About The Medical School Today
The Medical School is now housed within a building on the University of Birmingham campus in a building constructed in 1938. The Medical School was extended to a design by Scott Wilson and constructed by Architects Design Partnership. The scheme cost £8 million and consisted of a 450 seat lecture theatre and student catering facilities. In October 2008, the medical school opened a new prosectorium to its students which cost in the region of £500,000 to build. The medical school remains extremely competitive with entry requirements set very high. For the 5 year medicine course potential students are expected to have a minimum of 7 A* grades at GCSE as well as straight A predictions for A level examinations. Although these are minimum requirements, the medical school often increases its GCSE expectations. The typical offer was also increased to AAA for 2010 entry. Requirements for 2013 entry then became A*AA at A Level and A*s in English, Maths and Science GCSEs instead. Candidates are also expected to perform well at interview. Dentistry at Birmingham often receives many applications for each place available. With few spaces on the course, it is extremely competitive and candidates are expected to perform excellently at interview.
The Medical School runs a variety of undergraduate medical degree (MBChB) courses. There is both the five year programme along with a four year graduate entry course (GEC). In addition there are a small number of places on a 3 year programme allocated to dental graduates aiming for careers in Oral Medicine or Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The School also offers bachelor degrees in medical sciences (BMedSc) leading to further study at postgraduate level. Medical students may also intercalate to the final year of the BMedSc course to attain an additional degree. The College of Health Sciences at the University of Zimbabwe was modeled after the Birmingham Medical School. The two hence share and enjoy a special relationship.
University of Birmingham students of dentistry, nursing and physiotherapy have access to the Barnes Library and computer cluster within the medical school building. With the restructure of the university all these schools now come under the umbrella of the College of Medical and Dental Sciences. The school does not use the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) like many other UK medical and dental schools.
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