Expand+Applicants must hold, or expect to hold by July of the year they wish to enter Graduate Entry Medicine, a minimum of second class honours, grade one (2H1 or equivalent) result in their first honours bachelor degree (NFQ level 8). Applicants must also...

Hide-Applicants must hold, or expect to hold by July of the year they wish to enter Graduate Entry Medicine, a minimum of second class honours, grade one (2H1 or equivalent) result in their first honours bachelor degree (NFQ level 8). Applicants must also have taken the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT).

Student Vetting
A condition of enrollment on the programme is that all incoming students have cleared the vetting process in accordance with University policy and the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012.

For more information please visit: www.ucc.ie/en/study/undergrad/ admissionspolicies

Fitness to Practise
This undergraduate degree programme require students to meet the guidelines of the University’s “Fitness to Practise” policy (see www.ucc. ie/en/academicsecretariat/ fitnesstopractise)

Infections Diseases Policy
Students enrolled on certain courses in the College of Medicine and Health are at increased risk of contracting and transmitting certain infectious diseases as a result of being in the clinical environment as part of their course. It is important therefore in order to protect patients and students that healthcare students are screened for and immunized against certain infectious illnesses. Students enrolling in the School of Nursing and Midwifery are screened and immunized by the Health Service Executive Occupational Health Service and are subject to the HSE policies in this regard. All other undergraduate students in the College of Medicine and Health are subject to the UCC Infectious Disease Screening and Blood Borne Virus Policy. Details will be sent from the Admissions Office once a student has accepted his/her place.

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extens...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.

Restricted Courses
Applying for a restricted course – you must have applied to CAO by 5:15pm on 1st February 2018 if you wish to apply for a restricted course. The restricted course must be included on your course choices list by that date, or added to your application using the Change of Course Choices facility for a fee of €10 before 1st March at 5:15pm.

Restricted courses normally require additional assessment procedures, e.g. the submission of a portfolio, an oral assessment or interview, or a written assessment – restricted courses are identified in the handbook by the words “(Restricted - see page 3 of the 2018 CAO Hanbook)” on the same line as the restricted course’s title. Please make sure to acquaint yourself with the additional requirements, if any, of the restricted course(s) that you have applied for and go to page 11 of the 2018 CAO Hanbook for more information about interviews and assessments.

Exception: If a restricted course shares the exact same assessment procedures with a course you had applied for by 1st February 2018, you may be permitted to introduce it on a ‘Change of Mind’. You should consult with the relevant HEI before introducing such a course.

Restricted-category Applicants
Mature applicants – most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature.

Applying for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes – to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2018 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2018 at 5:15pm.

Expand+Introduction
The Medicine curriculum in UCC is rooted in the basic medical sciences of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and biochemistry, in parallel with clinical practice from the outset of the course. A distinctive feature is small-group, patie...

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The Medicine curriculum in UCC is rooted in the basic medical sciences of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and biochemistry, in parallel with clinical practice from the outset of the course. A distinctive feature is small-group, patient-centred teaching; students learn the skills of listening and communicating, history-taking, clinical examination and professionalism.

Why Study
The curriculum reflects current best practice in medical education and clinical practice. It is enhanced by a range of student-selected modules, from research projects to humanities workshops (e.g. art and medicine and creative writing). Medical research is a key element and all students complete a research project in their final year.

This is a four-year course in which the biomedical sciences, early clinical science and practice with public health/epidemiology are taught during 40 weeks in Year 1 and the first semester of Year 2, after which teaching in clinical practice predominates.

Expand+Year 1 Modules:
GM1001 Fundamentals of Medicine I* (20 credits); GM1002 Fundamentals of Medicine II* (20 credits); GM1003 Fundamentals of Medicine III* (15 credits); GM1010 Integrated Patient-centred Clinical Science and Practice (15 credits); GM10...

Hide-Year 1 Modules:
GM1001 Fundamentals of Medicine I* (20 credits); GM1002 Fundamentals of Medicine II* (20 credits); GM1003 Fundamentals of Medicine III* (15 credits); GM1010 Integrated Patient-centred Clinical Science and Practice (15 credits); GM1020 Health and Diseases in Society (5 credits).

*These modules include Anatomy, Biochemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology and Therepeutics, Physiology.

Year 2 Modules:
CORE: Fundamentals of Medical Science integrated module – including Anatomy; Biochemistry; Pathology; Pharmacology & Therapeutics; Physiology; Clinical Medical Science (including General/Family Practice attachments); Clinical Elective; Behavioural Science and Communication Skills.

ELECTIVES: Advanced Anatomical Skills; Psychological Medicine; Biomedical Design; Palliative Care; Health Information Systems and e-Health; Maritime Medicine; Medical Research Project; Writing Skills for Medical Students; Student Selected Special Study Module; Physical Activity, Exercise and Sports Medicine; Business Skills in Medicine; Mitigating Medical Error; Malnutrition and Nutrition Support; Library Project in Medicine; Introduction to Evidence-based Practice; Medical Ethics, Legal Medicine and Moot Court; Genetic Research in Human Disease.

Year 3 Modules:
Psychiatry (10 credits);
Behavioural Medicine (5 credits);
Reproduction, Pregnancy, Child Health and Development (15 credits);
Fundamentals of Adult Disease (20 credits);
Forensic Medicine and the Coroner's Court (5 credits);
Research and Professionalism in Medicine I (5 credits)

Year 4 Modules:
Principles and Practice of Surgery (10 credits);
Principles and Practice of Internal Medicine and General Practice (20 credits);
Principles and Practice of Paediatrics and Child Health (10 credits);
Principles and Practices of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (10 credits);
Research and Professionalism in Medicine II (10 credits

Expand+KEY FACTS
• Few fields can compete with Medicine in terms of the wide variety of opportunities available to the graduate.

• For most doctors, their professional lives are centred on caring for people in the community or in the hospital setting....

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• Few fields can compete with Medicine in terms of the wide variety of opportunities available to the graduate.

• For most doctors, their professional lives are centred on caring for people in the community or in the hospital setting. In this context, doctors are often the centre around which the healthcare of the patient revolves, interacting with all other members of the healthcare team.

• Doctors are also leaders in biomedical research, in the development of new understanding of normal and abnormal bodily function, diagnostic methods and therapies.

• Doctors are also engaged in the study of patterns of disease in the community, while others work as medical device manufacturers, in pharmaceutical companies, in health insurance companies, and in the management of health and safety in the workplace.

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• Following completion of the Final Medical examination, and graduation, graduates are required to complete one year of internship training in order to achieve full registration with the Irish Medical Council.

• Students apply and compe...

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• Following completion of the Final Medical examination, and graduation, graduates are required to complete one year of internship training in order to achieve full registration with the Irish Medical Council.

• Students apply and compete for internship posts independently, with the support of UCC School of Medicine

• The degrees MB, BCh, BAO are the start of a student’s career, as Medicine requires postgraduate training of three to seven years after the post graduation hospital intern year.
• Many graduates choose to undertake part of their postgraduate training abroad and staff provide advice regarding the opportunities available.