MBBCh

MBBCh and MBBS degree are essentially the same, standard UK medicine degrees. An MD is the US equivalent, in the UK an MD is a research degree.

thanks for the reply Pav27

so if i wanted to become a doc and then later go for surgery , which would be better ? an MBBCh or an MBBS and why?

and there must be some difference between the two of them, right?
maybe one is preferred over the other or something?

Nope, MBBCh and MBBS (and BMBS or MBChb for that matter) are exactly the same. All stand for 'Medicinæ Baccalaureus & Baccalaureus Chirurgiæ' - thus completing medical school and attaining this degree will allow you to practice surgery. Different medical schools in the UK give different titles, but all of them are equivalent.

thanks for the reply - ill rep u when i can

so, do u mean that after obtaining this degree - i wont have to do an additional 3 /4 years of speacialisation to practise surgery?

also- the degree in the UK is of how many years (including the internship year) ?
i get confused bcoz some of the unis websites say 5, some say 6, and some even say 7

and i dont even know whether they mean including the internship year or without it

thanks for the reply - ill rep u when i can

so, do u mean that after obtaining this degree - i wont have to do an additional 3 /4 years of speacialisation to practise surgery?

Look, after your recent posts, I'm going to try my best not to be rude now, but you really want to order some medical school prospectuses, and get a few books out of the library.

It's one thing to ask for clarification on a forum, it's quite another to be TLTG (too lazy to Google)...

Look, after your recent posts, I'm going to try my best not to be rude now, but you really want to order some medical school prospectuses, and get a few books out of the library.

It's one thing to ask for clarification on a forum, it's quite another to be TLTG (too lazy to Google)...

Can I get the claws out?

** Some medical schools count F1 as the medical course (eg at Leeds Phase I is years 1-3; phase II is year 4, Phase III is year 4 and F1 - 'Becomomg a dr').

I think what you want to know is this:

1) Medicine (MB ChB/MBBS etc.) for 5 years (6 years if you intercalate ie do an extra degree in the middle)*
2) Two years foundation training (this is after you graduate and are working as a doctor ie get paid - these are generic training posts although you will work in different specialities)**
3) Enter specialist training eg surgery, general practice, medicine, paeds etc.

*Four years if you already have a relevent degree (ie enter a graduate entry programme). 6 years if you do a pre med course (7 if you do a pre med then intercalate!)
** Some medical schools count F1 as the medical course (eg at Leeds Phase I is years 1-3; phase II is year 4, Phase III is year 4 and F1 - 'Becomomg a dr').

BUT individual university websites do help as does wikipedia etc.!!!!

How can that work if their students move out of their deanery or others move in?

Look, after your recent posts, I'm going to try my best not to be rude now, but you really want to order some medical school prospectuses, and get a few books out of the library.

It's one thing to ask for clarification on a forum, it's quite another to be TLTG (too lazy to Google)...

in ranking terms MBBChir (cambridge) is the best degree, followed by MBBCh, then MBBS.
after all, 7 letters have got to be better than 5 or 4.
but wasn't i saddened to discover people who do foundation years get 4 letters just for that. can't rmemeber what they are.
apppalled.