Nankai University

Medicine (MBBS)

The Nankai University MBBS is a six-year English-medium programme designed to meet the global high demand for qualified doctors by offering a combined Bachelor’s and medical degree for those with A-level or equivalent qualifications wishing to progress directly into medical training.

Formal teaching sessions are complemented by practical sessions in specialist laboratories, giving you plenty of opportunity to proactive and perfect essential day-to-day clinical procedures and techniques.

On graduation you will have the knowledge, understanding, skills and attitude required to practice medicine professionally in a patient-centred, multi-disciplinary environment. You will also be equipped for a career of life-long learning and professional development.

An MBBS degree from Nankai is a primary medical qualification (PMQ) allowing direct progression into professional medical practice.

Modules will include:

• Medical genetics
• Introduction to clinical medicine
• Biochemistry
• Surgery
• Paediatrics

For full module list please click here

Where will I study?

Students will spend the first 4 years of the programme on-campus at Nankai University, with the final 2 years of clinical placement at a leading Grade 3 Level A Chinese teaching hospital in Tianjin China.

Clinical placements

Nankai University is affiliated to the Tianjin Union Medical Centre (UMC), established in 2002 as one of five medical centres in Tianjin. UMC is focused on strengthening the clinical skills of medical students and clinical care technicians. The training involves multi-disciplinary and multi-level clinical scenes teaching, surgical demonstration and operation training, international and domestic telemedicine education alongside a range of assessment methods. UMC plays a significant role in modern medical teaching and training in Tianjin. The centre also provides accredited training for:

• US Heart Association emergency cardiovascular care
• WHO disaster medical rescue
• National emergency medical rescue
• Tianjin standardised training for residents and general practitioners
• Tianjin mini-invasive surgery

UMC is well equipped with specialist training rooms, including diagnostics, check- up, technical, CPR, ICU simulator, OR simulator, paediatrics, nursing, surgery and mini-invasive surgery, an OSCE station and a general practice office.

You will train alongside students from other medical colleges, resident physicians, general physicians and all levels of medical ward technical personnel.

KEY COURSE FACTS

• Start Date: September 2015
• Course Length: 6 years
• English Language Entry Requirement: IELTS: 6.0 or equivalent (with a minimum of 5.5 in all subskills)

Academic Requirements

High school qualifications equivalent to UK A-level grades BBB, to include maths, biology and chemistry.

Other requirements

Students must be 18 years or above