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Email:admissions@kmms.ac.uk
Phone:01227 768896
Kent and Medway Medical School
Kent and Medway Medical School
Canterbury
CT2 7NZ
Course summary
Medicine
Medicine involves long-term commitment and dedication. Our degree, at the Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS), offers you diverse career opportunities and experience to practice medicine across primary care, acute care, community and mental health settings, as well as the major medical and surgical specialities.
Our five-year medical degree, awarded jointly awarded by Canterbury Christ Church University and the University of Kent, leads to the qualification of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BM BS). Subject to successful progress through the General Medical Council's quality assurance programme. KMMS builds on the existing high quality clinical teaching and research strengths of both universities and is working in partnership with Brighton and Sussex Medical School for support and quality assurance purposes.
Your future
As a newly qualified doctor, you will be equipped with the curiosity, academic, professional and clinical skills to influence and improve future healthcare in Kent and Medway, and beyond.
Once fully registered, you will have the education and experience to apply for any one of over 100 possible medical specialties. Qualified doctors also work in media, the arts, business, the voluntary sector, government, research and technology.
There are national programmes available for medical graduates to obtain specialist postgraduate training and experience in leadership, management, entrepreneurialism and research.
Location
Our city, your time.
It has never been a better time to study in Canterbury. Our high student population creates a vibrant, diverse and student-friendly atmosphere.
We are a hub of exciting new ideas emerging from a stunning historic city - join us and get involved!
Modules
Modules: Year 1
Community and Primary Care in Practice 1
Professional Development and Person-Centred Practice 1
Foundations of Health and Disease
Skills for Clinical Practice 1
Heart, Lungs and Blood
Nutrition, Metabolism and Excretion
Modules: Year 2
Community and Primary Care in Practice 2
Professional Development and Person-Centred Practice 2
Skills for Clinical Practice 2
Neuroscience and Behaviour
Reproduction and Endocrinology
Musculoskeletal and Immune Systems
Modules: Year 3
Clinical Foundations Course
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Scientific Basis of Medicine
Clinical Rotations – Medicine and Surgery
Clinical Rotations – Elderly Medicine and Psychiatry
Clinical Rotations - Medicine, Surgery and Perioperative Care
Integrated Practice 1
Modules: Year 4
Specialist Rotations
General Practice and Public Health Medicine
Individual Research Project
Integrated Practice 2
Modules: Year 5
Senior Rotations
Regional Attachments
Finals
For further details about the content of these modules, please visit our website: <a href="http://www.kmms.ac.uk/study/">Study at KMMS</a>
How to apply
Apply by
15 October
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- A100
- Institution code:
- K31
- Campus name:
- Canterbury
- Campus Code:
- C
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
UCAS Tariff Not accepted
A level AAB
Including Chemistry or Biology, plus one of Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Psychology, Physics, Computing or Computer Science. Excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) Not accepted
Access to HE Diploma D: 30 credits M: 15 credits
Applicants who have studied an Access to Medicine programme will be considered for entry if they have undertaken the programme three or more years after sitting A Level or Degree exams.
A minimum of 45 credits at level 3 from an Access to Medicine programme. Including 30 credits at Distinction and 15 at Merit including 15 credits at level 3 in Chemistry or Biology with at least 12 of these credits at Distinction.
Please note that all Access to Medicine qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Scottish Higher
Scottish Higher Qualifications will be assessed on an individual basis.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme 34 points
Must include Biology or Chemistry at higher level 6 and one further higher level subject in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics (excluding Mathematics: Applications and Interpretations), Physics or Psychology at grade 6.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Applicants must have at least 5 subjects at grades A*-B or 9-6 and must include English Language and Mathematics plus Biology, Chemistry, and Physics or, alternatively, a Double Science plus any other subject.
T Level Not accepted
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
Additional entry requirements
- Admission tests
- Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
- Health checks
- Interview
- University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
Historical entry grades data
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
All fees for 2026/27 are to be confirmed. Please see the programme page at www.kmms.ac.uk/finance for further information on fees and funding options.
Sponsorship information
KMMS offers generous financial support schemes to assist eligible undergraduate students during their studies. See our funding page for more details: https://kmms.ac.uk/study/scholarships/
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