Medical Schools

Medical Schools In London - An Introduction

Medical education is one of the most important forms of education for every nation. There are many medical schools in the world and in particular in the United Kingdom. There are a number of medical schools in London itself, which constantly make their best efforts at developing the best doctors for the treatment of patients from all over the world.

Medical schools in London are designed to provide the best educational facilities and excellent learning environment to all their medical students. In the United Kingdom medical colleges, students can commence their medical studies without the need of any preliminary bachelor's degree.

It is quite tough to enter any of the London or UK based medical schools. Students face a tough competition and it takes around five to six years to gain some degree in medicine. It takes two years to complete pre-clinical training and three years to complete clinical training in London or UK based medical schools. After the completion of clinical training, students are conferred the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree.

Various universities abbreviate the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree by different names such as MBChB, MBBS, BMChB, and BMBS. Some universities such as the University of St. Andrews also offer a pre-clinical degree known as BSC, BSC (Hons) with subsequent entry to Keele or Manchester for clinical teaching.

The students have to file an application for admission in these medical schools at the University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Each student can apply in five medical schools simultaneously. Some medical schools also require candidates to sit for an entrance exam known as the United Kingdom Clinical Aptitude Test conducted by 23 universities and Biomedical Admissions Test conducted by 6 universities in London.

Some of the medical schools in London are Royal College of Anesthetists, Royal Veterinary College, St. Bartholomew's Hospital and the Royal London Hospital for Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, and many more schools in London.

Medical schools in London use two methods to teach their students. The teaching method assumes prominence in the first two years and after that the clinical teaching method takes over. There might be some changes in the teaching methodology from school to school, but the basic structure of medical education is built on the above lines.

The medical schools in London are based on problem-based learning in which small groups of 7 to 10 students are created and each group has a tutor or lecturer to look after them. Problem-based learning in London schools was introduced in response to the GMC year 1993 report on 'Tomorrows Doctors'.

Medical schools in London are committed to provide a high quality of medical education to its citizens and foreign students, who reach London every year to partake of the same.