Bachelor of Medicine (MB) of Surgery (BCh) and of Obstetrics (BAO) (0MB99)

Medicine has been taught at NUI Galway for 175 years and we have a long tradition of clinical education. We have pioneered hospital-based and bedside teaching and our medical graduates are highly sought-after doctors, practising medicine in healthcare facilities across the globe. 

We offer both a five-year and a six-year undergraduate medicine programme.  

As a medicine student, you will acquire a range of qualities and skills during your time in the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.  

You will be: -

• A safe practitioner  
• An effective communicator 
• A constructive collaborator 
• A curious learner who develops continuously both professionally and personally 
• A caring, patient-centred physician 

Subjects in this course are:-

YEAR 1 (60 Credits)

• Required CH120: Chemistry: Molecular Science - 15 Credits - Semester 1
• Required PH101: Physics - 15 Credits - Semester 1
• Required MD103: Introduction to Medicine - 15 Credits - Semester 1
• Required BO101: Biology - 15 Credits - Semester 1

YEAR 2 (60 Credits)

• Required MD137: Principles of Physiology - 10 Credits - Semester 3
• Required MD138: Biomolecules, Metabolism and Energy - 5 Credits - Semester 3
• Required MD139: Medical Professionalism 1 - 10 Credits - Semester 3
• Required MD1101: Basics of body structure/musculoskeletal system - 10 Credits - Semester 3
• Required MD121: Cardiovascular System - 5 Credits - Semester 4
• Required MD122: Respiratory System - 5 Credits - Semester 4
• Required MD123: Renal System - 5 Credits - Semester 4
• Required MD124: Gastro-Intestinal System - 5 Credits - Semester 4
• Required MD140: Metabolism, Nutrition and Health - 5 Credits - Semester 4

YEAR 3 (60 Credits)

• Required MD206: Molecular Medicine - 5 Credits - Semester 5
• Required MD202: Medical Professionalism 2 - 10 Credits - Semester 5
• Required MD210: Genes, Gametes & Embryos - 5 Credits - Semester 5
• Required MD214: Introduction to Pharmacology - 5 Credits - Semester 5
• Required MD224: The Central Nervous System - 10 Credits - Semester 5
• Required MD201: Health & Disease - 15 Credits - Semester 6
• Required MD209: Organ Failure - 5 Credits - Semester 6
• Required MD204: Drugs and Disease - 5 Credits - Semester 6

YEAR 4 (60 Credits)

• Required MD304: Global Health and Development - 5 Credits - Semester 7
• Required MD302: Health and Disease II - 15 Credits - Semester 7
• Required MD316: Professionalism - Core Clinical Skills - 10 Credits - Semester 7
• Required MD312: Foundations in Clinical Diagnosis - 10 Credits - Semester 8
• Required MD313: Foundations in Clinical Management - 10 Credits - Semester 8
• Required MD314: Foundations in Clinical Theory - 10 Credits - Semester 8

YEAR 5 (60 Credits)

• Required MD4103: Psychiatry - 10 Credits - Semester 9
• Required MD4104: Advanced Clinical Skills and Professional Development - 20 Credits - Semester 9
• Required MD4102: Paediatric Medicine - 10 Credits - Semester 9
• Required MD4101: Obstetrics and Gynaecology - 10 Credits - Semester 9
• Required MD4100: General Practice incorporating Otorhinolaryngology - 10 Credits - Semester 9

YEAR 6 (60 Credits)

• Required MD542: Advanced Clinical Theory - 20 Credits - Semester 11
• Required MD540: Advanced Clinical Diagnosis - 20 Credits - Semester 11
• Required MD541: Advanced Clinical Management - 20 Credits - Semester 11