Largest graduate-entry course

We're home to the UK's largest graduate-entry course, meaning you'll be with plenty of like-minded people who have all been through the university experience before.

"We're all in the same boat and have all taken the decision to go back to university, despite the sacrifices that entails. We're here because we're passionate about becoming doctors, and that makes studying all the more enjoyable." - Chloe

Early patient contact

Students get out into the community from the very first term of year one, followed by clinical and community placements in term 2 where you can practise history taking and examination skills.

"The biggest thing that drew me to Warwick was the fact that we have some clinical exposure from the first year, which a lot of other courses don’t offer until further into the degree." - Farhana

Cutting-edge clinical anatomy and skills training

We have a collection of plastinated prosections and cross sections for anatomy teaching directly from Gunther von Hagens’ Plastinarium in Germany. The prosections are invaluable for training the surgeons and doctors of the future, both in anatomy tuition and for hands-on surgical training and education. Hear from students and staff all about anatomy teaching at Warwick in this video.

"Our first year anatomy sessions were taught to an incredibly high standard, despite it being a particularly hard subject to teach." - Greg

Diverse intake

As well as having students who have progressed to Medicine straight from their undergraduate degree, many of our students come to us having spent years working as professionals in a wide range of careers, bringing a fantastic wealth of experience to lessons and discussions. We're one of only a few medical schools to accept students who have no background in science.

Find out more about how we're working to further diversify our intake here.

"In my year alone I'm surrounded by people who gave up fantastic, well-established careers in everything from the finance industry or clinical research to music and teaching because they wanted to study medicine." - James

Teaching excellence

Our staff on the MB ChB, both here at Warwick Medical School and out in our partner hospitals and GP practices, are highly qualified and committed to teaching, with a passion for excellent student development. You can find out more about some of our teaching staff here.

“The academic and clinical staff are wonderfully supportive and a real inspiration.” – Chloe

Case-Based Learning

Case-Based Learning (CBL) is at the core of our MB ChB curriculum and is integrated across all four years. It's a learner-centred method, with students learning about a particular topic individually and in lectures before working through a related case together as a group.

"My CBL group are amazing and every week we work through a new case together. I feel like I learn so much, as we direct our own learning and have time and space to ask questions and make mistakes in a safe, supportive environment." - Amy

Rich support network

As well as having a dedicated personal tutor, our students benefit from a strong peer support network. We run a buddy scheme, and students in higher years get involved in teaching those in lower years. There's a wide range of societies and sports clubs available for students to socialise in their free time.

"There's always something going on for you to get involved in! I've been involved in teaching for the lower years, such as the Peer Support scheme and putting on a weekly seminar on any difficult topics that tend to come up." - Naomi

Excellent graduate results and satisfaction

Our graduating medics perform strongly in their applications to the Foundation Programme. In 2019, our students came second in the UK based on their highest average total score for the Programme, with 90% allocated to their top preference placement.

We achieved an overall satisfaction rating of 83% from our MB ChB finalists in the 2021 National Student Survey.