The King's College London (KCL) Medicine courseWhat you actually study, and where you will be
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The King's College London (KCL) medicine course at a glance
An integrated London course built around three stages rather than years, taught across Guy's, King's and St Thomas'. The placement estate reaches well beyond London — district general hospitals across the south east and more than 350 general practices.
How King's College London (KCL) teaches medicine
An "innovative and integrated curriculum" with "integration of medical science with clinical teaching throughout with focus on learning in close contact with patients".
What that means day to day
Year by year at King's College London (KCL)
Where you will actually be at King's College London (KCL)
Placement geography is the part of a medicine course that changes your life most and appears in prospectuses least. Here is what King's College London (KCL) publishes.
Plus district general hospitals across the south east of England and over 350 general practices.
- Guy's Hospital
- King's College Hospital
- St Thomas' Hospital
Intercalation at King's College London (KCL)
Optional one-year BSc between Stages 2 and 3, spanning clinical and biomedical sciences and the humanities.
Worth knowing about King's College London (KCL)
- Twinned with medical schools around the world, offering clinical exchanges.
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How to get into King's College London (KCL)
Entry requirements, UCAT, personal statement and interview, step by step.
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Read the guide →Where this King's College London (KCL) course profile came from
Every course detail on this page was taken from King's College London's own course page, read on 2026-09-11.
Primary source: King's College London — 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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