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Medicine with Foundation Year

Entry requirements


A level

B,B,C

Including Chemistry or Biology. A pass in the science practical endorsement is required.

Only the following Access to HE Diploma (Medicine) courses are considered: Activate Learning (Ascentis) DistanceLearningCentre.com (Ascentis) Dudley College (OCN West Midlands) East Coast College (CAVA) East Sussex College (LASER) Greater Brighton Metropolitan College (LASER) Harlow College (CAVA) Morley College (OCN London) The College of West Anglia (CAVA) Truro & Penwith College (CAVA) As the course is intended for school-leavers, we strongly advise Access to HE Diploma (Medicine) students to consider applying for the A100 Medicine course.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

A minimum of five full GCSEs at grade B/6 including double/ triple-award sciences or three separate sciences . All sciences must be at B/6 or above to be considered. A minimum of grade C/5 is required in English Language (including a pass in speaking and listening) and Maths.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

29

29 overall. Must include at least H5 in Biology or Chemistry.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DM

Plus A Level Chemistry or Biology at grade B is also required, including a pass in the science practical endorsement. Please refer to the web pages for more detailed guidance.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)

D

Plus two A Levels at grade BB including Chemistry or Biology are also required, including a pass in the science practical endorsement. Please refer to the web pages for more detailed guidance.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDM

National Extended Diploma must be in Applied Science, Health & Social Care, or Sport & Exercise Science.

T Level

D

Healthcare Science, Health, and Science (distinction with minimum of B in core component and minimum of merit in occupational specialism).

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112

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About this course


Course option

6years

Full-time including foundation year | 2024

Subjects

Clinical medicine

Pre-clinical medicine

**Foundation Year**
Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.

Please note, we do not currently offer this Foundation Year for international students.

**Medicine**

Medicine at Keele delivers an innovative curriculum underpinned by the three core themes identified by the General Medical Council: Professional Values and Behaviours, Professional Skills, and Professional Knowledge (GMC, 2018). Ranked 4th in England (Guardian University League Table, 2022). Studying Medicine MBChB at Keele you will develop the necessary knowledge and clinical skills to become a doctor who practises with competence and compassion.

- 4th in England for Medicine (Guardian University League Table, 2022 and Complete University Guide, 2022)

- Over 100 weeks spent on clinical placement in primary care and hospital settings across Staffordshire, Shropshire and other adjoining counties

- Years 4 and 5 each spent at distinct bases: large teaching hospital (Staffordshire) and district general hospital (Shropshire)

- Benefit from diverse teaching methods including problem-based learning (PBL), other small- and large-group learning activities, and dissection

- Strong student engagement opportunities through our Medical Student Council

Medicine at Keele adopts a modern, spiral, highly integrated curriculum that combines a range of learning strategies, including early clinical experience, integrated communication and clinical skills teaching, practical activities (including dissection), problem-based learning (PBL), lectures and seminars. Additionally, inter-professional learning with other health students including nursing, midwifery, paramedic science, physiotherapy and radiography, are fostered throughout the programme.

We are committed to listening, responding and supporting our students to become well-rounded, competent clinicians. Through forums such as our Medical Student Council, we recognise the value of our students' contribution to development and progression of our curriculum and the student experience.

To ensure you graduate as a confident and competent clinician, you will study a range of topics including:

- Professional and ethical responsibilities

- Patient safety and quality improvement

- Diagnosis and medical management

- Prescribing medication safely

- The health service and healthcare systems

- Health promotion and illness prevention

*** About Keele***

Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.

We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.

Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.

Modules

For a list of indicative modules please visit the course page on the Keele University website

The Uni


Course location:

Keele University

Department:

School of Medicine

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

86%
Clinical medicine
86%
Pre-clinical medicine

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Medicine (non-specific)

Teaching and learning

84%
Staff make the subject interesting
94%
Staff are good at explaining things
90%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
97%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

78%
Library resources
87%
IT resources
78%
Course specific equipment and facilities
75%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

91%
UK students
9%
International students
35%
Male students
65%
Female students

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

A
A
A

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Medicine (non-specific)

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£30,000
med
Average annual salary
100%
med
Employed or in further education
100%
med
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

100%
Health professionals

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Medicine (non-specific)

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£39k

£39k

£50k

£50k

£54k

£54k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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