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Medicine Graduate Entry (MDS9)
Undergraduate (Level 8 NFQ , Credits 270 )
UCD Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) provides an innovative, science-driven and patient-centred curriculum, delivered by world-class educators in state-of-the-art facilities. The main hospitals associated with our programme are St Vincent’s University Hospital and the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital. In addition there are more than 20 other training hospitals and more than 100 primary care practices that facilitate your learning. This intensive, focused course is designed for students with an undergraduate degree who wish to pursue a career in medicine.
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For EU students, please apply via MyUCD. The following entry route(s) are available:
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In the first semester, you will take a series of modules that introduce the application of medical science to the study of biological systems and disease. You will also learn the clinical skills needed for the rest of the programme. The remainder of the first two years integrates the medical science disciplines, while gradually expanding your professional capabilities in a clinical environment.
Third & Fourth Year
In the final two years, hospital and community placements with structured clinical education complete your degree. During your clinical training you'll participate in a series of specialist rotations including medicine, surgery, psychiatry, obstetrics and paediatrics. Finally, you'll undertake our acclaimed Professional Completion module to integrate your knowledge and prepare you for life as an intern.
Learning methods include lectures, small group sessions, practicals and enquiry-based learning in the classroom and at the bedside.
Extensive international links offer you a variety of opportunities to widen your experience. Scholarships awarded on the basis of an essay competition are available to support elective periods in centres of clinical and research excellence in the USA, Europe and Malaysia.
The UCD School of Medicine has links with several USA medical schools (e.g. University of Pennsylvania, University of Kansas, University of California, San Diego, Emory University and Washington University, St Louis) and Penang Medical College in Malaysia where you may take elective programmes and gain valuable experience overseas.