international students
'It will be a pleasure to welcome you to BSMS. As one of the UK’s smaller medical schools we have created a supportive and welcoming environment in which students from a wide range of backgrounds have flourished.
Global health is a particular strength of the School, no more so than in the welcome we offer to international students.'
Professor Jon Cohen, Dean of BSMS
Combining traditional and modern teaching in state-of-the-art facilities, BSMS offers a friendly, supportive environment. The School is based in the countryside ten minutes from the lively city of Brighton and Hove and an hour from London.
We have international students from several countries and BSMS and the Universities of Brighton and Sussex provide a range of support for overseas students.
Take a look at the links below to find out more. If you have any questions, please check the frequently asked questions section, email medadmissions@bsms.ac.uk or call
+44 (0) 1273 643528.
- Our mission is to help you to become a competent, caring and compassionate physician; a doctor who is really in touch with patients and their families
- You will learn using new, purpose-built facilities in the sunniest part of Britain
- Our staff are graduates of Oxford, Cambridge, Guys, King's College and other internationally renowned institutions. They are dedicated to excellence in teaching and breaking the boundaries of medical research.
- As part of a small year group, you will receive personal attention from your tutors and small-group teaching to ensure you get the best education possible.
- You will learn through dissection, imaging, PDAs, seminars, tutorials, lectures, simulation, IT, hands-on practice and more
- Right from the start, you will also meet patients in the community and on the wards, developing your clinical skills.
- Enjoy the sports, leisure and social facilities of both universities
- Based on reportedly the sunniest campuses in the UK, you will have the tranquil Sussex countryside and picturesque villages minutes from your door, Brighton’s beach and vibrant social scene four miles away, Gatwick Airport half an hour away by train and London an hour’s train journey away.
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