Southampton

About The Course

Southampton’s five-year Medicine course has been taught for over 40 years, with an innovative learning approach to help prepare students into a lifelong journey in Medicine. The programme is split into four phases, with a variety of teaching methods such as lectures, tutorials, coursework, placements and independent learning.

The first phase takes place over the first two years. During this phase, students will learn the fundamentals of Medicine through several systems-based modules that incorporate pathology, pharmacology, anatomy and psychosocial sciences. Modules include the nervous system, the gastrointestinal system and the endocrinology and life cycle. Students will also have the opportunity to learn history-taking and examination skills in primary care and hospital settings.

In year three, phase two occurs, with a focus on the progression into clinical practice. The phase begins with a 16-week module that focuses on a research project. After this, students embark on 24 weeks of clinical placements that centre on primary care and long term conditions, Medicine and elderly care as well as surgery and orthopaedics.

Phase three continues into year four into the first half of year five. Studies and clinical practise will include some modules such as acute care, child health and clinical ethics and law. In year five there is also a 24-week placement leading up to finals, in which placements will be in medicine, surgery and primary care. Students will complete an assistantship to allow them to shadow a foundation doctor in medicine and surgery to help prepare for entering the foundation programme.