Is Cambridge worth it for medicine?

Cambridge is pretty, the company is good if you like a broad range of smart and driven people, and the hospital is good. However, it isn’t massively better than studying medicine at any other UK university.

Which is better for medicine Cambridge or Oxford?

For Medicine, for instance, Oxford is ranked 1st while Cambridge is ranked 5th. Nonetheless, these are considerably minor differences, and both medical schools are world-class.

Is it harder to get into Cambridge or Oxford for medicine?

Cambridge interviews around 75\% of its applicants and are very selective post-interview to give their final offers. Around 16\% of students are successful in receiving an offer. At Oxford, a smaller proportion of applicants are invited to interview (approx. 26\%) and 9\% receive an offer.

Is Oxford University Good for medical?

The Medical School was ranked the 1st in the world by the 2019 Times Higher Education rankings of Universities for Pre-Clinical, Clinical and Health Studies (a position it has held for nine consecutive years).

How long is med school in Cambridge?

six years
The Cambridge Medicine course lasts six years in total, divided into three years of pre-clinical studies followed by three years of clinical training. In the first two years (called Parts IA and IB), students cover all aspects of basic science related to medicine.

What is the best university in the UK for medicine?

Best medical schools in the UK – QS Rankings 2021

• University of Oxford.
• University of Cambridge.
• University College London (UCL)
• Imperial College London.
• King’s College London.
• University of Edinburgh.
• London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
• University of Manchester.

Is Harvard or Oxford medicine better?

If you aim to become a practising medic, then Oxford or Cambridge are better if you want to work in the UK, and Harvard is better if you want to work in the US. They have radically different qualification routes, and the university degrees form a part of the professional qualification process.