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Medicine and Surgery MB BS
Our MB BS degree uses an integrated teaching approach. The degree is delivered in two Phases: Phase 1 (Stages 1 and 2) involves the study of key subject areas such as cardiovascular, respiratory and renal
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member887737
20th June 23
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Very good course, I love the case-based learning method. They often ask for feedback and work on fixing this but this mainly benefits the next year to do the course rather than your own year. Could improve on communicating with students about things like how exams work and what will be tested as most of this info comes from students in years above but other than that they’re very supportive and most staff are very approachable and are happy to answer questions or help if you’re struggling. Content is difficult and the course is quite fast paced but that is expected on a medicine course and they do ease you into it as much as possible. You have early clinical experience and you build skills that are needed to be a doctor early on, which helps prepare you for later years and also makes the course much more enjoyable as you get to experience the actual job earlier on which helped motivate me more when the content was difficult. Overall I love this course.
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Entry requirements for Medicine and Dentistry and Medicine at Newcastle University
Entry requirements are the formal requirements students need to meet to be considered for a place on a university course. But, each year many universities accept students with lower grades. The bar chart below shows the actual UCAS tariff points of students currently on this course.
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Required subjects for Medicine and Surgery MB BS at Newcastle University
excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking.
Once the academic criteria have been met, academic achievement is not considered further in subsequent parts of the application process e.g. additional A levels or A* results or additional GCSE results are not considered.
We would normally expect all applicants to have achieved their A levels on their first attempt. Those who wish resits to be considered must provide information on the extenuating circumstances they wish to be considered. Supporting evidence must be provided from your school or GP. A higher grade may be required from the repeated subject.
UCAS points for current students on Medicine and Dentistry and Medicine at Newcastle University
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member11103759
13th March 24
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Good course - very standard medicine read more
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member10103013
6th March 24
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Medicine can be challenging but it’s great studying at NCL read more
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member599974
9th February 24
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
The quality of the teaching, especially in the clinical years has been very helpful. All of the doctors I have been placed with have been eager to help me learn and practice procedures read more
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member1199565
7th February 24
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Medicine is medicine....pay too much for it but it's a great course read more
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member696543
18th December 23
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Very good overall, I received 4 offers and picked here and I've never felt like I made the wrong decision read more
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member887737
20th June 23
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Very good course, I love the case-based learning method. They often ask for feedback and work on fixing this but this mainly benefits the next year to do the course rather than your own year. Could improve on communicating with students about things like how exams work and what will be tested as most of this info comes from students in years above but other than that they’re very supportive and most staff are very approachable and are happy to answer questions or help if you’re struggling. Content is difficult and the course is quite fast paced but that is expected on a medicine course and they do ease you into it as much as possible. You have early clinical experience and you build skills that are needed to be a doctor early on, which helps prepare you for later years and also makes the course much more enjoyable as you get to experience the actual job earlier on which helped motivate me more when the content was difficult. Overall I love this course. read more
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member587574
15th June 23
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Really great course and good teaching. Online learning platform is very easy to use, and incredibly helpful with all lectures being recorded and posted, and past questions to complete. read more
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member687260
6th June 23
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Loved the teaching and clinical sessions we had. Was one of the most formative experiences so far for me. read more
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member1387059
31st May 23
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
My internship subject is really good read more
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member1285592
2nd May 23
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Interesting course. Early clinical experience. read more
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member1377040
3rd February 23
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
I wish the university would put more effort into educating the students instead of leaving us to our own devices and just giving us videos to watch and learn from. read more
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member1376784
1st February 23
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Having various clinical experiences in different North East regions and hospitals allow students to be exposed with various patients with various conditions and background read more
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member1376342
29th January 23
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Teaching is excellent and some aspects of remote learning have been embraced to reduce the amount of time spent in lectures. Only issue is something the university has been made aware of for years: they have a system for "professionalism" (previous has been for penalty points or pinpoints) which means staff can arbitrarily assign students points based on certain actions. These often do not relfect actual professionalism but is used as a threat for things such as filling in feedback forms (not anonymous) and accumulating these points can affect how well you do at the course. Staff will often threaten with these points and then backtrack, often denying threats of points made in lecture halls full of 400+ students which sends a very clear message read more
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member1176331
28th January 23
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
very full on but good pastoral support read more
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member1176023
25th January 23
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
I've enjoyed the course but it could definitely be better read more
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member1075622
24th January 23
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Very intense but great teaching in a variety of methods and staff are always available to help if you need it read more
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member473599
24th November 22
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Offer a great learning style for students in the best way po read more
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member572667
23rd October 22
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Love the course! Love the people, amazing read more
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member1168069
12th April 22
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
It is a great course and placements have been really engaging however a lot of the course has been self-taught and self-directed. read more
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member468020
10th April 22
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
one of the best medicine courses in the country (after speaking to others studying elsewhere). they listen well to feedback, support us in everything and make it a joy to learn read more
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member767133
11th March 22
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Really good course, plenty of support and good placement opportunities at good hospitals read more
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member1363265
28th October 21
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
I find medicine is very interesting and it gives you an opportunity to experience a lot of new things read more
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member760099
14th June 21
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Good program, happy to be here read more
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member659903
10th June 21
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
I actually do pharmacy but it said pharmacy wasn’t a valid course at all read more
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member954672
25th February 21
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
The course is very good so far and the lecturers are very good, and the faculty does care about our experience. The only complaint I have is that all assessments are summative which makes very little sense, read more
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Toriqul Ali
2nd December 20
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
My course has been very good and I am looking forward very much towards working as a doctor read more
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member852545
25th November 20
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Much more independent learning than anticipated for a medical degree. We have lost more in person teaching than other subjects, even when ours is more necessary read more
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member945779
17th February 20
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
love the course here however some lectures could be structured better read more
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Emansor
15th May 19
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
When my personal tutor left in Y2, I didn't get a new one. The teaching at the hospitals was amazing. The teaching at the university was alright. Felt very much like the medical school served itself, not the students. So much bureaucracy. read more
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member1337033
12th April 19
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
love the course, but it is massive as you'd expect so can sometimes be difficult to socialise as overwhelming amount of people. read more
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member520649
12th January 16
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Really interesting and diverse course but so full on and stressful! read more
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member820531
22nd December 15
Medicine and Surgery, MB BS FullTime
Excellent mix of clinical and nom-clinical teaching. We're pretty spoon fed which makes life easier read more
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