MB Medicina

Queen’s is an exciting place to study medicine with our students experiencing clinical practice in a variety of hospitals, general practices, and healthcare settings throughout Northern Ireland from the first year onwards.

The School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Biomedical Sciences has close ties with the Northern Ireland community as part of its educational, research, and outreach programs. Our ‘Patients as Partners’ make a valuable contribution to the education of medical students, through their participation in the selection of medical students for the program, teaching sessions, as well as assessments.

Queen’s medical students are welcomed in all of the hospitals within the region and in over 150 general practices. Students comment on the ease of access to high-quality clinical teaching.

As medical practice changes, our course has changed to meet the challenges of 21st-century healthcare.

Medicine Degree Highlights

Studying Medicine at Queen’s gives students access to an exciting and innovative School. Key features include:

• Early clinical contact with patients in the first year

• Whole body dissection in state-of-the-art facilities

• Student Selected Components with a wide range of choices throughout the medical curriculum

• Case-based learning in years 1-4 that integrates clinical, biomedical ,and behavioral science

• Excellent clinical contact in primary and secondary care settings at all levels of the course, with 25% of clinical placements in primary care.

• An Assistantship program in the Final year

• Intercalated study options available at BBachelorand Masters Levels

• Opportunities for international travel through the Final Year Elective and exchange pprograms• World-class interprofessional simulation ccenter• Summer Studentships in leading Research and Education Centres

Global Opportunities

Students undertake an Elective module at the start of Year 5. Many students take this opportunity to travel abroad to work in a different medical environment. Students often choose destinations in Australia, India, Canada, and several countries in Africa. In addition, opportunities in year 4 to study in Germany, Ireland, Norway, Spain, and other European countries are available through exchange programs.

Professional Accreditations

The award of the MB BCh BAO degree means that you are eligible to apply for provisional registration with the General Medical Council (GMC).

World Class Facilities

Medical students at Queen’s have access to excellent teaching facilities including a world-class interprofessional simulation centre and a dedicated medical library. Two of the city’s teaching hospitals and several University Research Centres are located close to the University’s Health Sciences Campus.

Internationally Renowned Experts

Many of our graduates have risen to the top of their fields and include many famous figures – one particularly notable graduate of Queen’s Medical School was Professor Frank Pantridge, dubbed the ‘father of emergency medicine’ and inventor of the portable defibrillator.

Student Experience

92% of students were happy with their teaching (National Student Survey(NSS) 2020). Many students are involved in several medical-based societies at Queen’s, including the Belfast Medical Students' Association (BMSA), Scrubs, Medsin, and Students Working Overseas Trust (SWOT). In addition, the University has over 190 clubs and student societies offering the opportunity to medical students to develop their interests and explore new activities.

Queen's University Belfast is one of the leading universities in the UK and Ireland with a distinguished heritage and history.

Founded in 1845 as Queen's College Belfast, we became an independent university in 1908. The University is a member of the Russell Group of UK research-intensive universities, combining excellence in research and education with a student-centred ethos.

Queen’s campus is at the heart of Belfast in Northern Ireland which has the lowest cost of living in the UK (Mercer Cost of Living City Ranking 2021) making it a more affordable option for students.

A World-Class Education and Student Experience

Queen’s offers a world-class education that prepares our students for leadership and citizenship in a global society.

Our inspiring alumni comprises outstanding scholars, Nobel Prize winners - such as Seamus Heaney and David Trimble - and influential leaders who are making an impact in Northern Ireland and across the globe.

Programmes are focused on preparing students for future employment. Students not only learn the core academic material from the staff at the forefront of their discipline but also learn how to put it into practice through practical workshops and hands-on sessions, ensuring that upon graduation, students are ready to step up as the next generation of industry leaders.

A Global and Inclusive University Community

Queen’s is attracting global talent to Belfast.

We currently have staff and students from over 80 countries, helping to create a multicultural and vibrant campus. They are joining a university that is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing the best global talent within an environment that enables them to realise their full potential.

An innovative, welcoming, and inclusive place to work and study, Queen’s is a leader in gender equality and diversity and currently holds a prestigious Athena Swan Silver Award. The University also holds 14 School Awards comprising 3 Gold, 6 Silver and 5 Bronze.

Research That Shapes Worlds

Queen’s University Belfast is globally connected and networked with leading universities across the world.

We continue to drive forward research to shape worlds, focusing on five key areas. Ensuring a healthy living for all through developing solutions and treatments for diseases; helping to deliver a transformative and sustainable economy for future generations; leading to securely connected intelligence and AI and the data revolution. We are at the forefront of delivering future-focused human-environment relations; and will continue our strong history of expertise in conflict resolution and building inclusive and cohesive communities.

Ranked 24 in the UK for Research Power

We are forward thinkers and will continue to direct and shape research to help support a workable environment and society.

88% of our research has been assessed as world-leading and internationally excellent, 99% of our research environment was assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent and we are ranked 24th in the UK for Research Power (REF 2021/ Times Higher Education).

Northern Ireland's Legendary Beauty

Queen’s University is situated in Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland.

In a city with innovation at its heart, technological advances infiltrate every sector helping to build our competitiveness on the global stage. Belfast is in the world’s top 10 Digital Economies of the Future - the only UK city outside London to be listed (Financial Times’ fDi Intelligence, 2018) and was voted one of the top 15 friendliest cities in Europe (Condé Nast Traveller, Readers' Choice Awards 2021).

It is one of Europe's most hip, vibrant and affordable cities, lauded for its energy, and rich in culture and history. Queen's stunning campus is within Belfast's Queen's Quarter, with cafés, bars, restaurants, superb shopping, and entertainment venues (Complete University Guide 2022).