Pursuing MD after BSc pharmaceutical sciences
As the title suggests, i’m studying Bachelors BSc (Hons) in pharmaceutical sciences. I wanted to know if i can go for MD (doctor of medicine) after my bachelors and what would be the best, shortest pathway to do it?
The MD as a primary medical qualification does not exist in the UK - that's a qualification in other countries. The primary medical qualification in the UK is the MBBS (also various MBChB, BM, BMBS, etc etc). Are you intending to apply to medicine in the UK or abroad?
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by artful_loungerThe MD as a primary medical qualification does not exist in the UK - that's a qualification in other countries. The primary medical qualification in the UK is the MBBS (also various MBChB, BM, BMBS, etc etc). Are you intending to apply to medicine in the UK or abroad?
There’s no chance that im gonna go for MBBS 5years again after my 3years bachelors. So i’m looking for MD in Australia or America if thats possible
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by abxdullahkhanThere’s no chance that im gonna go for MBBS 5years again after my 3years bachelors. So i’m looking for MD in Australia or America if thats possible
Medical degrees are undergraduate degrees in Australia as well as in the UK.
Also in the UK there are 4 year accelerated graduate entry medicine (GEM) MBBS courses (which is the same length as an MD in the US).
There's no reason you couldn't apply competitively to a GEM course in the UK with a degree in pharmaceutical sciences.
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by abxdullahkhanThere’s no chance that im gonna go for MBBS 5years again after my 3years bachelors. So i’m looking for MD in Australia or America if thats possible
Medical degrees are undergraduate degrees in Australia as well as in the UK.
Also in the UK there are 4 year accelerated graduate entry medicine (GEM) MBBS courses (which is the same length as an MD in the US).
There's no reason you couldn't apply competitively to a GEM course in the UK with a degree in pharmaceutical sciences.
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