Medicine BM5
About this course
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Medicine BM5, a medicine degree centred on clinical practice and professional healthcare training. Core topics include Clinical Skills, Ethics & Professional Practice. Students complete clinical placements across hospital trusts and primary care settings throughout the Wessex region, and undertake a student assistantship module in the final year acting as an apprentice foundation doctor. The second year builds on foundational knowledge through compulsory modules such as Clinical Practice 2, Medical Humanities, Research as Applied to Medicine 2, and Applied Knowledge 7 covering nervous system structure and function. Third-year study introduces clinical attachments including Medicine and Elderly Care, Mental Health, Primary Medical Care and Long Term Conditions, and Surgery and Orthopaedics. Year four advances clinical competency through modules like Acute Care Year 4, Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Genitourinary Medicine, and Specialty Weeks focusing on dermatology, neurosciences, and ophthalmology. The final year consolidates training with modules including Medicine (Final), Surgery (Final), Primary Medical Care (Final), and a Student Selected Unit offering options for electives, local placements, or research projects.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAA to include A level Biology and one additional science (with a pass in the practical element where it is separately endorsed). Please note applicants must offer AAA or above, we do not accept grade or tariff equivalents to AAA. BM5 graduate applicants please see our BM4 entry requirements for additional graduate entry requirement information. IB: Overall score of 36 points with 18 at Higher Level, with 6 in Biology and one additional Science
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What students say
Based on about 106 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 76%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 77%
- Learning resources: 84%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 145 students who started
- Continued on course: 97%
- Left higher education: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 38 graduates who answered
- Working: 81%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 1%
Most common jobs
- Medical Practitioners: 96%
- Administrative occupations: 1%
- Find their work meaningful: 100%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 95%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 100%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 310 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 20%
- South East: 28%
- South West: 24%
- Wales: 3%
- Scotland: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 180 students who started
- A levels: 92%
- Baccalaureate: 2%
- Access course: 1%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the General Medical Council (GMC), this primary medical qualification entitles the holder to apply to the GMC for registration to practise medicine in the UK.
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Applied Knowledge 5
- Applied Knowledge 6
- Applied Knowledge 7
- Applied Knowledge 8
- Clinical Practice 2
- Medical Humanities
- Personal and Professional Development 2
- Research as Applied to Medicine 2
- Applied Knowledge Assessment (MCQ) Yr 3
- Clinical & Professional Skills Assessment (OSCE) year 3
- Clinical Teaching Series
- Medicine and Elderly Care
- Mental Health
- Population and Planetary Health
- Primary Medical Care and Long Term Conditions
- Surgery and Orthopaedics
- Acute Care Year 4
- Applied Knowledge Test (AKT) yr 4
- Child Health
- Clinical Professional Skills Assessment (CPSA)
- Medical Ethics & Law year 4
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Genitourinary Medicine (O and G and GUM)
- Psychiatry
- Specialty Weeks (Dermatology, Head & Neck, Neurosciences & Ophthalmology)
- Applied Knowledge Assessment (Final)
- Assistantship FY
- Medicine (Final)
- Personal and Professional Development FY
- Primary Medical Care (Final)
- Student Selected Unit (Final) (elective, clinical placement, research, education, supplementary)
- Surgery (Final)
- Workplace Based Assessment (Final)
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of Medicine BM5 at University of Southampton earn?
The median salary is £44,000 after 15 months, £48,000 after 3 years, £53,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £49,000 and £60,500. The £53,500 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for Medicine.
What do graduates of Medicine BM5 at University of Southampton do next?
97% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on Medicine BM5 at University of Southampton?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for Medicine BM5 at University of Southampton?
The typical offer is AAA at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 163 UCAS points.
Is Medicine BM5 at University of Southampton accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the General Medical Council (GMC), this primary medical qualification entitles the holder to apply to the GMC for registration to practise medicine in the UK.
How many students continue on Medicine BM5 at University of Southampton?
97% of students continued into their second year, and 3% left higher education.