Doctor of Medicine

Entry requirements

A medical degree (MBChB or equivalent). You must also have at least one year of experience in scientific work bearing directly on your profession, or be in the practice of medicine or surgery.

Months of entry

February, March, April, May, June, July

Course content

The MD is a higher degree undertaken by clinically qualified staff normally during their postgraduate medical training. Applicants must be working in the South East of Scotland, either employed as a member of staff of the University of Edinburgh, or as an NHS employee, or as a research worker employed or self-financed or grant-funded, in the University of Edinburgh or an associated institution or an NHS establishment.

A thesis for the degree of MD must deal with one or more of the subjects of study in the curriculum for the degrees of MBChB or with subjects arising directly from contemporary medical practice.

We have interests in:

• Cancer
• Cardiovascular
• Clinical Brain Sciences
• Cognitive and Neural systems
• Genetics
• Infectious Diseases
• Inflammation
• Molecular Medicine
• Neuroscience
• Population Health Sciences
• Regenerative Medicine
• Reproductive Health