Medical professionals are one of the most well-respected of professionals. It is also a field that comes with great remuneration.
Today we look at the UK as a destination to study medicine.
Medical professionals are one of the most well-respected of professionals. It is also a field that comes with great remuneration.
Today we look at the UK as a destination to study medicine.
The UK is a popular destination for medical education across the globe. The medical universities in the UK claim the 2nd highest Nobel prize in medicine. According to the QS ranking, 43 UK universities are included in the top 650 medical universities globally, and four universities are among the top 10.
MBBS courses in the UK are for a duration of 5 to 6 years, depending on the university. The tuition fees to study MBBS in the leading medical universities in the UK ranges from £38,000 to £50,000 every year. When you look for a university in the UK, along with the fees associated with the course, which includes the tuition fees, fees for equipment and textbooks, you will also have to think of the living expenses, which provides for mainly accommodation, food and travel.
One of the important factors that make the UK an ideal destination for studying medicine is the average remuneration of a doctor/physician. The average remuneration of a doctor/physician in the UK is 67% more than that of other medical occupations. The remuneration has increased from 245,000 GBP in 2016 to 317,000 GBP in 2021.
Medicine is amongst the most competitive and in-demand courses in the UK, and every year the universities in the UK attract thousands of international students for the MBBS program. The tuition fee to study medicine varies from one university to the other, and in a famous university like the University of Glasgow, tuition fees will be around £47,000 per year, and the living expense will be approximately £12,000 for a year. At the same time, in a university like the University of Oxford, the tuition fee will be around £36,710 for a year, and in the University of Cambridge, the tuition fee will be around £ 52,000 per year. At the University of Aberdeen, the Medicine course is offered for five years, and the tuition fee will come around 39000£ per year.
There are also universities like the University of Edinburgh and the University of Manchester where the tuition fee will be much lesser when compared to the other universities. In the University of Edinburgh and the University of Manchester, the tuition fee will be around £137,280 and £133,435 for six years.
When it comes to the cost of living and accommodation in the UK, most of it depends on the lifestyle and location. The cost of living might be a little high in London, and the average cost of living will be around £1,040 per month, and outside London, it will come to about £760.
Students can also apply for various scholarships offered by the universities for international students. Scholarships will help in tuition fee concession and fee waivers. Scholarships are generally provided based on the academic records throughout and based on the students’ exceptional skills and extracurricular achievements.
Chevening Scholarship, Faculty of Medicine Scholarship, Hull York Medical School International Scholarships are a few popular scholarships that are available for international students.
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