Medicine at Downing

Course Structure

• System of Lectures (optional but you'd be mad to miss them), supervisions (optional but you'll be in trouble if you miss them), practicals (required attendance)
• Works out to be about 4 - 5 hours scheduled per day Monday to Saturday, and reading/essays on top

Year 1 – MB, BCh & BA

• Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology – examined in May/June
• Medical Sociology, Epidemiology & Statistics – smaller exams at the end of Lent term
• + a few days with a GP (literally a few) – coursework done during term
• No Options

Year 2 – MB, BCh & BA

• Pathology, Pharmacology, Neuroscience & Human Reproduction – exams in May/June
• -Options – smaller courses towards BA only (e.g. tumour biology, embryology etc)
• + few days in hospital & few days with voluntary organisation – coursework during term

Year 3 – BA only

• Wide range of possibilities such as combinations of medical or natural science subjects (if staying on in Cambridge ) or even arts (if going to London ) – exams & research projects
• Several visits shadowing a pregnant woman and observing support - coursework

Years 4 – 6 – MB BCh only

• London , Oxford or Cambridge to complete clinical training

Why Downing?

• Close to all departments, lectures & practicals
• Many Supervisors here are course organisers or examiners (useful at exam time)
• Active medical society giving talks & regular dinners/drinks evenings (further details from President Saleem Khoyratty sk410)
• Pretty, friendly college with good reputation for Medical Sciences

Questions? – e-mail Andrew Bamber (arb56)

Here are a few useful medical websites:

• The Whitby Society Website- Downing's society for medics
• http://www.bio.cam.ac.uk/sbs/facbiol/mvst.html - Faculty Webpage - gives some idea of the subjects and links to subject pages
• http://www.cumedsoc.org.uk/ - University medical society
• http://www.cam.ac.uk/cambuniv/ugprospectus/courses/medicine.html - prospectus entry

Page last updated 12 Sep 2004 (twh23)