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Best University in the United Kingdom for Neurology or Neuroscience?

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Original post by human_13
For medicine. These are the highest for medicine. Oxford and Cambridge do not offer MBBS which is bachelors in medicine and surgery. They only offer medicine alone at undergraduate.
Imperial, Ucl, kcl, queen Mary do offer MBBS. I should also add Birmingham. These are well known for MBBS.

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I think you might need to do a little bit more research.
Neurology....
Original post by GracelovesNeuro
Neurology....


Then step one is to get into medical school: it doesn't matter which. Your performance and extracurricular activity at medical school is all that counts, and when you apply for FY1/2 rotations your school is anonymised.
Original post by Ronove
Do you want to study Neuroscience, or do you want to be a doctor and specialise in Neurology?


Neurology- more diagnosing symptoms
Original post by MJK91
Then step one is to get into medical school: it doesn't matter which. Your performance and extracurricular activity at medical school is all that counts, and when you apply for FY1/2 rotations your school is anonymised.


Oh ok... so firstly i need to get into medical school and study medicine but it wont be Neuroscience straight away?
Original post by GracelovesNeuro
Oh ok... so firstly i need to get into medical school and study medicine but it wont be Neuroscience straight away?


No :no:. Usually 5 years to become a junior doctor then you need to do more training Fy1, fy2 etc.... and eventually specialise in neurology. There may be modules you can select here and there during medschool and inevitably you'll cover neuro in the course but yeah, you have to do everything else as well to be a neurologist in the sense of a medical doctor.

If you find somewhere where you can intercalate you could stop in the middle of your medical degree and do a year of neuroscience and then rejoin medicine, finishing with an extra degree at the end if you wanted to lots of neuro...
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Original post by GracelovesNeuro
Neurology- more diagnosing symptoms


Luckily that's all you'll ever do as a neurologist :wink:

Original post by GracelovesNeuro
Oh ok... so firstly i need to get into medical school and study medicine but it wont be Neuroscience straight away?


It won't be neuroscience at all, unless you want to never see patients and spend all your time in the lab as an academic.

Neuroscience = non clinical, scientific field of research.

Neurology = clinical specialty practiced by medically qualified doctors.
Original post by Neostigmine
No :no:. Usually 5 years to become a junior doctor then you need to do more training Fy1, fy2 etc.... and eventually specialise in neurology. There may be modules you can select here and there during medschool and inevitably you'll cover neuro in the course but yeah, you have to do everything else as well to be a neurologist in the sense of a medical doctor.

If you find somewhere where you can intercalate you could stop in the middle of your medical degree and do a year of neuroscience and then rejoin medicine, finishing with an extra degree at the end if you wanted to lots of neuro...


Oh okayy thanks.

What GCSE's would have been good? or is that not too important and A-Levels?
Original post by Democracy
Luckily that's all you'll ever do as a neurologist :wink:



It won't be neuroscience at all, unless you want to never see patients and spend all your time in the lab as an academic.

Neuroscience = non clinical, scientific field of research.

Neurology = clinical specialty practiced by medically qualified doctors.


Thats good cause thats what i really want to do diagnose ect...

Also whats your opinions pn the right GCSE's and A- Level // Want as many perspectives I can get
Original post by Democracy
Luckily that's all you'll ever do as a neurologist :wink:



It won't be neuroscience at all, unless you want to never see patients and spend all your time in the lab as an academic.

Neuroscience = non clinical, scientific field of research.

Neurology = clinical specialty practiced by medically qualified doctors.


Well... a third of our second year is neuroscience, and neuroscience was one of the five options we have for intercalation, so that could be an entire year of the stuff if you chose it.

OP: the degree of neuroscience involved in medical school will vary depending on the school and your own activity, but you've got at least 9 years before you become a trainee neurologist and only a small proportion of that will be either neuroscience or neurology (and as said, long term you're looking at neurology not neuroscience).
Original post by GracelovesNeuro
Oh okayy thanks.

What GCSE's would have been good? or is that not too important and A-Levels?


Its a bit of both:

Medical School GCSE Requirements
Medical School A level requirements

There is usually a way into medicine, you just have to find yours but also remember that it is competitive.
Original post by nexttime
Well... a third of our second year is neuroscience, and neuroscience was one of the five options we have for intercalation, so that could be an entire year of the stuff if you chose it.

OP: the degree of neuroscience involved in medical school will vary depending on the school and your own activity, but you've got at least 9 years before you become a trainee neurologist and only a small proportion of that will be either neuroscience or neurology (and as said, long term you're looking at neurology not neuroscience).



So its a very long path...It's worth it hopefully

and thanks
Original post by GracelovesNeuro
Thats good cause thats what i really want to do diagnose ect...

Also whats your opinions pn the right GCSE's and A- Level // Want as many perspectives I can get


The GCSEs you've taken are fine. For A level, take biology, chemistry and two other subjects.

Refer to the list Neostigmine posted above so you can apply to the med schools which best suit your application profile.
Original post by Neostigmine
Its a bit of both:

Medical School GCSE Requirements
Medical School A level requirements

There is usually a way into medicine, you just have to find yours but also remember that it is competitive.


Seems Alright as at the moment in GCSE im at a A*- French /A* on my last 2 science tests-bio/chem-/A English /B-Maths /Distinction- Business studies/ C - History

Do you think If I get a C in history it will affect my chances?
Original post by Democracy
The GCSEs you've taken are fine. For A level, take biology, chemistry and two other subjects.

Refer to the list Neostigmine posted above so you can apply to the med schools which best suit your application profile.



Will do :smile:
Original post by GracelovesNeuro
Seems Alright as at the moment in GCSE im at a A*- French /A* on my last 2 science tests-bio/chem-/A English /B-Maths /Distinction- Business studies/ C - History

Do you think If I get a C in history it will affect my chances?


It might affect where you apply but it shouldn't rule you out :smile:

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