Overview
Our Extended Medicine Degree course MBBS (EMDP) is specifically designed for students who are studying A- levels or Access to Medicine at a non- selective state school or who are participants of Realising Opportunities across England. The course offers a more graduated introduction to medical study than the standard MBBS degree and provides greater academic and pastoral support.
Key benefits
- Graduated introduction to medical study with additional support in your first two years
- Integration of medical science with clinical teaching; and focus on learning in close contact with patients
- Partner hospitals include Guy’s, King’s College and St Thomas’ Hospitals – three of the most renowned and busiest teaching hospitals in London.
- Students benefit from clinical placements at district general hospitals located across the South of England and over 350 general practices
- Learn from some of the world’s most influential clinicians and scientists, who are global leaders in life sciences and medical research
- A multi-faculty university giving you access to a breadth of non-core subjects including humanities and social sciences
- Twinned with leading medical schools around the world, providing opportunities for clinical exchanges during your elective module.
Course essentials
The MBBS degree at King’s aims to train students to become:
• critical scientific thinkers
• collaborative leaders and innovators
• outstanding patient-centred clinicians
• excellent team-players
• educators and life-long learners
• resilient and adaptable professionals.
The course is divided into three ‘Stages’ with the opportunity to take an intercalated one-year BSc course between Stages 2 and 3. Although we offer multiple entry routes into Medicine, all our students follow the same core MBBS curriculum.
Stage 1 provides you with a foundation in biomedical sciences and population sciences, along with the skills to begin to integrate them with clinical practice.
Stage 2 brings together science and clinical practice in blocks organised around the human life-cycle and common pathological processes. It focuses on the care of patients with common conditions in a range of clinical settings. You will also follow patients for prolonged periods of time to learn how to deliver whole- person care. This stage is underpinned by study in biomedical and population sciences.
Stage 3 is oriented towards future practice and includes the opportunity to undertake elective study abroad. You will also conduct quality improvement projects and develop skills to transform patient and population health at home and abroad. Inter-professional training and increasingly realistic simulation are important parts of the curriculum.
Through the programme there are a series of project modules, which offer a range of different learning, some of which can be adapted for student choice. We are looking to grow the range of Projects (and choice) we offer and this may result in changes to the Project modules in your programme.
The intercalated degree is a one-year BSc course which gives you the opportunity to study the subjects of your choice in greater depth across King’s and the university’s clinical partners. As a multi-faculty institution, we offer an unrivalled range of intercalated degrees from clinical and biomedical sciences to humanities subjects. The Intercalated BSc is optional for students on the Extended Medicine Degree Programme and can be taken between Stages 2 and 3 of the course.
The EMDP is the UK’s flagship broadening- access-to-medicine degree. It is specifically designed for students from non-selective state schools and lasts six or seven (with the intercalated iBSc) years, allowing you to study the first stage at a slower pace. You will, however, follow the same medical curriculum as all other medical students and undergo the same rigorous assessments.
We teach Stage 1 of the curriculum over two years, allowing you additional time for self- directed study, as well as a range of extra academic tuition and pastoral support. In your third year and onwards, you will sit exactly the same exams as the other medical students and you must achieve the same pass mark. At the end of the course you will graduate with the same MBBS qualification.
Which course should I apply to?
We will only consider your application for the EMDP if you apply for UCAS course code A101. If you wish to also be considered for the standard entry course (A100), then you must apply to UCAS course code A100 as well as A101, and we will consider each application separately.
Our EMDP has the following five key aims:
Course aims
- To broaden participation in medicine by levelling the educational playing field.
- To prepare outstanding doctors capable of working as members of teams to provide safe and effective patient-centred care.
- To educate clinical scientists committed to life- long learning and education.
- To nurture resilient professionals capable of adapting to changing healthcare needs.
- To inspire collaborative leaders actively engaged in the improvement of patient and population health.
Special features
Optional study abroad
Key Information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-Levels:
ABB
Duration:
Six years (seven if an optional intercalated degree is undertaken)
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2026
Application deadline:
15 October 2025
Administrative bodies
Course accreditation
Reviewed, inspected and accredited by the General Medical Council (GMC)
Regulating body
Base campuses
Guy’s Campus
As a potential student, Guy’s Campus feels dynamic and focused—perfect for health and science studies. Located near London Bridge, it blends cutting-edge labs with a close-knit community, all in the heart of one of London’s most vibrant areas.
Denmark Hill Campus
Denmark Hill, in Southwark, London, is a vibrant area known for its historical landmarks and green spaces. Home to King's College and the Maudsley Hospitals, it also features Ruskin Park, named after John Ruskin, and the Camberwell College of Arts.