The University of Greater Manchester Medicine courseWhat you actually study, and where you will be
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The University of Greater Manchester medicine course at a glance
A new medical school in Bolton, teaching in £40 million purpose-built facilities and placing students across four north west NHS hospital trusts.
How University of Greater Manchester teaches medicine
An "innovative curriculum" with a stated commitment to "holistic, compassionate, patient-centred care".
What that means day to day
Where you will actually be at University of Greater Manchester
Placement geography is the part of a medicine course that changes your life most and appears in prospectuses least. Here is what University of Greater Manchester publishes.
Teaching takes place at the Bolton Institute of Medical Sciences and across four north west NHS hospital trusts.
Worth knowing about University of Greater Manchester
- £40 million of purpose-built facilities, in Bolton — around 20 minutes from Manchester.
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How to get into University of Greater Manchester
Entry requirements, UCAT, personal statement and interview, step by step.
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Read the guide →Where this University of Greater Manchester course profile came from
Every course detail on this page was taken from University of Greater Manchester's own course page, read on 2026-09-11.
Primary source: University of Greater Manchester — 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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