Medicine and Surgery with Foundation (Year 0)

About this course

Medicine is the application of biological and clinical science to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human illness and injury. It is one of the most demanding and rewarding of all professional training programmes, requiring the integration of detailed scientific knowledge with the clinical skills, communication abilities, and ethical judgement needed to care for patients across the full range of human health and disease. The inclusion of a foundation year makes this pathway accessible to students who need to build or consolidate the scientific foundations required before embarking on the full six-year medical programme. At the University of Plymouth, this six-year, full-time programme begins with a foundation year that introduces key concepts in cell biology, including genetic inheritance, metabolism, protein expression, enzyme function, and cellular organisation in different t

Where its graduates go

The 3 largest scored destinations, covering 95% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 0% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 0% of graduatescards →
• 6 / 100Medical Practitioners · 95% of graduatescards →

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