Doctorate in Medicine MD

Overview

This programme is aimed at qualified doctors with clinical experience, providing a tailored training component accompanying student doctoral research.

Strong links between clinicians and the University are already in place and the student will develop their research questions with their clinical line manager and university supervisor(s) before undertaking appropriate experimental laboratory and/or clinical work to answer these and produce a thesis of novel publishable work.

The programme enables the student, with the support of the University and clinical supervisors, to ensure that all of the necessary skills to be an excellent researcher can be acquired.

Areas in which the University has particular strength are drug discovery (particularly cancer), diseases of the skin, and vascular disease.

Entry requirements

Candidates should be able to exhibit both professional qualifications and clinical practice.

A medical or dental qualification e.g. MBChB, MBBS, BDS, BChD.

Registration with the GMC or GDC of the UK.

A minimum of two years clinical practice following GMC or GDC registration, with an additional year in specialist practice.

English language requirements

IELTS at 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each of the sub tests (or the equivalent).

What you will study

A research degree for experienced clinical professionals with training tailored to the project, mainly under the supervision of the clinical and university supervisors.

All students produce a critical review of their field and have access to generic training opportunities for all postgraduate research students through the PGR framework.

• Critical Appraisal of Literature to MD Study
• First Year Report
• MD Thesis

Learning and assessment

The award of MD will be granted following the successful completion of a scientific research study conducted in the laboratories of the University of Bradford. 

Successful completion will be evidenced by a written thesis or publications and defence of the scientific work at viva voce.

Early progression in this award will be evidenced by a written review of the scientific and clinical literature of publishable quality within 4-6 months of registration for the award of MD.

Students will have a minimum of two University academic supervisors and one clinical supervisor.