Medicine

The practice of Medicine offers a breadth of experiences impossible to find in any other subject. Every day brings different patients with different needs. It’s a great choice for scientists who strive to understand and apply research findings to improve the lives of the patients in their care. It offers a meaningful career that is prestigious, secure and well paid.

Medicine students complete a three-year degree course, the BA in Medical Sciences, before proceeding to their clinical studies. This three-year course includes a pre-clinical qualification (First BM). A further three years are then required to complete the full medical qualification (BM BCh).

Please note that all applicants to the Oxford Medicine degree must be at least 18 years old by 1st November in the year they intend to start the course.

For the first half of the course, emphasis is placed on regular tutorials from Fellows and Lecturers who are able to teach broadly across the course. Professor Farmery is a Respiratory Physiologist and Consultant Anaesthetist, who teaches the Physiology and Pharmacology course in the 1st and 2nd years. He also supervises students taking the Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Renal options in the 3rd year.

Professor Monika Gullerova is an Experimental Pathologist who works on the genetics of cancer. She teaches the Principles of Pathology course in the 2nd year, and supervises students taking the Infection and Immunity, and Molecular Medicine options in the 3rd year.

Tutorials are also given by our College Lecturers in Anatomy and Neurophysiology.

Only Oxford pre-clinical students may apply to Oxford for clinical study. The majority of Wadham's pre-clinical students stay in Oxford to complete their clinical course. During the 3rd year of the course, students are invited to apply to Oxford Clinical School or one of the medical schools of London University. All suitably qualified Oxford pre-clinical students will be guaranteed an offer from the Oxford Clinical School should they so choose or if their application to the London Medical Schools is unsuccessful. If our pre-clinical students move to other Oxford colleges or to London, Wadham welcomes clinical students who may have completed their pre-clinical years at other Oxford colleges. The Clinical School advises suitable applicants on the procedure for applying to join a specific college; information can be found on the Medical School website.