The Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (MD) is a five-year degree programme designed to provide you with a comprehensive medical education. The curriculum is structured into pre-clinical and clinical phases, spread out over several semesters. Your learning experience will include a combination of traditional didactic methods鈥攕uch as lectures, tutorials, and small group sessions鈥攁longside problem-based learning where appropriate. During your preclinical years, you will gain hands-on experience through practical sessions, including anatomy dissections. In the clinical years, you will be introduced to bedside teaching, shadowing, observation, skills training, as well as theatre and ward attendance. To enhance your research skills and provide a broader academic experience, the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery offers an optional intercalated year after completion of the first two years (pre-clinical phase) of the MD course. This intercalated year, which leads to the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Sciences, allows you to deepen your laboratory-based research skills and is particularly beneficial if you are considering a future career as a 鈥淧hysician scientist鈥. Click here to access the programme for the intercalated year. Upon completion of the intercalated year, you may choose to return to the MD programme to continue your medical training or pursue postgraduate studies within the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery or other faculties.
Communication and Academic Skills Programme
The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.
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MDS1032 | Cardiovascular System | 8 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
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MDS1011 | Medical Leadership - Interpersonal Communication Skills | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS1023 | Introduction to Medical Ethics and Professionalism | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS1030 | Musculoskeletal - Physiology and Upper Limbs | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS1034 | Respiratory System | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS1037 | Organisation of the Body | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS1038 | Cell Biology and Biochemistry | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
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MDS1010 | Blood and Body Defence Mechanisms | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS1026 | Molecular Biology and Genetics | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS1031 | Muscoloskeletal - Back and Lower Limbs | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS1033 | Reproduction | 5 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS1035 | Research Skills | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS1036 | Renal System | 5 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
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MDS2009 | Pharmacology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS2028 | Anatomy and Physiology Projects | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS2029 | Integrated Biomedical Sciences | 10 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS2037 | Medical Leadership Teamwork and Intrapersonal Communication Skills | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
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MDS2004 | Microbiology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS2026 | Integrated Metabolism and Endocrinology | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS2035 | Nervous System: Head and Neck and Special Senses | 7 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS2038 | Gastrointestinal System | 5 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
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MDS2008 | Pathology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS2036 | Higher Brain Function and the Spinal Cord | 7 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS2039 | Psychological, Social, Environmental, Ethical and Legal Aspects of Health Care | 5 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
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MDS3008 | Medical Leadership - Intrapersonal Communication Skills 2 and Reflective Practice | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS3009 | Pathology | 10 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS3011 | Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 1 | 5 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS3018 | Respiratory and Cardio-Vascular | 9 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS3019 | Integrated Clinical and Radiological Skills | 5 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
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MDS3001 | Forensic Medicine | 3 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS3015 | General Surgery and ENT | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS3016 | Orthopaedics and Rheumatology | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS3017 | Gastroenterology | 5 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS3022 | Public Health | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
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MDS3020 | Urology and Nephrology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS3021 | Endocrinology | 3 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
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MDS4034 | Anaesthesia and Clinical Pharmacology | 5 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS4035 | Family Medicine | 10 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS4036 | Neurology and Ophthalmology | 5 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
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MDS4015 | Geriatric Medicine, Oncology and Palliative Care | 5 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS4037 | Dermatology, Venerology and Infectious Diseases | 5 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS4038 | Psychiatry | 10 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
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MDS4019 | Paediatrics 1 | 10 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS4039 | Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 10 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
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MDS4029 | Clinical Skills in Medicine | 8 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS4030 | Clinical Skills in Surgery | 8 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS4031 | Clinical Skills in Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS4032 | Clinical Skills in Paediatrics | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS4033 | Essential Core Competences | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
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MDS4024 | Medicine | 8 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS4025 | Surgery | 8 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS4026 | Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2 | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS4027 | Paediatrics 2 | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
MDS4028 | Medical Leadership and Psychological and Social Aspects of Health Care | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   |   | |||||||
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This programme of study is governed by the Doctor of Medicine and Surgery Degree Course Regulations, 2013 under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.