During the first two years, the curriculum at Brighton and Sussex Medical School is delivered using a systems-based approach, with communication and clinical skills developed within the classroom setting, as well as in primary, secondary and third sector placements. From Year 3 onwards, your clinical attachments will play a dominant role in developing your knowledge and skills, supported by weekly teaching sessions within Year 3.
At Brighton and Sussex Medical School your clinical experience begins in the first week of Year 1, with the curriculum outlining the following clinical opportunities:
From the beginning of the course, dissection and live anatomy is taught to small groups, to encourage active participation. Anatomical teaching is also delivered through a number of other approaches, for example interactive lectures, small group tutorials, prosection and ultrasound sessions.
More information about the course structure, including assessment information and places of study, can be found here.
During your third and fourth year, you'll be based at the Royal Sussex County Hospital and the Audrey Emerton Education Centre, as well as sites across East and West Sussex.
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Brighton and Sussex Medical School offers opportunities for Student Selected Components (SSCs) to allow you to “explore selected topics in depth”.
Within Year 5, you will also have the opportunity to undertake an elective, allowing you to gain clinical experience in a different environment, either in the UK or abroad.
In addition to this, Brighton and Sussex offer the option to undertake an intercalated BSc or Master’s degree between the third and fourth year of your medical degree. More information about the intercalated degree can be found here.
Brighton and Sussex Medical School boasts “purpose-built, modern facilities [which] include anatomy and clinical science laboratories, stimulated consultation rooms” etc. Within the stimulation rooms, professional actors are used to provide opportunities to practise patient consultations and key clinical examinations, allowing you to develop key skills in general practice.
Brighton and Sussex Medical School also has a focus on inter-professional education, working closely with a range of healthcare professionals to support you to “learn with, from and about other professions” and develop collaborative practice which produces positive outcomes for patients.
Confirmed: for 2023 entry interviews will take place in January 2023 and be conducted online.
Brighton and Sussex Medical School uses the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) format for its interviews. It specifies that your MMI will consist of five discussions, each lasting nine minutes, with a short break between each discussion. The format will remain the same for online interviews.
Brighton and Sussex advise reflecting on your work experience in relation to the Medical Schools Council’s ‘Statement on the core values and attributes needed to study medicine’ in order to prepare for the MMI.
You can find more information about the MMI process at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, including an example MMI discussion, here.
Most medical schools require you to pass an admissions exam before you’ll be invited for interview.
Admissions exam for Brighton and Sussex: BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT)
The BMAT assesses your scientific and mathematical knowledge, and your problem solving, critical thinking and written communication skills.
For more information about the BMAT entry exam, visit our Medicine Entry Requirements blog.
