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Designed for physicians with a minimum of three years' clinical experience who are passionate about surgical practice or pursuing an academic clinical career, this program is tailored to your needs. The Professional Doctorate in Clinical Surgery offers a combined training approach with adaptable study plans, allowing you to customize your educational journey while developing advanced research capabilities alongside your medical practice. You'll establish essential competencies needed for cutting-edge clinical work in modern healthcare settings. This program uniquely blends practical surgical training with doctoral research. Our seasoned clinical and academic faculty will guide you through current, innovative medical knowledge at an expert level, while enhancing your abilities in healthcare evaluation, quality enhancement, medical audits, and specialized clinical research techniques within your chosen surgical discipline.
Applicants must have a primary qualification in Medicine (UK MBBS 5 years or international equivalent degree). Non-UK medical degrees marked on a grading scale must be equivalent to UK Bachelor level 2:2 degree or higher.
Three years full-time (or equivalent) post qualification clinical practice of medicine is required, including the most recent 12 months. 
All applicants will need to acquire a FULL General Medical Council registration with licence to practise in the UK to be able to commence the clinical placement in Phase Two of the programme. GMC registration is a process solely managed by the General Medical Council. There are different ways to apply for registration with licence to practice in the UK, a common route is via the PLAB test 1 and 2 which have around 70% pass rate.
 
IELTS Academic, IELTS Online, IELTS Indicator: minimum score 7.5 overall with 7.0 in each of Writing, Listening, Reading and Speaking
TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition: minimum score 108 overall with 27 in Writing, 24 in Reading, 22 in Listening and 25 in Speaking.
PTE Academic, PTE Academic UKVI, PTE Academic Online: minimum score 79 overall with 76 in each of Writing, Listening, Reading and Speaking.