSMS) course profile came from
Every course detail on this page was taken from Brighton and Sussex Medical School's own course page, read on 2026-09-11.
Primary source: Brighton and Sussex Medical School — 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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