Cambridge Graduate Course - Introduction
Applicants for this course must complete a Graduate Course in Medicine application form, in addition to their UCAS application. The deadline for receipt of the completed Graduate Course in Medicine application form is 15 October. The form will be available on the University's website from the beginning of June in the year of application, at www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/apply/
The Cambridge Graduate Course (CGC) is four academic years long, starting in September of year one and finishing in June of year four (3 ¾ “actual” years). The emphasis is the acquisition of clinical skills by direct patient contact in hospital and community environments, and the integration of core medical science with clinical medicine.
Three graduate colleges, Hughes Hall, Lucy Cavendish and Wolfson participate in the programme providing academic and pastoral support as well as contributing to the selection process; and there are six general practices in West Suffolk committed to the course.
The main clinical base of the course is the West Suffolk Hospital (a District General Hospital) with an attachment to the same local General Practice which gives students the opportunity to learn medicine in the community context and to build a long term relationship with the general practitioners, the practice staff and their patients. Students also spend time in Cambridge at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, and during the specialty ‘Life Course’ placements students gain experience of working in regional hospitals throughout East Anglia.
The emphasis for teaching and learning is on patient-centredness, such that students are encouraged to think of health care from the patients’ perspective with implications for patient choice within a national healthcare delivery service.
The learning of medical science is based in the University of Cambridge.
Curriculum Levels
Level 1: Clinical Method and Core Medical Science
Level 2: The Life Course
Level 3: Preparation for Practice
Each Level of the curriculum is based on themes which allow integration of a wide range of medical subjects around core principles of healthcare for the individual and for communities.
Awarding Institution: University of Cambridge
Teaching Institution: University of Cambridge
Programme accredited by: General Medical Council
Final Award: MB, BChir
Programme Title: Cambridge Graduate Course in Medicine
UCAS Code: A101
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark group: Medicine
Admission Requirements:Cambridge Matriculation requirements and pre-medical requirements (equivalents may be offered):
- GCSE in Physics, Biology & Mathematics (at grade C or above), A Level Chemistry (normally passed within seven years of entry) plus AS or A level passes in two of the following: Physics, Biology, Mathematics
- A first or upper second class degree in any subject
- Home or EU student status
Date of production or revision of programme specification: June 2007 - first entry September 2005