Ranked by The Times as the country's top medical school, Oxford's Medical School remains rather small and committed to producing leading medical practitioners as well as students who go on to careers in teaching medicine and biomedical research.
Medical Sciences Teaching Centre
Oxford University
South Parks Road
Oxford
OX1 3PL
011-44-1865-285788
ox.ac.uk
The School of Clinical Medicine at Cambridge dates back to 1540 and focuses its research in areas such as cardiovascular medicine and diabetes. The school prides itself on its ability to offer students a top-tier education thanks to its small size and access to a dedicated medical library.
School of Clinical Medicine
University of Cambridge
Addenbrookes Hospital
Cambridge
CB2 0SP
011-44-1223-336700
medschl.cam.ac.uk
A leading light in biomedical research, Edinburgh University concentrates on both human and veterinary medicine. Its students are taught a combination of traditional and modern methods, with the University's College of Medicine attaining a 99 percent graduate prospects rating in The Times Good University Guide 2010.
The University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH8 9YL
011-44-1316-501000
ed.ac.uk
At Aberdeen, the School of Medical Sciences is a recent construction, the result of a merger between multiple other departments. As a result, the school offers a diversity of degrees, such as microbiology, biotechnology, pharmacology and sport and exercise science.
School of Medical Sciences
University of Aberdeen
IMS Building
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD
011-44-1224-555872
abdn.ac.uk
The UCL Medical School is one of the U.K.'s largest, spread across three campuses in central London. In its past, it has produced multiple Nobel Prize winners and remains proud of its history, retaining strong links with institutions around the world as well as National Health Services trusts.
University College London
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
011-44-2076-792000
ucl.ac.uk
The college's Faculty of Medicine is proud of its ability to compete on the international scene with the quality of its research and the dynamic, fast-paced environment in which the faculty teaches. In addition to undergraduate medical courses, baccalaureate in science degrees are offered in areas such as pharmacology.
Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2AZ
011-44-2075-947259
imperial.ac.uk
Having been established in 1637, the Faculty of Medicine at Glasgow is one of Europe's largest medical departments. It boasts leading researchers in the field of medical discovery and concentrates its studies toward cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Faculty of Medicine
Wolfson Medical School Building
University of Glasgow
G12 8QQ
011-44-1413-305921
gla.ac.uk
The Medical School at the University of Dundee has been praised by The Times and was ranked top in the country by The Guardian newspaper in 2009. In addition to more traditional medical degrees, the school offers postgraduate study in areas such as public health nutrition.
University of Dundee
Nethergate
Dundee
DD1 4HN
Scotland
011-44-1382-383000
dundee.ac.uk
Newcastle's Medical School offers students the choice to study either at Newcastle's campus or at Durham University, having strong partnerships in the Teesside region and elsewhere since it was set up in 1834. The medicine degrees are broad in scope, with options for students to devise their own projects during the course.
Medical School
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4HH
011- 44-1912-226000
ncl.ac.uk
With its long, 600-year history, this School of Medicine specializes in areas such as molecular medicine and psychology, with students soon to benefit from a number of upcoming expansions.
University of St. Andrews
College Gate
St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 9AJ
Scotland
011-44-1334-476161
medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk