Clinical Doctorate in Surgery DClin

Degree requirements

Applicants must have a primary qualification in Medicine (UK MBBS 5 years or international equivalent degree). Non-UK medical degrees marked on a grading scale must be equivalent to UK Bachelor level 2:2 degree or higher.

Additional information

Three years full-time (or equivalent) post qualification clinical practice of medicine is required, including the most recent 12 months. 

All applicants will need to acquire a FULL General Medical Council registration with licence to practise in the UK to be able to commence the clinical placement in Phase Two of the programme. GMC registration is a process solely managed by the General Medical Council. There are different ways to apply for registration with licence to practice in the UK, a common route is via the PLAB test 1 and 2 which have around 70% pass rate.

IELTS Academic, IELTS Online, IELTS Indicator: minimum score 7.5 overall with 7.0 in each of Writing, Listening, Reading and Speaking

TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition: minimum score 108 overall with 27 in Writing, 24 in Reading, 22 in Listening and 25 in Speaking.

PTE Academic, PTE Academic UKVI, PTE Academic Online: minimum score 79 overall with 76 in each of Writing, Listening, Reading and Speaking.