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University degrees, academic preparation and English language courses20132014
INTOg
ST GEORGES, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
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Study medicine at a unique health
sciences university in London, UK
Internationally-focused programmespreparing you for worldwide medical careers.
Over 250 years of excellence and innovationin research and education.
A friendly campus welcoming students fromover 50 countries.
Opportunities to learn from clinical practice atone of the UKs busiest hospitals.
Contents
St Georges,
University o London 3
The INTO SGUL Centre 6
Full access to world-class
university acilities 8
Study in London 10
Live and learn in Tooting 12
Choosing your course 14
International Medicine 18
International Graduate Medicine 24
International Clinical Placements
and USMLE Preparation 30
Biomedical Science 34
International Foundation
in Medical, Biomedical
and Health Sciences 38
English or University Study 44
Student support 48
Accommodation 52
How to apply 54
Application orm 57
Terms and conditions 60
Dates and prices 62
International scholarships 63
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At th orrot o mical aacs
Throughout our long and illustrious
history we have been at the oreront
o medical advances. We continue
our alumnus Edward Jenners work
in inection and immunity, whose
development o the smallpox vaccine
has been credited with saving more
lives than the work o any other
person. In 2010, we celebrated the
30th anniversary o the eradication
o smallpox, and in 2011, the 40th
anniversary o the worlds rst
computerised tomographic (CT) head
scan, carried out on a patient within our
partner hospital, with which we share
a site and clinical resources. In 1958,
St Georges was the rst hospital in
the UK to carry out the insertion o a
heart pacemaker, perorming the UKs
500,000th pacemaker operation just
St Georges,University o London
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Welcome to St Georges, University o London and INTO St Georges, Universityo London. We are delighted that you are considering joining our student body.
Our students consider St Georges to be an incredible place to study, rom
exceptional teaching, easily accessible academic and administrative sta, to highly
rated acilities. Our students are part o a community that is strongly committed
to urthering knowledge and proessional practice in the medical, biomedical and
health and social care sciences, as well as making an important contribution to
the London community.
We recognise that choosing a university and a degree programme requires
considerable thought - it is one o the most important and challenging decisions
o your lie. As a proud alumnus mysel, I have many happy memories o my
student days at St Georges, and we believe you will be making the right choice
i you choose to study with us.
PROFESSOR PETER KOPELMAN, PRINCIPAL
ST GEORGES, UNIvERSITy OF LONdON
over 50 years later. We undertake
world-class research in cardiology,
stroke, epidemiology, cell signalling,
and genetics. Globally, we ocus on the
ght against HIV and inectious disease,
and locally we pursue the application o
advances in child health and cardiology.
A liig hritag
With a history stretching back over 250
years, St Georges, University o London
truly embodies a living heritage. Our
tradition in leading the way in medical,
biomedical and health and social caresciences, as well as our innovation in
medical and community education,
is very much alive and well today.
Our innovations in curriculum
development include the use o new
technologies, and our work in the
development o virtual patients and
virtual clinics goes rom strength to
strength. These innovations have been
recognised with numerous awards.
We also work to support, inorm and
encourage the educational development
o those in our local community.
Today, we are leaders in medical and
science education and at the oreront o
research and Government policy making.
Among our team o highly respected
and internationally renowned sta,you will nd proessors who have held
presidencies o Royal Colleges, chairs
o highly infuential review bodies and
boards, and those at the cutting-edge
o medical research.
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Forgig a w utur
This exciting new partnership between
St Georges, University o London, and
INTO represents the latest chapter
in our long history o educational
innovation. Our educational and research
excellence is now interlinked with INTOs
track record o success in ensuring
international students have the greatest
opportunities at universities worldwide.
St Georges, University o London
(SGUL) oers the highest standards
o excellence in teaching and student
support in a riendly and welcoming
environment. Our programmes give
Small group study in ully-equipped laboratories
History, tradition and innovation in
a thriving and supportive community
you the opportunity to study or an
internationally recognised qualication in
one o the worlds most exciting cities.
You will become part o the SGUL amily,
supported by highly-committed sta
throughout your educational journey.
While on our international medicine
programmes, you will be able to spend
two years on international clinical
placements in the United States (US
and Canadian citizens) or other INTO
St Georges, University o London
aliated international clinical training
sites. On this programme, you will
take Steps 1 and 2 o the US Medical
Licensing Examination (USMLE). This
will place you on the pathway to practise
in any branch o specialist medical
training in the United States, Canada,
and other territories where the USMLE is
recognised. Our study locations present
the opportunity to experience dierent
cultures as you progress through the
programme, ready on graduation or a
lietime o proessional employment.
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Larig a tachig
Our sta and students work together in
small, interactive groups, meaning that
your voice will be heard, your opinions
will matter and you will be ully engaged
in your studies.
Our pathway programmes incorporate
English language and academic study,
via taught lessons and sel-study each
week. We help you develop key skills and
competencies to prepare you or your
application to medical, biomedical and
healthcare programmes, and provide
excellent pastoral care whilst you are
on your studies.
A signicant eature o our degree
programmes is the use o tutor and
acilitator supported Case Based
Learning (CBL) and Problem Based
Learning (PBL), immersing you ully in
the ast-paced lie o medicine. Students
work in small groups on real lie
problems, researching the answers in a
systematic ashion under the guidance
o teaching sta. In the early years o
training in the international medicine
programme, case-based scenariosare supported by structured lectures
and other ormal teaching, with a shit
towards more sel-directed problem
based scenarios as your study skills and
autonomy grow. This approach provides
an excellent preparation or, and
replication o, the demands o medical
and healthcare careers in the real world.
More inormation on our programme
structures can be ound on
pages 1847.
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St Gorgs Hospital
We share our campus with St Georges
Healthcare Trust, one o the UKs
busiest hospitals, and are neighbours
with the South West London Mental
Health Trust. These two National Health
Service (NHS) Trusts comprise the
hub o an extensive network o acute
hospital, primary care, and social
services provision that constitute what
is reerred to as the South West London
Academic, Health and Social Care
System. This special combination osupportive learning environments with
a wealth o local clinical experience
contributes to the distinctiveness o the
courses we oer and ensures that the
training experience you receive is one
immersed in the clinical environment.
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TOWARDS TOOTING
BROADWAY UNDERGROUND
CAR PARK
CAR PARK
TOWARDS HORTON HALLS
KNIGHTSBRIDGE
WING
JENNER WING
ST JAMES
WING
HUNTER
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GROSVENOR
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LANESBOROUGH
WINGATKINSON
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Incorporating our welcome desk and
student support services and social
areas, the INTO SGUL Centre provides
you with a range o cutting-edge
acilities including:
specialist Learning Resource Centre
wireless network throughout
high-quality teaching areas
multimedia zones.
A bra w ctr i th hart
o th campus
INTO St Georges, University o London
is proud to oer newly-reurbished
teaching and student space or over
250 Foundation and English language
students at the Tooting campus in South
West London. The INTO SGUL Centre
is primarily dedicated to supporting
students on the preparatory International
Foundation and English language
programmes. However, all students will
have access to the acilities and support
provided in the Centre.
The INTOSGUL Centre
INTO SGUL Centre, co-located with one o the UKs busiest hospitals
Located in the Universitys Jenner Wing,
the INTO SGUL Centre is situated in the
heart o the University campus. Having
recently undergone a multimillion pound
renovation, the new layout will provide
everything you need or your study
and support.
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Istig i th stut xpricwith uriall acilitis
Larig Rsourc Ctr
The Learning Resource Centre
complements St Georges library
and provides study space, computer
workstations and wireless Internet
available or all students.
All o our students have access
to the Moodle Virtual Learning
Environment, which allows you to
download lecture notes and otheruseul programme content, and
take part in online discussions with
your teachers and classmates.
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The Student Services team are avaiable to answer any questions you may have
INTO St Georges, University o
London is based in the heart o
St Georges, one o the oldest
medical schools in the country
and also one o the UKs busiest
hospitals. Our programmes oer
you a range o opportunities to
take advantage o our excellent
London location, acilities and
our stas expertise to start andprogress your medical education.
Our students enjoy their living
and learning experiences at our
centre. They meet new people
and experience a wide range o
diering cultures. I look orward
to meeting you and welcoming
you to INTO SGUL.
SIMON FITCh, CENTRE dIRECTOR
INTO ST GEORGES,
UNIvERSITy OF LONdON
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Laboratoris
Specialist clinical-skills laboratories
on site give you plenty o opportunity
to practise and perect your skills
in procedures such as taking blood
pressure and pulse, checking or vital
signs, and resuscitation techniques.
Dierent scenarios can be saely
repeated using the latest patient
simulators to mirror real-lie health
problems and symptoms. You are also
encouraged to practise and hone these
basic skills and techniques on your
ellow students.
Three newly reurbished wet
laboratories allow the delivery o a
wide range o practical classes in the
biological sciences; complementing
the inormation derived rom other
teaching sessions, as well as giving
direct experience o experimental and
diagnostic techniques.
The substantial level o world-class
research on the campus underpins
the wide spectrum o research
project opportunities available to
undergraduate students, including
access to state-o-the-art technology
within individual research groups and in
central research acilities, such as the
Medical Biomics Centre.
Full accessto world-classuniversity acilities
Simulatio Ctr
Recognised or its excellence across
Europe, our Advanced Patient Simulation
Centre opened in July 2010, with the
capacity to train over 2,500 students
and healthcare workers every year.
State-o-the-art equipment includes high-
delity, computer-controlled manikins
that accurately replicate and respond to
a range o medical conditions, including
heart ailure and lung problems.
Library
Our healthcare and biomedical collection
comprises more than 42,000 books and
multimedia resources. We subscribe to
over 10,000 journals (mostly electronic),
and a wide variety o medical and
healthcare databases. And i youd
like to brush up on your inormation-
nding skills, we run regular courses in
Inormation Literacy.
The library is conveniently located near
the IT suites, the teaching rooms and
our state-o-the-art lecture theatres.
Library opening hours are extensive,
making it a great place or group
and individual, sel-directed study.
A 1 million reurbishment o library
space to create additional quiet study
and IT acilities was completed in 2012.
Iormatio Tchology
There are ve IT suites, housing over
250 workstations. Two o these suites
can be used at any time night or
day, and accommodate open-access
or ormal group-teaching sessions.
Network access is provided in all halls
o residence bedrooms and common
areas, with numerous wireless hotspots
throughout the campus, and a university
email account is issued on registration.
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You will have access to the MoodleVirtual Learning Environment, which
allows you to download lecture notes
and other useul programme content,
and take part in online discussions
with your teachers and classmates.
Our experienced and riendly Learning
Resource Centre sta are also available
to provide help, advice and training to
help you make the most o the learning
resource available.
Sport
I you are into sport, this is the place
to be. Our eld hockey, rowing, ootball,
netball, rugby union, cricket, encing and
many other teams are always on the
lookout or new members.
Whether you are proessional level
or have never played in your lie, we
have teams to suit your abilities. The
majority o our sports teams play in the
British Universities and Colleges Sport
(BUCS) and University o London Union
(ULU) leagues and cups. There is also
the added competition o the historic
inter-medical-school battles in the
United Hospitals and National Medical
Schools competitions.
The Robert Lowe Sports Centre on site
boasts three squash courts, aerobic
training rooms, and two well-equipped
weight-training rooms, including ree
weights. In addition, a large sports hall
is used or badminton, volleyball, netball,
ve-a-side ootball, cricket and other
training activities.
Away rom site, rowing is available
at Chiswick on the River Thames,
and sailing is based at the Royal
Victoria Dock.
Stuts Uio
The great majority o the social and
leisure activities revolve around the
Students Union (SU), which supports a
number o student societies and oers
regular events such as comedy nights,
lm nights and dances. SU acilities
include a large bar, games and pool
room, music room, dance studio, ca,
and other common rooms and oces.
The Union represents a wide range o
interests; the arts are well represented
by musical, drama and revue societies,which produce regular shows and
perormances. Other societies include
Islamic, Hindu, Christian, Jewish,
Adventure Sports, Modern Languages,
Film and Photography.
The SU provides many opportunities
or students who are interested in
voluntary work within the local and wider
community. Students can volunteer
and learn rst aid skills with St Johns
ambulance service; provide support or
children with illnesses with the TeddyBear Hospital; raise awareness with
Marrow, the national bone marrow
donation programme; or undraise or
medical research with a number o
medical charities represented on site.
The Advanced Patient Simulator
(GAPS) at St Georges has been at
the oreront o multiproessional
simulation and skills training
since it was established morethan 10 years ago. Not only do
we provide simulation-based
training or medical students,
Foundation Programme doctors,
specialist trainees, consultants,
nurses, midwives, physiotherapists,
perusionists and physicians
assistants, we also train them
in multiproessional teams.
Additionally, we have a dedicated
surgical skills laboratory providing
training ranging rom suturing skillsthrough to laparoscopic surgery.
ANdREw SyKES, SIMULATION
ANd SKILLS TEChNICIAN ENGINEER
ST GEORGES, UNIvERSITy OF LONdON
You also benet rom being part o the
National Union o Students (NUS) and
University o London Union which oers
support and advice, as well as social
events at their central London acilities,
only 30 minutes away.
SU ocers represent all SGUL students
on university committees, with year
representatives and a dedicated
senate ensuring that students voices
are heard on any aspect o your
student experience.
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Li i a global hub
London is one o the most exciting
and diverse cities in the world. Host to
the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics,
and a hub o research, culture and
innovation, London is truly a world
leader. From international markets and
world-renowned museums and cultural
attractions, to amous shopping centres
and internationally-acclaimed sporting
grounds, there is something to suitevery taste. Studying here, you benet
rom not only the history and infuence
o the city, but also the connections and
opportunities that come with it.
London has a wealth o ree
entertainment and leisure attractions,
and a superb choice o museums and
art galleries o international repute.
Home to renowned science and medical
museums, as well as infuential research
institutions, there is no shortage o
ascinating exhibitions and research
opportunities to stimulate students who
wish to delve deeply into their subject.
There are countless opportunities or
entertainment in London. You can see
a West End show, sample new and
interesting international cuisines, dance
the night away, or simply enjoy a quiet
drink with riends.
Study in London:a truly internationalexperience
Study in the historical city o London
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Study in one o the worlds most exciting cities
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Students benet rom the opportunities London has to oer
Th ial stut city
Between classes, you can relax with
a quiet stroll through one o the many
peaceul parks available in London.
There are almost 5,000 acres o green
space within the centre o the city, as
well as numerous parks and commons
outside the city centre. Furthermore,
living locally means you will learn about
the city beyond the tourist spots.
Youll have the opportunity to access
standby tickets or the theatre and
other perormances. Your Students
Union card will also entitle you to many
discounts and concessions at a wide
range o shops, clubs and cinemas.
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Tooting oers the best o both worlds.
Small enough to maintain a riendly,
local atmosphere, but close enough
to the bright lights o central London,
you will benet rom everything the
capital has to oer, while living in a
vibrant community.
Culturally ibrat, xcitig a irs
Located in South West London, Tooting
is a culturally vibrant area with an
exciting and mixed background o people
and cultures. Its diversity is refected inthe shops, restaurants and wide range
o local acilities youll nd right on your
doorstep, rom big-name chain stores,
to specialist boutiques. Tootings unique
markets provide a ascinating and
cosmopolitan selection o clothes, ruit
and vegetables rom around the world.
I youre looking to go out or something
to eat or drink youll nd an excellent
selection o restaurants, cas and
pubs, with cuisines rom around the
world. Tooting is particularly renowned
or its many curry houses specialising
in ood rom the Indian sub-continent.
There are also a number o cas nearby,
perect or quiet days o studying or
meeting with riends.
Live and learn inTooting: the besto both worlds
Out a about
Tooting benets rom an array o green
spaces, oering a quiet change rom
the pace o London lie. In addition
to several small park areas, the
student halls are located within a
10-minute walk o the expansive and
leay Wandsworth Common, while
Tooting Bec Common is also nearby.
There is a range o activities or you
to get involved in to stay active. Local
sports acilities include Tooting LeisureCentre and pool, Central London Gol
Centre, horse-riding stables, Tooting
Bec Lido (the largest open-air pool in the
British Isles) and Tooting athletics track.
Accss a aorability
A great advantage o our location is that
students are able to live in aordable
housing within walking distance o
lectures saving time and money getting
around. With excellent transport links
including two underground stations, onetrain station and multiple bus routes,
you can easily be in the heart o the
city in just 20 minutes. Easy access to
central London means that shopping
in Covent Garden, seeing the latest
exhibition at the National Gallery or Tate
Modern, or catching a West End musical
is never more than a short journey away.
For more inormation on the cost o
living, please visit: www.sgul.ac.uk/
itratioal/gral-moy-aic/
liig-costs
London is a un and vibrant place
to live and I love how culturally
diverse Tooting is. There is always
something to do! I enjoy taking
part in the many charity events
the University holds, as it is a
great way to meet students rom
all years and its always a great
atmosphere to be a part o.MAhUM NAEEM, UK
MEdICINE MBBS, 1ST yEAR
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Market stalls mix with high street shops ensuring you will nd everything you need close by
Culturally vibrant, exciting and diverse
Tooting has excellent transport links including two underground stations
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Choosing yourcourseINTO St Georges, University o London oers a wide
range o academic programmes and English language
courses designed specifcally or international students.
The pathway and language courses help prepare you or
entry to university, and acclimatise you to living
and studying in a university environment.
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INTO course Start dates Entry profle English languagerequirements
Length Progression options*
International Foundationin Medical, Biomedicaland Health CareSciences
September Completed 12 yearso education (or localequivalent) in homecountry, with high gradesin all subjects, includingadvanced level Biologyand Chemistry**
IELTS 5.5 (with a min o5.0 in all subskills)
3 terms Year 1 undergraduate degree inMedicine, Biomedical or HealthCare Sciences
International MedicineBSc/MBBS
September International Foundationin Medical, Biomedicaland Health CareSciences with an averageo 75% overall
or
AAA at A-level (or localequivalent) to includeBiology and Chemistry**
IELTS 7.0 (with a min o7.0 in writing, and 6.5in all other subskills)
6 years (4 yearsin London, nal 2years in the US orother internationalclinical site)
Medical residency or internship inthe US or other country where theMBBS is recognised
Biomedical Sciences(International) BSc (Hons)
September International Foundationin Medical, Biomedicaland Health CareSciences with an averageo 60% overall
or
ABB at A-level (or localequivalent) to includeBiology and Chemistry**
IELTS 7.0 (with a min o7.0 in writing, and 6.5in all other subskills)
3 years Graduate entry-level employment asa biomedical scientist or transerinto clinical year o the InternationalMedicine BSc/MBBS
International GraduateMedicine MBBS
September Degree in any subject ata level equivalent to aUK lower second classBachelor Honours**
IELTS 7.0 (with a min o7.0 in writing, and 6.5in all other subskills)
4 years (2 yearsin London, nal 2years in the US orother internationalclinical site)
Medical residency or internship inthe US or other country where theMBBS is recognised
English or UniversityStudy
September, January,April and July
From IELTS 3.0 (witha min o 3.0 In writing)
Minimum o 1 term Foundation programme or Year1 undergraduate degree asappropriate given other academicqualications
* Progression is not guaranteed, and depends on academic and non-academic criteria, including perormance
at a selection interview.
** The above inormation is only a guide. Please contact your local representative or inormation on local equivalencies.
In addition to meeting the overall percentage required in the International Foundation programme, you will be
required to achieve speciic scores in speciied subjects. Please see the relevant course page or ull details.
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Progression subject to academic criteriaProgression subject to academic PLUS
additional selection criteria
*Clinical training will take place in the United States
or other INTO St George's, University of London
afliated international clinical training sites.
Graduate
Medicine
Year 1
INTO English for
University Study
International
Foundation
Those without
a first degree
Those with
a first degree
Bio-Medical Scientist
Option for professional
training in Physiotherapy or
Diagnostic Radiography
Doctor
Medical Scientist
Biomedical
Science
Year 1
Medicine
Year 1
Medicine
Year 2
Medicine
Year 3
Clinical
Transition
Year 4
Clinical
Transition
Year 2
Clinical
Training*
Year 5
Clinical
Training*
Year 3
Biomedical
Science
Year 2
Biomedical
Science
Year 3
Clinical
Training*
Year 6
Clinical
Training*
Year 4
Progrssio routs
Our courses provide you with the progression routes that you need, rom English
language training to academic preparation and onto your nal degree programme.
The chart below gives you an overview o all o our courses to help you see which
English and academic programmes will be suitable or you. Please reer to the
course description pages or ull details.
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Learn rom highly-respected and internationally renowned teaching sta
Studying in St. Georges eels like
a home away rom home. You
work alongside the riendliest
and most knowledgeable group
o sta and students a university
can oer. There is a combination
o lectures and practicals, and
you have the opportunity to
apply those concepts during your
placements. The sta and seniorstudents are very supportive and
we all work together and help
each other out to make sure at the
end o this experience, we come
out to be the best proessionals
in the industry.
INdU MURALI, CANAdA
PhySIOThERAPy, 1ST yEAR
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International MedicineThis six-year programme aims to meet the high demand
or qualifed doctors by oering a combined Bachelors
and medical degree programme or those with high
school or equivalent qualifcations wishing to progress
directly into medical training.
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Ky programm actsStart date
Sep 2013
Course date
2013/2014 Term dates:
Mon 23 Sep 2013Wed 11 Dec 2013
Wed 08 Jan 2014Tue 25 Mar 2014
Wed 30 Apr 2014Fri 11 Jul 2014
Programme length
Six years (ull time)
Location o study
Years 14: St Georges, University o London
campus in south-west London
Years 56: US or international clinical site. Our US
clinical sites are currently located in the Washington
DC area. Other clinical sites are under development
and may be included in the programme.
Class hours
Notional 40 hour learning week with approximately
20 hours contact teaching.
Academic requirements
Overall score o 75% in the International Foundation
in Medical, Biomedical and Health Sciences, with a
minimum o 68% in Academic English, and no less
than 60% in any module
OR
High school qualiications equivalent to UK A-level
grades o AAA, to include Biology and Chemistry
OR
International Baccalaureate with grades o 665 at
higher level and 555 at standard level to include
Biology, Chemistry, English and Mathematics. One o
Biology and Chemistry must be taken to higher level.
For international equivalencies please visit:
www.itohighr.com/sgul
English language entry requirement
IELTS 7.0 (with 7.0 in the writ ten subskill, and no
less than 6.5 in any other subskill) or equivalent.
OR
GCSE/iGCSE English language with a minimum
o a grade B (or local equivalent)
Additional entry requirements
In addition to academic grades, applicants
will be assessed on the quality o their written
application, their work or voluntary experience, their
perormance in the UKCAT examination, and their
perormance in the medical selection Multi Mini
Interview (MMI).
UKCAT Requirements: a minimum score o 500 ineach o the 4 sections o the test. Please note that
a good score in one section cannot compensate or
a poor score in another.
NOTE: This programme is exclusively or
international students, and applications rom UK
and EU citizens/residents who would normally be
considered as home students under UK legislation
will not be considered.
Acceptance on the programme is also subject
to satisactory police and health clearance.
Age requirement
Minimum age 16 (though students must be at
least 18 years o age in order to undertake certain
clinical placements, or example, paediatrics).
Tuition ees29,000 per annum
Please note ees are subject to annual increase.
Tuition ees do not include:
Text books these are available electronically
or rom the library and purchase is optional
USMLE exam ees.
Why choos this programm?
This programme is ideal or those
graduating rom high school with a view
to ollowing a medical career.
The aim o the programme is to produce
medical graduates with the essential
knowledge, understanding, skills and
attitudes required to practise medicine
competently and proessionally in a
patient-centred, multi-proessional
environment, and to equip you or
a career o lie-long learning and
proessional development.
This is a truly innovative programme
with a strong ocus on interproessional
training and clinical placements right
rom the beginning. The curriculum
provides an emphasis on proessional
and clinical practice with guided support
towards the United States Medical
Licensing Examination (USMLE).
Learn rom teachers who are experts in their elds
I chose St Georges because it
has a antastic reputation and I
liked how the MBBS course was
organised. I also really wanted to
study in London, and I thought
the opportunity to study in an
actual hospital as opposed to just a
university building was a great way
to learn. My avorite aspect o the
course is the Case Based Learning
because I get a lot out o it and itsso un! I also really like how Clinical
Skills is taught rom the frst week.
dEMELzA JANE BEIShON-MURLEy, UK
MEdICINE MBBS, 1ST yEAR
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InTeRnATIOnAL MedICIne (BSC/MBBS)
Additionally, the programme makesinnovative use o virtual patients and
virtual clinics to supplement the more
experiential, hands-on clinical practice.
Your rst our years are based at
St Georges, University o London.
This comprises clinical science
in years one and two utilising a
Case Based Learning curriculum,
supplemented by lectures and small
group learning. In the third year you
transition into clinical practice with a
Problem Based Learning curriculum,representing a shit in emphasis rom
structured to sel-directed learning.
There will be 18 weeks o clinical
attachments during the transitional
clinical practice year in hospitals and
general practices in London and the
surrounding area. These give students
a rm grounding or urther clinical
rotations in the US or other international
clinical sites, and will also allow students
to have an insight into the National
Health Service (NHS), one o the besthealthcare delivery systems in the world.
In year our, you complete a year o
biomedical science, and ocus on a
medical research project. At the end
o this year you graduate with a BSc
(Honours) in Basic Medical Sciences.
During this year you will also be
preparing or the nal two years (ve
and six), which are spent in clinical
practice in the United States and/or
other INTO St Georges, University o
London aliated international clinicaltraining sites.
What is spcial about th programm?
At the conclusion o the programme you
will have:
a knowledge and understanding o the
sciences underlying medical practices
in relation to the individual and their
place in society as a whole
demonstrated prociency in basic
clinical skills including:
gathering inormation
systematically, sensitively and
eectively rom patients
undertaking comprehensive clinical
examinations o patients
choosing appropriate diagnostic
procedures to be carried out on
patients, rationalising that choice
and interpreting the results o
investigations
selecting appropriate treatment
options or patients with specic
conditions
recognising and manageing lie-
threatening conditions.
acquired and demonstrated necessary
attitudes to achieve high standards
o medical practice and patient care
including:
regard to ethical and legal principles
application o an evidence-based
approach to patient care
responsiveness to the needs and
concerns o patients.
demonstrated intellectual curiosity and
a capacity or critical understanding
developed an understanding o the
work o other healthcare proessionals
partly through a cooperative approach
to patient care on a training ward
the potential to undertake urther
training in any branch o medicine or
medical science
an understanding o the need or lie-
long learning, inquiry and research.
You will also acquire the ollowing
additional skills and experiences:
teaching including presentation and
mentoring
personal/time/resource management
IT literacy
ability to work within a team
good record keeping
understanding o the principles
o audit
inormation literacy.
As a result o these experiences and
learning environments students will also
be able to demonstrate:
psychological robustness with ability
or sel-care
a realistic grasp o your own
limitationsadaptability and ability to cope with
change and uncertainty
open-mindedness
motivation or learning
sensitivity to cultural issues.
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How is th programm aliata rcogis?
The programme is validated and quality
assured by St Georges, University o
London. Successul completion o the
programme leads to the award o a BSc
(Honours) and an MBBS degree rom
St Georges Hospital Medical School, a
constituent college o the University o
London, allowing or direct progression
into proessional medical practice.
The clinical years take place in the
United States or other INTO St Georges,
University o London aliated
international clinical training sites and
students are prepared or the USMLE.
At the end o the programme you will
receive your MBBS degree, which is a
primary medical qualication (PMQ).
Holding a PMQ entitles you to provisional
registration with the General Medical
Council, subject only to its acceptance
that there are no Fitness to Practise
concerns that need consideration. In the
UK provisionally registered doctors canonly practise in approved Foundation
Year 1 posts: the law does not allow
provisionally registered doctors to
undertake any other type o work.
To obtain a Foundation Year 1 post
you would need to apply during the
nal year o your undergraduate course
through the UK Foundation Programme
Oce selection scheme, which
allocates these posts to graduates
on a competitive basis. To date, all
suitably qualied UK graduates haveound a place on the Foundation Year
1 programme, but this cannot be
guaranteed, or instance i there were to
be an increased number o competitive
applications rom non-UK graduates.
Successul completion o the Foundation
Year 1 programme is normally achieved
within 12 months and is marked by the
award o a Certicate o Experience. You
would then be eligible to apply or ull
registration with the General Medical
Council. You need ull registration with
a licence to practise or unsupervised
medical practice in the NHS or private
practice in the UK. Although this
inormation is currently correct, studentsneed to be aware that regulations in this
area may change rom time to time.
While the St Georges Hospital Medical
School MBBS is recognised by many
dierent countries, applicants are
advised to check with their own
individual national authority i they aspire
to practise in their home country.
Acamic cott
The programme is underpinned by our
themes:
Basic and Clinical Sciences
Patient and Doctor
Community and Population Health
Personal and Proessional
Development.
Basic and Clinical Sciences is the
largest theme in terms o its content,
as it incorporates the majority o the
actual knowledge students require
to qualiy. However, all our themes
are o equal importance in equipping
you or a proessional lie as a
medical practitioner.
Th programm is sub-ii ito thollowig six mouls:
Lie Cycle
Reproduction and Development
Child Health (Paediatrics)
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Sexual Health
Ageing
Death.
Lie Maintenance
Nutrition
Alimentary System, including liver
Gastroenterology
Endocrinology
Renal Medicine
Urology.
Lie Protection
Immunology
Inection
Haematology
Oncology
Preventive Medicine
Public Health Medicine.
Lie Structure Musculoskeletal system, including
connective tissue
Rheumatology
Orthopaedics
Traumatology
Plastic Surgery
Skin and Dermatology.
Lie Support
Cardiorespiratory system
Cardiology/Cardiovascular Surgery
Respiratory Medicine
ENT.
Lie Control
Nervous system
Neurology/Neurosurgery
Vision and Ophthalmology
Psychiatry
Psychology.
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Th BSc yar
The ourth year provides advanced
coverage o a variety o topics and
the opportunity to undertake in depth
research, resulting in the award o
a Bachelor o Science degree (with
Honours). You will be supervised by
academic and research sta in the
individual research laboratories and
at other sessions within St Georges,
University o London. You choose rom
a variety o taught courses (examples
previously oered given below) and willbe able to undertake your research
project in a related area:
Biology o Cancer
Clinical Aspects o Birth Deects
Clinical Aspects o Cancer Genetics
Clinically Applied Musculoskeletal
Anatomy
Clinical Neuroscience
Cloning, Stem Cell Research and
Regenerative Medicine
Development and Disease
Diagnostic Microbiology
Genes and Gene Expression in
Eukaryotic Cells
Health Psychology
Human Genetics
Human Cardiovascular and Respiratory
Pharmacology
Images o Anatomy
Immunity and Inection
Leadership in Disaster Medicine
Learning and Teaching: Student and
Proessional
Medical Ethics and Law
Therapeutics: Protein to Patient.
Medicine, as many would agree,
is both a highly demanding yet
rewarding career. The opportunity
to make a dierence and be part
o such an exceptional team,
allows or much excitement
and challenge. The feld is ever
changing and expanding, with
plenty o scope or research and
new interventions. The thoughto being aced with new scenarios
and overcoming dierent hurdles
every day makes specialising in
this area extremely inspiring.
Part o the journey rom medical
student to doctor is the ongoing
learning that comes with the
course, allowing you to orever
strengthen your expertise
and knowledge.
ROShNI PATEL, UK
MEdICINE MBBS, 2Nd yEAR
Teaching incorporates a mixture o lectures, practical, group and individual learning
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Approachs to larig
The curriculum adopts a learner-
centred approach where the emphasis
is on both learning and teaching. The
overall objective is to increase your
understanding and your skills. Starting
with a structured approach to learning
that incorporates clinical placements,
the approach shits in emphasis through
the clinical transition year (year three)
towards a more sel-directed model,
refecting your development as a learner.
The methods o learning devised to helpyou include:
Th larig wk Case Based
and Problem Based Learning around
a central case as a starting point to
allow you to understand the relevance
o your learning to your uture
clinical practice as a doctor. Other
learning activities, such as lectures,
lab work, clinical demonstration,
clinical and communication skills,
medical law and ethics, are related
to the weeks central case.
dirct sl-larig where the
teacher sets objectives but you take
responsibility or deciding how and when
to achieve them, thus ensuring you are
an active participant.
Stimulatig teaching methods and
teacher roles are designed to stimulate
enquiry, not be a substitute or it.
Itgrat giving clinical relevance
to all that you learn, as well as making
the process o learning relevant and
interesting. This ensures that clinical
skills and practice are underpinned by
a rigorous understanding o the basic
sciences in a way that encourages
deep learning.
Clar larig objctis to act as
a means o communication between
programme organisers, teachers
and yoursel, and allow co-ordination
between programme outcome, what is
taught, and the assessment o learning.
Spiral curriculum designed to help
you revisit, deepen and extend your
knowledge, skills and understanding.
Sampl wk BSc/MBBS (Yars 1 a 2)
Each week, lectures and clinical sessions complement a case, so that teaching
and learning takes place in context and enhances learning clinical medicine
and basic science.
Time/Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9.00 10.30 CBL Tutorial Lecture The ageing heartand lungs
Lecture Elder abuse Anatomy (dissection) Neuroanatomy revision
Lecture Pharmacologyand older people
10.30 12.00 Expert Forum (Q&Asession on previousweeks CBL case)
Lecture The ageing GItract and skin
Lecture Language inpeople with disabilities
Tutorial Communicatingwith people with disabilities
Lecture Inectionand immunity
Lunch
1.00 3.00
Student Selected
Component (SSC)
GP visitAternoon ree or sport/
societies and/or sel study
Clinical skills Fall Assessment
Lecture The ageing brain
3.00 5.00 Communication skills interviewing patients
Lecture Dementia
Computer-controlled manikins replicate andrespond to a range o medical conditions
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International GraduateMedicineThis our-year Bachelor o Medicine, Bachelor o Surgery
(MBBS) programme aims to meet the high demand
or qualifed doctors while enabling graduates o any
discipline to pursue a medical career. Making use o
the innovative Problem Based Learning approach to
education, this programme places the student at the
centre o their own learning.
InTeRnATIOnAL GRAdUATe MedICIne (MBBS)
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Ky programm actsStart date
Sep 2013
Course dates
2013/2014 Term dates:
Tue 03 Sep 2013Fri 13 Dec 2013
Mon 06 Jan 2014Thu 17 Apr 2014
Mon 28 Apr 2014Fri 11 Jul 2014
Programme length
Four years (ull time)
Location o study
Years 1 and 2: St Georges, University o
London campus in south-west London
Years 3 and 4: US or international clinical
site. Our US clinical sites are currently
located in the Washington DC area. Other
clinical sites are under development and
may be included in the programme.
Class hours
Notional 40 hour learning week with approximately
20 hours contact teaching
Academic requirements
A degree in any subject at a level equivalent to a
lower second class Bachelors honours in the
UK system.
Contact your INTO SGUL representative with any
questions about this qualiication.
English language entry requirement
Students who graduate rom an English mediumuniversity and whose nati ve language is English are
exempt rom this requirement.
For students that are not exempt rom this
requirement, an IELTS score o 7.0 (with a score o
7.0 in the written subskill and no less than 6.5 in
any other subskill) or equivalent is required.
Additional entry requirements
In addition to academic grades, applicants will
be assessed on the quality o their written UCAS
application, their work or voluntary experience, their
perormance in the MCAT or GAMSAT examination,
and their perormance in the medical selection
Multi Mini Interview (MMI).
Minimum MCAT score: 24
Minimum GAMSAT score: 55 overall with a minimum
o 55 in each section.
NOTE: This programme is exclusively or
international students, and applications rom UK
and EU citizens/residents who would normally be
considered as home students under UK legislation
will not be considered.
Acceptance on the programme is also subject to
satisactory police and health clearance.
Age requirement
Minimum age 16 (though students must be at
least 18 years o age in order to undertake certain
clinical placements, or example, Paediatrics)
Tuition ees
32,663 per annum
Please note ees are subject to annual increase.
Tuition ees do not include:
Text books these are available electronically
or rom the library and purchase is optional
USMLE exam ees.
Why choos this programm?
The aim o the programme is to produce
medical graduates with the essential
knowledge, understanding, skills and
attitudes required to practise medicine
competently and proessionally in a
patient-centred, multi-proessional
environment, and to equip you or
a career o lie-long learning and
proessional development.
By using a Problem Based Learning
(PBL) curriculum, the programme
expertly incorporates virtual patients and
virtual clinics into the learning process
to supplement the more experiential,
hands-on clinical practice.
In particular the course provides a
strong emphasis on proessional and
clinical practice with guided support
towards the United States Medical
Licensing Examination (USMLE).
The rst two years o the programme
are spent at SGUL, comprising clinical
science in year one and transitionalclinical practice in year two. There will
be 18 weeks o clinical attachments
during the transitional clinical practice
year in hospitals and general practices
in London and the surrounding areas.
These give students a rm grounding
or urther clinical rotations in the US or
other international clinical sites, and will
also allow students to have an insight
into the National Health Service (NHS),
one o the best healthcare delivery
systems in the world. The nal two years
(three and our) are spent in clinical
practice in the United States and/or
other INTO St Georges, University o
London aliated international clinical
training sites.
Problem Based Learning rooms enable dynamic discussion between students and tutors
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What is spcial about th programm?
At the conclusion o the programme you
will have:
a knowledge and understanding o the
sciences underlying medical practices
in relation to the individual and their
place in society as a whole
demonstrated prociency in basic
clinical skills including:
gathering inormation systematically,
sensitively and eectively rom
patients
undertaking comprehensive clinical
examinations o patients
choosing appropriate diagnostic
procedures to be carried out on
patients, rationalising that choice
and interpreting the results o
investigations
selecting appropriate treatment
options or patients with specic
conditions
recognising and manageing
lie-threatening conditions
acquired and demonstrated necessary
attitudes to achieve high standards
o medical practice and patient care
including:
regard to ethical and legal principles
application o an evidence-based
approach to patient care
responsiveness to the needs and
concerns o patients
demonstrated intellectual curiosity and
a capacity or critical understanding
developed an understanding o the
work o other healthcare proessionals
partly through a cooperative approach
to patient care on a training ward
the potential to undertake urther
training in any branch o medicine
or medical science
an understanding o the need or
lie-long learning, inquiry and research.
You will also acquir th ollowigaitioal skills a xprics:
teaching, including presentation
and mentoring
personal/time/resource management
IT literacy
ability to work within a team
good record keeping
understanding o the principles
o audit
inormation literacy.
As a rsult o ths xprics a
larig iromts stuts will
also b abl to mostrat:
psychological robustness with ability
or sel-care
a realistic grasp o your own
limitations
adaptability and ability to cope with
change and uncertainty
open-mindedness
motivation or learning
sensitivity to cultural issues.
The act that St Georges,
University o London is in a
hospital makes the learning
environment more enlightening,
especially given the act that
some classes would be in the
hospital. Interactive learningopportunities are also easier;
students seeking research
opportunities can easily ind
them. The library and the
computer rooms are always
illed with nurses, doctors and
surgeons, which makes you
motivated to study more and
more and to be in the same
position as these ellow health
practitioners.
hIAM AL dROBI, SAUdI ARABIA
MEdICINE MBBS, 2Nd yEAR
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How is th programm aliata rcogis?
The programme is validated and quality
assured by St Georges, University o
London. Successul completion o the
programme leads to the award o an
MBBS degree rom St Georges Hospital
Medical School, a constituent college
o the University o London (our ormal
title), allowing or direct progression into
proessional medical practice.
The clinical years take place in the
United States or other INTO St Georges,
University o London aliated
international clinical-training sites and
students are prepared or the USMLE.
At the end o the course you will receive
your MBBS degree, which is a primary
medical qualication (PMQ). Holding
a PMQ entitles you to provisional
registration with the General Medical
Council, subject only to its acceptance
that there are no Fitness to Practise
concerns that need consideration. In the
UK provisionally registered doctors canonly practise in approved Foundation
Year 1 posts: the law does not allow
provisionally registered doctors to
undertake any other type o work.
To obtain a Foundation Year 1 post you
would need to apply during the nal year
o your undergraduate course through
the UK Foundation Programme Oce
selection scheme, which allocates these
posts to graduates on a competitive
basis. So ar, all suitably qualied UK
graduates have ound a place on the
Foundation Year 1 programme, but this
cannot be guaranteed, or instance i
there were to be an increased numbero competitive applications rom
non-UK graduates.
Successul completion o the Foundation
Year 1 programme is normally achieved
within 12 months and is marked by the
award o a Certicate o Experience. You
would then be eligible to apply or ull
registration with the General Medical
Council. You need ull registration with
a licence to practise or unsupervised
medical practice in the NHS or private
practice in the UK. Although thisinormation is currently correct, students
need to be aware that regulations in this
area may change rom time to time.
While the St Georges MBBS is
recognised by many dierent countries,
applicants are advised to check with their
own individual national authority i they
aspire to practise in their home country.
Acamic cott
The programme is underpinned
by our themes:
Basic and Clinical Sciences
Patient and Doctor
Community and Population Health
Personal and Proessional
Development.
Basic and Clinical Sciences is the
largest theme in terms o its content,
as it incorporates the majority o the
actual knowledge students require to
qualiy. However, all our themes are
o equal importance in equipping the
student or a proessional lietime as
a medical practitioner.
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Th programm is sub-ii ito thollowig six mouls:
Lie Cycle
Reproduction and Development
Child Health (Paediatrics)
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Sexual Health
Ageing
Death
Lie Maintenance
Nutrition
Alimentary System, including liver
Gastroenterology
Endocrinology
Renal Medicine
Urology
Lie Protection
Immunology
Inection
Haematology
Oncology
Preventive Medicine
Public Health Medicine
Lie Structure Musculoskeletal system, including
connective tissue
Rheumatology
Orthopaedics
Traumatology
Plastic Surgery
Skin and Dermatology
Lie Support
Cardio-respiratory system
Cardiology/Cardiovascular Surgery
Respiratory Medicine
ENT
Lie Control
Nervous system
Neurology/Neurosurgery
Vision and Ophthalmology
Psychiatry
Psychology
Approachs to larig
The curriculum adopts a learner-centred
approach, where the emphasis is
on both learning and teaching. The
overall objective is to increase your
understanding and your skills. Methods
o learning have been devised to help
you in a structured and eective way,
including:
Problm Bas Larig ocusing
on a central case as a starting point
to allow you to understand the relevance
o your learning to your uture clinical
practice as a doctor. Other learning
activities, such as lectures, lab work,
clinical demonstration, clinical and
communication skills, medical law
and ethics, are related to the weeks
central case.
dirct sl-larig where the
teacher sets objectives but you take
responsibility or deciding how and when
to achieve them, thus ensuring you are
an active participant.
Stimulatig teaching methods and
teacher roles are designed to stimulate
inquiry, not be a substitute or it.
Itgrat giving clinical relevance
to all that you learn, as well as making
the process o learning relevant and
interesting. This ensures that clinical
skills and practice are underpinned by
a rigorous understanding o the basic
sciences in a way that encourages
deep learning.
Clar larig objctis to act as
a means o communication between
programme organisers, teachers
and yoursel, and allow co-ordination
between programme outcome, what is
taught, and the assessment o learning.
Spiral curriculum designed to help
you revisit, deepen and extend your
knowledge, skills and understanding.
Apart rom traditional lecture based
learning, there are also many small
group sessions such as Problem
Based Learning and clinical skills.
I particularly like the peer tutoring
system where upper year students
will lead teaching sessions such
as clinical skills and anatomy.
This oers senior students an
opportunity to reinorce theirlearning and to improve teaching
and communication skills. As a
junior student, getting to know
upper year students is also
benefcial on social, academic and
proessional levels.
vINCENT LAM, hONG KONG
MEdICINE MBBS, 4Th yEAR
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Sampl wk Grauat MBBS (Yar 1)
Each week, lectures and clinical sessions complement a case, so that teaching
and learning takes place in context and enhances learning clinical medicine
and basic science.
Time/Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9.0010.00
PBL Tutorial
Lecture Psychologyo ageing
Sel-directed learning PBL Tutorial
Lecture Asking permissionand keeping condentiality
10.0011.00 Lecture Theorieso ageing
Lecture Introductionto nutrition and nutritionaldeciency
11.0012.00 Lecture Looking ater older
people in the community
Lecture depression
and bereavement
Lunch
1.003.00
Family Planning visits
Clinical Skills Principleso Manual Handling
GP Visits Older personhome visits
Sel -directed learning Sel -directed learning3.005.00 Communication Skills
Communication with OlderPersons
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International ClinicalPlacements andUSMLE Preparation
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CLInICAL PLACeMenTS
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INTO SGUL has incorporated additionaleatures into the programme to
ensure that students will be exposed
to clinical placements in the UK,
US and international sites.
Cliical placmts
Enrolled students in our International
Medicine (BSc/MBBS) and International
Graduate Medicine (MBBS) programmes
will be exposed to clinical placements
both in the UK, the US and other INTO
SGUL aliated international clinical
training sites. In the UK, clinical
placements will be held in St Georges
Hospital, as well as other hospitals
in London and the surrounding areas.
By experiencing clinical placements
in dierent countries, we aim or
our students to be able to gain a
strong understanding o international
healthcare systems and diering models
o medical care and treatment. The
UK clinical placements will take place
during years 1 to 3 o the International
Medicine and years 1 and 2 oInternational Graduate Medicine
MBBS programmes.
In year 3 (International GraduateMedicine) and year 5 (International
Medicine), there will be 42 weeks
o core clinical placements covering
the ollowing subjects:
Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Paediatrics
Psychiatry
Surgery
Family Medicine
Neurology.
In year 4 (International Graduate
Medicine) and year 6 (International
Medicine) students will take:
Critical Care and Anaethesia 4 week
core placement
Emergency Medicine 4 week core
placement
Sub-Internship 8 week placement
Special Study module 5 week
placement
Elective 5 week placement. Students
have the opportunity to complete
electives in the US, UK
and around the world.
The clinical placement years alsoincorporate revision, examination
and teaching sessions.
Clinical placements in the United States
are currently being developed in the
Washington, DC area. Other clinical sites
are also under development and may
be included in the programme. Non-
US and Canadian citizens will attend
clinical placements at other international
sites. Please contact your INTO SGUL
representative or more inormation.
elctis
In addition to clinical placements in
the UK and US, students will also have
the opportunity to complete electives.
Electives are available in the UK,
US and around the world.
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USMLe xams a rsicy aisig
INTO SGUL has incorporated test
preparation or the United States
Medical Licensing Exams (USMLE) and
residency advising, so that students
will have the support needed to be
successul. The USMLE exams are a
series o exams that are taken by all
students who are looking to become
licensed to practise medicine in the US.
The USMLE exams covered and taken
during the INTO SGUL programme are:
USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2 CK and
USMLE Step 2 CS. The Step 1 exam
ocuses on basic sciences and a passing
score on this exam is required in order
to progress on to clinical placements in
the US. To help make sure students are
on track or this exam, we will be utilising
both o-the-shel and comprehensive
exams rom NBME. Step 2 CK assesses
a students clinical knowledge and
Step 2 CS assesses standard-patient
clinical skills. Most students will
take the Step 2 exams during theirnal year o clinical placements.
The USMLE Step 3 exam is not
included in our curriculum as this
is a postgraduate clinical skills
assessment and is generally taken
ater the rst year o postgraduate
training in a residency programme.
All international medical graduates
(IMGs) must also be certied by the
Educational Commission or Foreign
Medical Graduates (ECFMG) in order to
move on in the residency application
process. ECFMG certication requires
you to have passing test scores on the
USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK and Step 2
CS exams, and a valid medical degree.
The SGUL MBBS is approved or
ECFMG certication.
Throughout all years o study, students
will also have access to a local INTO
SGUL adviser who will provide guidance
about the exams, and residency
application process.
To learn more about the USMLE exams
and ECFMG visit: www.usml.org and
www.cmg.org
For students looking to return to Canada
to go through the residency system
there, instead o staying in the US,
preparing or and taking the USMLE willalso be o value and residency advice
about the Canadian system will be
provided. For more inormation about the
Canadian residency process please visit:
www.carms.ca and www.mcc.ca/
Programm timlis
The ollowing timelines illustrate the
educational pathways o students
on our International Medicine (BSc/
MBBS) and International Graduate
Medicine (MBBS) programmes.
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InTeRnATIOnAL MedICIne (BSC/MBBS 6)
MBBS
DEGREE
USMLE
Step 2
YEARS 5 and 6:
Study internationally
YEAR 5: InternationalClinical Training
YEAR 6:InternationalClinical Training
BSc Degree
ECFMG Certification,
Residency and
USMLE Step 3
Student with
a High School/
Secondary
School
Diploma Begin studies
at INTO SGUL
YEARS 13:
Study in the UK
YEAR 1: ClinicalSciences
YEAR 2:ClinicalSciences
YEAR 3: Clinicaltransition year
YEAR 4:
Study in the UK
YEAR 4: BScproject year
USMLE
Step 1
Student with
Bachelors degree
or higher
Begin studies
at INTO SGUL
USMLE
STEP 1
MBBS
DEGREE
YEARS 1 and 2:
Study in the UK
YEAR 1: BasicMedical Science
YEAR 2: Clinicaltransition year
YEARS 3 and 4:
Study internationally
YEAR 3: InternationalClinical Training
YEAR 4: InternationalClinical Training
USMLE
STEP 2
ECFMG Certification,
Residency and
USMLE Step 3
InTeRnATIOnAL GRAdUATe MedICIne (MBBS 4)
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Biomedical ScienceThis three year programme covers the whole range o
biological sciences that underpin medicine. The course is
distinctive in that it is oered in a medical environment
and is thereore well placed to emphasise the wide range
o modern developments in medicine and the biomedical
feld. The course comprises a mixture o academic and
practical training aimed at preparing and equipping
you or a wide range o careers.
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Ky cours actsStart date
Sep 2013
Course dates
2013/2014 Term dates:
Mon 23 Sep 2013Wed 11 Dec 2013
Wed 08 Jan 2014Tue 25 Mar 2014
Wed 30 Apr 2014Fri 11 Jul 2014
Programme length
Three years (ull time)
Class hours
Notional 40 hour learning week with approximately
20 hours contact teaching.
Academic requirements
Overall score o 60% in the International Foundation
in Medical, Biomedical and Health Sciences, with
a minimum o 68% in Academic English, 60% in
Biology and Chemistry, and no less than 50% in
any other module
OR
High school qualiications equivalent to UK A-level
grades o ABB to include Biology and Chemistry
OR
International Baccalaureate with grades o 655 at
higher level and 555 at standard level - Biology and
Chemistry must both be taken to higher level, and
Mathematics (or Maths Studies) and English are
both required to at least standard level.
For international equivalencies please visit:www.itohighr.com/sgul
Other entry requirements
In addition to academic grades, applicants will be
assessed on the quality o their written application
(including work experience) and may be asked to
attend a selection interview.
English language entry requirement
IELTS 7.0 (with 7.0 in the writ ten subskill, and no
less than 6.5 in any other subskill) or equivalent.
OR
GCSE/iGCSE English Language with a minimum
o a grade B (or local equivalent)
Age requirement
Minimum age 16
Tuition ees
14,300 per annum
Please note ees are subject to annual increase.
Tuition ees do not include:
Text books these are available electronicallyor rom the library and purchase is optional.
Progression options:
It is possible or top perorming students on this
programme to progress directly into the Clinical
Transition year o the International Medicine (BSc/
MBBS) course subject to:
achieving a minimum o 65% in Year 1; a
minimum o 67% in Year 2; being predicted to
achieve a minimum grade o Upper Second
Class on graduation; and on satisactory
perormance in the medical selection Multi
Mini Interview (MMI).
Alternatively, you can progress onto year one
o the International Graduate Medicine (MBBS)
programme subject to: achieving a minimum o a Lower Second Class
on graduation; satisactory perormance in the
GAMSAT or MCAT examination; and satisactory
perormance in the medical selection Multi
Mini Interview (MMI).
Acceptance on either the International Medicine
(BSc/MBBS) programme or the International
Graduate Medicine (MBBS) programme is subject
to satisactory police and health clearance.
Why choos this programm?
Based at the second oldest medical
school in the UK, on a site shared
with one o Europes largest and
busiest hospitals, the learning
environment oered is unique,
ensuring interproessional teaching
in a healthcare specialist university.
One particular eature o this programme
is that, on successul completion,
there is an opportunity or the best
perorming students to progress into
the Clinical Transition year o the
International Medicine (BSc/MBBS)
programme to complete one year
o clinical practice in London, and a
urther two clinical practice years in
the United States or other INTO St
Georges, University o London aliated
international clinical-training sites, in
order to qualiy as a doctor.
What is spcial about th programm?
In the rst two years, much o the
training programme is shared with thato medical students, with additional
specic modules or biomedical
science students. These oer a broad
coverage o topics in the biomedical
eld, ranging rom undamental aspects
o cell and molecular biology, through
systems-based anatomy, physiology and
pharmacology to advanced basic science
and clinical laboratory techniques.
The overall aim is to equip you or the
specialised units in the Final Year.
Be a part o a dynamic student community
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Yar 2:
Smstr 1
Cliical Scic 3 In this module
you cover the structure and unction
o the major organs and body systems
responsible or lie structure and
control, in health and disease, as
well as the musculoskeletal, skin
and nervous systems.
Thraputics a Istigatios 1
This module describes the undamental
principles o drug development, andthe scientic basis o laboratory
technologies used to assess the eect
o drugs on physiological unction. It also
covers a range o investigations o cells,
bodily fuids and the whole body.
Biomical Skills a Tchologis 3
This module provides direct experience
o more advanced techniques used in
research and diagnostic laboratories.
It also oers you the chance to
individually research and write a review
o a selected topic.
Smstr 2
Cliical Scic 4 This module covers
the structure and unction o the major
organs and body systems responsible
or lie cycle and protection, in health
and disease. This includes reproduction,
growth and development, ageing,
inection and immunology, and cancer.
Thraputics a Istigatios 2 In
this module you cover the investigations
designed to distinguish betweennormal and abnormal states which are
perormed in the pathology diagnostic
specialisms: Clinical Biochemistry;
Clinical Immunology; Haematology and
Transusion; Cellular Pathology; and
Medical Microbiology.
Biomical Skills a
Tchologis 4 This module covers
the role and unction o the pathology
laboratories using a case-based,
integrated, system-led approach to
the study o disease and treatment odisease, including practical experience
o relevant techniques.
Fial Yar
The Final Year provides advanced
coverage o a variety o topics and
the opportunity to undertake in-depth
research. Your work is supervised by
academic and research sta in the
individual research laboratories and
other units within St Georges, University
o London. You choose rom a variety
o taught courses (examples previously
oered given below) and will be able
to undertake your research project in
a related area:
Biology o Cancer
Clinical Aspects o Birth Deects
Clinical Aspects o Cancer Genetics
Clinically Applied Musculoskeletal
Anatomy
Clinical Neuroscience
Cloning, Stem Cell Research and
Regenerative Medicine
Development and Disease
Diagnostic Microbiology
Genes and Gene Expression in
Eukaryotic CellsHealth Psychology
Human Genetics
Human Cardiovascular and Respiratory
Pharmacology
Images o Anatomy
Immunity and Inection
Leadership in Disaster Medicine
Learning and Teaching: Student and
Proessional
Medical Ethics and Law
Therapeutics: Protein to Patient.
Practical experiments are an important learning tool
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InternationalFoundation in Medical,Biomedical and Health
SciencesThis programme will prepare you or the International
Medicine (BSc/MBBS), the Biomedical Science
(International) (BSc Hons) and other healthcare
science programmes.
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Ky cours actsStart date
Sep 2013
Course dates
Mon 16 Sep 2013Fri 04 Jul 2014
Programme length
Three terms or approximately 9 months
Class hours (pw)
Notional 40 hour learning week with approximately
20 hours contact teaching.
Academic requirements
Students need to have completed 12 years o
schooling (or the local equivalent to meet the same
standard) achieving high grades. Please contactyour local INTO SGUL representative or details o
country speciic grade requirements.
English language entry requirement
IELTS 5.5 (with a minimum o IELTS 5.5
in any subskill) or equivalent.
Age requirement
Minimum age 16
Tuition ees
16,950 (3 terms)
Tuition ees do not include:
text books an additional charge in the region
o 200 per academic course.
For urther inormation, please check with the
INTO Admissions Oice or your education agent.
What is th Itratioal Fouatioprogramm?
Lasting three terms, this programme
will prepare you or entry to either the
Biomedical Science (International) (BSc
Hons) programme or the International
Medicine (BSc/MBBS) programme.
The qualication also prepares you or
training in other proessions allied to
medicine, such as physiotherapy or
radiography. The programme combines
scientic academic study and study
skills with English language support,cultural orientation and specic
classes in medical and healthcare
proessionalism.
Why choos th Itratioal
Fouatio programm?
The programme provides academic
preparation in line with that o UK
A-levels, with the added benet
o preparation or moving into a
proessional training programme.
Gaining entry to a medical, biomedical
or healthcare degree can be exceedingly
competitive, so this programme
combines academic study with specic
support or international students as
you move through the admission and
selection processes.
What is spcial about th ItratioalFouatio programm?
Full university status or all students.
Quality assured by St Georges,
University o London, the UKs second
oldest medical school.
All o the training is provided at St
Georges, University o London, which
shares its site with St Georges NHS
Trust, one o the UKs largest and
busiest hospitals.
Tailored support or international
students in preparing or applicationsto medical and healthcare
programmes including interview
preparation and the development o
key skills and competencies, such as
empathy, integrity, communication
skills, and insight.
Excellence in personal care and
support a collegiate and welcoming
environment.
What i I o ot mt th miimum
eglish laguag rquirmts?
I you do not meet the minimum English
language requirements or direct entry
to the three-term Foundation programme
we recommend you take one or more
terms o English or University Study.
Please see pages 4447
or urther inormation.
How is th Itratioal Fouatio
programm aliat a rcogis?
The programme is accredited and quality
assured by St Georges, University o
London. Successul completion o the
programme leads to the award o a
St Georges Hospital Medical School
International Foundation Certicate,
with the opportunity to progress onto
a degree programme in Medicine,
Biomedical Science or a number o
other proessions allied to medicine.
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Ky aturs
Acamic cott
Approximately three quarters o the
programme is devoted to the subject
based science modules, designed
specically to ensure you reach the
required academic level to progress onto
a medical, biomedical or related degree
programme. In addition the programme
will develop your academic, study,
proessional and language skills.
Skills dlopmt a eglishlaguag support
The essential skills module embeds
English language support which is
designed to help you reach the required
level in academic English and covers
reading, writing, spelling and listening.
Overall, the module is assessed
internally, though you may additionally
choose to take an external test
such as IELTS.
Prossioalism a stuy skills
Preparation or university is about more
than academic and langua