The Sunderland Medicine courseWhat you actually study, and where you will be
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The Sunderland medicine course at a glance
A small-group course mixing problem-based and case-based learning, with clinical placements from year 3 across three hospital trusts, two mental health trusts and 63 GP practices.
How Sunderland teaches medicine
Teaching is "mainly in small class sizes and groups, but also in lectures and seminars", with "anatomy teaching based in the Anatomy Lab", "problem-based/case-based learning", and "extensive clinical placements in hospital and community settings".
What that means day to day
When you first meet patients
Clinical placements in teaching hospitals and GP practices begin in year 3, after early clinical exposure in years 1–2.
Year by year at Sunderland
Where you will actually be at Sunderland
Placement geography is the part of a medicine course that changes your life most and appears in prospectuses least. Here is what Sunderland publishes.
Three hospital trusts, two mental health trusts, community services and 63 GP practices.
Intercalation at Sunderland
Available after year 2 as a BSc, or after year 4 as an MSc.
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How to get into Sunderland
Entry requirements, UCAT, personal statement and interview, step by step.
Open the guide →Sunderland UCAT cut-offs and offers
UCAT cut-offs, A-level offers, interview format and decision dates.
See the requirements →Compare Sunderland with other schools
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Open the comparison →Prepare for the Sunderland interview
Format breakdown, school-specific sample questions and prep tips from tutors who interviewed here.
Read the guide →Where this Sunderland course profile came from
Every course detail on this page was taken from University of Sunderland's own course page, read on 2026-09-11.
Primary source: University of Sunderland — 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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