3 courses offered in the Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Clinical MBPhD - PhD
The MB/PhD Programme leads to the MB, BChir and PhD degrees and is designed for medical students who are interested in academic or research careers by enabling them to integrate a three-year period of research with their clinical education.
The clinical component of the curriculum is designed to equip students for a lifetime of medical practice in a changing world with an emphasis on the acquisition of clinical skills by direct patient contact. At the start of the programme, students follow the Standard Course Year 4 curriculum up to and including the Year 4 Student Selected Component (SSC). (More information on the new clinical teaching programme can be found on the Standard Course website.) In general this SSC will be conducted in the prospective PhD host laboratory. After Part 1 of the Final MB examinations, and subject to satisfactory progress, a three-year period of full-time research follows, combined with regular clinical education, including weekly clinical supervisions and monthly clinical seminars. It concludes with students rejoining the clinical course to complete their studies.
During the research component, students are based mainly in the laboratory or department of their choice at the Addenbrooke’s complex or at one of the University sites in central Cambridge, or at a University-affiliated research institute.
MD (Doctor of Medicine) - MD
The MD degree is a doctorate, specific to the University of Cambridge, awarded to clinicians who undertake an extended period of scientific research into the science, art, or history of medicine. It provides an opportunity for doctors to receive recognition of research achievement within an approved academic programme.
The MD programme, on a par academically with the PhD, spans a maximum of six years on a part-time basis, allowing candidates to undertake their research alongside clinical or other responsibilities, at the end of which their thesis is examined by Viva. Any candidate working in a Cambridge University Health Partner institution will be assigned a University supervisor and will become a registered student of the University and a member of one of the Colleges. Any candidate intending to work at an institution outside Cambridge must already hold a Cambridge primary degree and must apply to take the MD by Special Regulations.
Programme for Health Professionals Wellcome Trust - PhD
We provide high-quality research training to clinical health professionals with an aptitude for research to enable them to become future leaders in medical and healthcare science. We offer training in an outstanding environment, spanning basic science, translational medicine, interdisciplinary, behavioural and applied health research.
We take great pride in our track record of successfully training health professionals to undertake the highest quality research across Cambridge and Norwich. We offer one of the most rewarding environments in which you could pursue your research training with world-leading researchers in the Schools of Clinical Medicine and Biological Sciences at the Universities of Cambridge, Wellcome Sanger Institute and other MRC, Wellcome & Cancer Research UK funded Institutes, Centres & Units in the wider Cambridge area, as well as the School of Health Sciences and Norwich Medical School at the University of East Anglia with other partners on the Norwich Research Park. The most important criteria we are looking for are the pursuit of research excellence, hard work and the will to make a difference to health.
The programme faculty provides mentoring and guidance on opportunities to undertake pre-doctoral research placements, enabling successful candidates to make an informed choice of PhD project and supervisor. Bespoke training and support for career development for fellows, together with support to supervisors, ensures a successful research experience. Post-doctorally, we will guide fellows based on their individual progress, to make the transition into higher research fellowships and clinical pathways, enabling ongoing training with continuance of research momentum.
3 courses also advertised in the Faculty of Clinical Medicine
(flexible) Genomic Medicine - MSt
From the School of Clinical Medicine
This course is only open to continuing students who have successfully completed and passed the Postgraduate Diploma in Genomic Medicine or the Postgraduate Diploma (flexible) in Genomic Medicine at ICE.
The MSt (flexible) in Genomic Medicine is a continuation of the Postgraduate Diploma in Genomic Medicine or the Postgraduate Diploma (flexible) in Genomic Medicine. It is a 10 month, part-time Master’s-level course resulting in 60 additional FHEQ Level-7 credits and the University of Cambridge Masters award.
The course is part of the Cambridge Genomic Medicine Programme, which has been has been developed by the University of Cambridge Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) and Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) in partnership with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (WTSI), the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) and Wellcome Connecting Science.
The Genomic Medicine Programme is designed to be flexible and accessible to working healthcare professionals. The Programme is designed to educate suitably-qualified students, including NHS healthcare professionals from across the multi-professional team to prepare for the future adoption of genomic technologies in the NHS and to prepare research students for future careers in research laboratories and medicine.
The part-time Genomic Medicine Programme comprises a modular part-time Postgraduate Certificate in Genomic Medicine, a modular part-time Postgraduate Diploma in Genomic Medicine and a modular part-time Master of Studies (MSt) in Genomic Medicine. The Genomic Medicine Programme is designed to be flexible and accessible to working healthcare professionals, providing options for studying individual modules and progressing as time permits from one award to the next. Progression is dependant on successful completion of the previous award.
This is a part-time course designed to fit with the demands of full-time employment. The course is delivered through face-to-face sessions requiring attendance in Cambridge and self-directed learning. Throughout the course, students have access to a virtual learning environment [VLE].
(flexible) in Genomic Medicine - PGDip
From the School of Clinical Medicine
This course is only open to continuing students who have successfully completed and passed the Postgraduate Certificate in Genomic Medicine at ICE.
The Postgraduate Diploma (flexible) in Genomic Medicine is a continuation of the Postgraduate Certificate in Genomic Medicine. It is a 9 month, part-time M-level course resulting in 60 additional FHEQ Level-7 credits and the University of Cambridge Postgraduate Diploma award. It also can provide a subsequent progression route to the one-year Masters [MSt] in Genomic Medicine.
The course is part of the Cambridge Genomic Medicine Programme, which has been has been developed by the University and Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) in partnership with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (WTSI), the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) and Wellcome Connecting Science.
The Genomic Medicine Programme is designed to be flexible and accessible to working healthcare professionals. The Programme is designed to educate suitably-qualified students, including NHS healthcare professionals from across the multi-professional team to prepare for the future adoption of genomic technologies in the NHS and to prepare research students for future careers in research laboratories and medicine.
The part-time Genomic Medicine Programme comprises a modular part-time Postgraduate Certificate in Genomic Medicine, a modular part-time Postgraduate Diploma in Genomic Medicine and a modular part-time Master of Studies (MSt) in Genomic Medicine. The Genomic Medicine Programme is designed to be flexible and accessible to working healthcare professionals, providing options for studying individual modules and progressing as time permits from one award to the next.
This is a part-time course designed to fit with the demands of full-time employment. The course is delivered through face-to-face sessions requiring attendance in Cambridge and self-directed learning. Throughout the course, students have access to a virtual learning environment [VLE].
(flexible, intensive) Genomic Medicine - MSt
From the School of Clinical Medicine
This course is only open to continuing students who have successfully completed and passed the Postgraduate Certificate in Genomic Medicine at ICE.
The MSt (flexible, intensive) in Genomic Medicine is a continuation of the Postgraduate Certificate in Genomic Medicine. It is a 10 month, part-time Master’s-level course resulting in 120 additional FHEQ Level-7 credits and the University of Cambridge Masters award.
The course is part of the Cambridge Genomic Medicine Programme, which has been has been developed by the University of Cambridge Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) and Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) in partnership with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (WTSI), the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) and Wellcome Connecting Science.
The Genomic Medicine Programme is designed to be flexible and accessible to working healthcare professionals across the multi-professional team to prepare for the future adoption of genomic technologies in the NHS and to prepare research students for future careers in research laboratories and medicine.
The part-time Genomic Medicine Programme comprises a modular part-time Postgraduate Certificate in Genomic Medicine, a modular part-time Postgraduate Diploma in Genomic Medicine and a modular part-time Master of Studies (MSt) in Genomic Medicine. To provide the flexibility required for working professionals, there is the option to study individual modules and progress to awards as time permits.
The course is delivered through face-to-face sessions requiring attendance in Cambridge and through structured self-directed learning. Students have access to a virtual learning environment [VLE] throughout the course.