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Primary medical qualification (physician entry)

Medicine (MBChB)

Aston Medical School · Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Basic record. The school, its location, status and this qualification are verified on official sources. Admissions, language, tuition and program structure have not all been researched yet — missing items are marked “Not verified”.

Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Medicine Source: aston.ac.uk · verified October 13, 2026
Qualification purpose
Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
Awarding institution
Aston University
Faculty / school
Aston Medical School
Campus
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom
Entry route
School-leaver / direct entry Source: aston.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Program structure

Duration
5 years Source: aston.ac.uk · verified October 13, 2026
Intake
September 2027 Source: aston.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Graduation requirements
Not verified

  1. Phase 1 · Years 1-2

    Clinical skills and knowledge in blocks such as physiology, pharmacology, public and global health

    Source: aston.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

  2. Phase 2 · Years 3-5

    Learning mainly in clinical environments with practising doctors

    Source: aston.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Teaching language

Classroom, clinical and patient-interaction languages are recorded separately when the school states them.
Teaching language not verified. An English-language website does not establish English teaching.

Admissions

Requirements are shown as the school publishes them, per applicant category. Examination requirements are never assumed from the country.

Domestic and general requirements

  • Required prior qualification · RequiredA levels AAA with chemistry and biology compulsory; predicted A level grades not used in scoringSource: aston.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
  • Grade requirements · RequiredAt least six GCSEs at grade B/6 including English language, mathematics, chemistry, biology or double scienceSource: aston.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
  • Interview · RequiredInterviews (MMIs), UCAT and qualifications must be obtained in the year of applicationSource: aston.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
  • Health / immunisation requirement · RequiredSatisfactory DBS (or international equivalent) and occupational health assessmentSource: aston.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

International and non-EU applicants

  • Language requirement · Required · International applicantsHigh level of English language competency required; test results are taken as a guideSource: aston.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Examinations and language tests

International admissions: International applicants accepted — Separate international tuition fee published Source: aston.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Deadlines

Deadlines belong to a stated intake year and are never rolled forward. A past date is shown as passed.
Deadlines not verified.

Tuition and fees

Amounts are shown in the original currency, with their basis (per year, semester or whole program) and the student category they apply to. Different bases are never added together or compared.
CategoryAmountBasisYear / stage
Annual tuition fee 2027/28; subject to parliamentary approval, rising with inflation in later yearsUK students (home undergraduate)£10,050per academic year2027-2028Source: aston.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
Annual tuition fee 2027/28International students£47,000per academic year2027-2028Source: aston.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026

Living costs, travel, insurance and clinical-stage charges are separate from tuition. Comparing costs across countries.

Clinical training

  • Primary care and hospital medical and surgical specialties (year 3 blocks) — Other clinical site

    Placements arranged by the school

    Three 12-week blocks in year 3: one in primary care, two in hospital specialties

    Source: aston.ac.uk · verified October 14, 2026
  • A published hospital affiliation is not a guarantee that every student is placed there.

Recognition and accreditation

National authorization or recognition

Permission from the national education or health authority to run the program or award the degree.

Not verified yet

Institutional accreditation

Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.

Not verified yet

Medical-program accreditation

Accreditation of the medical degree program by a medical-education accreditor.

Not verified yet

Directory listing

An entry in a directory such as WDOMS. A listing is not accreditation or endorsement.

No directory reference recorded

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ECFMG Sponsor Notes

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Sources and verification

Last verified October 13, 2026.
  1. https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/medicine-mbchb · Official program page · verified October 13, 2026

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