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School of Clinical Medicine

 

Standard Medical Course timetable dates Year 4 2024/2025 Academic Year  

Date 

Placement 

Location 

9 – 20 September 

Introductory course 

Clinical School 

23 September – 18 October 

Core Clinical Method 1  

Half cohort Regional Hospital 

Half cohort Addenbrookes  

21 – 25 October 

Review and integration week 

Clinical School 

28 October – 22 November 

Core Clinical Method 2 

Half cohort Regional Hospital 

Half cohort Addenbrookes  

25 – 29 November 

Formative review 

Clinical School and one day in a regional hospital 

2 – 13 December 

Week 1 and 2 of Block 1 of rotations including: Emergency Care, Research/SSC, Medicine, Surgery, Peri-Operative Care, and GP (2 weeks) 

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16 – 20 December 

Review and integration week 

Clinical School 

21 December – 12 January 

Holiday 

 

13 January – 7 February 

Week 3-6 of Block 1 of rotations including: Emergency Care, Research/SSC, Medicine, Surgery, Peri-Operative Care and GP (2 weeks)  

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10 February – 21 March 

Week 1-6 of Block 2 including: Emergency Care, Research/SSC, Medicine, Surgery, Peri-Operative Care and GP (2 weeks)  

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24 – 28 March 

Review and integration week 

Clinical School 

29 March – 6 April 

Holiday 

 

7 April – 16 May 

Week 1-6 of Block 3 including: Emergency Care, Research/SSC, Medicine, Surgery, Peri-Operative Care and GP (2 weeks)  

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19 May – 27 June 

Week 1-6 of Block 4 including: Emergency Care, Research/SSC, Medicine, Surgery, Peri-Operative Care, and GP (2 weeks)  

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30 June – 4 July 

Review and integration week and exam preparation  

Clinical School 

7 – 11 July 

Exams – Final MB Part I  

Clinical School 

 

Standard Medical Course timetable dates Year 5 2024/2025 Academic Year  

Date 

Placement 

Location 

12 – 16 August 

Review and integration week 

Clinical School 

19 August – 11 October  

Week 1-8 of Block 1 rotations including: Neurosciences and Mental Health, Specialist Surgery, Specialist Medicine, Maternal and Child Health, GP (2 weeks)  

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14 – 18 October 

Holiday 

 

28 October – 20 December 

Week 1-8 of Block 2 rotations including: Neurosciences and Mental Health, Specialist Surgery, Specialist Medicine, Maternal and Child Health, GP (2 weeks)  

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21 December – 4 January 

Holiday 

 

6 – 10 January 

Review and integration week 

Clinical School 

13 January – 7 March 

Week 1-8 of Block 3 rotations including: Neurosciences and Mental Health, Specialist Surgery, Specialist Medicine, Maternal and Child Health, GP (2 weeks)  

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10 – 14 March 

Review and integration week 

Clinical School 

15 – 23 March 

Holiday 

 

24 March – 16 May 

Week 1-8 of Block 4 rotations including: Neurosciences and Mental Health, Specialist Surgery, Specialist Medicine, Maternal and Child Health, GP (2 weeks)  

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19-23 May 

Review and integration week and exam preparation  

Clinical school 

26 May – 13 June 

Exams – Final MB Part II  

Cambridge/Clinical School/Deakin Centre  

14 – 27 June 

Holiday 

 

30 June – 18 August 

Elective placement (part of Year 6)  

 

 

 

 

 

Standard Medical Course timetable dates Year 6 2024/2025 Academic Year  

Date

Placement

Location

19 – 23 August 

Review and integration week 

Clinical School 

26 August – 4 October 

Week 1-6 of Block 1 rotations including: Senior Surgery, GP, Senior Medicine, Senior Acute Care  

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7 – 11 October 

Review and integration week 

Clinical School 

12 – 20 October 

Holiday 

 

21 October – 29 November 

Week 1-6 of Block 2 rotations including: Senior Surgery, GP, Senior Medicine, Senior Acute Care  

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2 – 20 December 

Week 1-3 of Block 3 rotations including: Senior Surgery, GP, Senior Medicine, Senior Acute Care  

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21- 29 December 

Holiday 

 

30 December – 10 January 

Exam preparation 

 

13 – 17 January 

Final MB Part III written papers/Medical Licencing Examination  

Cambridge/Clinical School   

18 – 26 January 

Holiday 

 

27 January – 14 February 

Week 4-6 of Block 3 rotations including: Senior Surgery, GP, Senior Medicine, Senior Acute Care  

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17 February – 28 March 

Week 1-8 of Block 4 rotations including: Senior Surgery, GP, Senior Medicine, Senior Acute Care  

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29 March – 2 April 

Holiday 

 

7 – 18 April 

Exam preparation 

 

21 April – 2 May 

Final MB Part III Clinical Exams  

Deakin Centre  

5 May – 13 June 

Apprenticeship block 

See your schedule 

16 – 20 June 

Declaration ceremony 

Cambridge