Program Overview

DPhil in Clinical Medicine

The DPhil in Clinical Medicine is a research-based course at Oxford offering advanced training through a lab-based project in areas such as immunology, genomics, global health, microbiology, and drug discovery.

About the Course

The course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of clinical medicine and the skills necessary to conduct independent research. Students will have the opportunity to work with experienced supervisors and contribute to the development of new treatments and therapies.

Research Areas

Students will have the opportunity to undertake research within the specialized themes of this course, which include:

• Behavioural science
• Bioinformatics & statistics (including modelling and computational biology)
• Cell and molecular biology
• Clinical epidemiology
• Drug discovery
• Genetics and genomics
• Global health and tropical medicine
• Immunology
• Integrative physiology (systems biology)
• Microbiology
• Protein science and structural biology, and
• Transcription biology.

Entry Requirements

The requirements described below are specific to this course and apply only in the year of entry that is shown.

• Proven and potential academic excellence: A first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in a relevant discipline such as biology, biochemistry, or medicine.
• Degree-level qualifications: As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the following UK qualifications or their equivalent.
• GRE General Test scores: No Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or GMAT scores are sought.
• Other qualifications, evidence of excellence and relevant experience: Evidence of a prior interest in the area of research proposed is likely to advantage your application.
• English language proficiency: This course requires proficiency in English at the University's standard level.

Funding

For entry in the academic year, the collegiate University expects to offer over 1,100 full or partial graduate scholarships across a wide range of graduate courses.

• Most scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit and/or potential.
• To ensure that you are considered for Oxford scholarships that require a separate application, use our fees, funding and scholarship search tool to identify these opportunities and find out how to apply.

Costs

Annual Course Fees

The fees for this course are charged on an annual basis.

• Full-time study:
  • Home: Ł10,470
  • Overseas: Ł34,700
• Part-time study:
  • Home: Ł5,235
  • Overseas: Ł17,350

Living Costs

In addition to your course fees and any additional course-specific costs, you will need to ensure that you have adequate funds to support your living costs for the duration of your course.

• The range of likely living costs for a single, full-time student is between Ł1,405 and Ł2,105 for each month spent in Oxford.

College Preference

Students enrolled on this course will belong to both a department/faculty and a college.

• The following colleges accept students for full-time study on this course:
  • Balliol College
  • Brasenose College
  • Christ Church
  • Corpus Christi College
  • Exeter College
  • Green Templeton College
  • Harris Manchester College
  • Hertford College
  • Jesus College
  • Keble College
  • Kellogg College
  • Lady Margaret Hall
  • Linacre College
  • Lincoln College
  • Magdalen College
  • Merton College
  • New College
  • Oriel College
  • Pembroke College
  • The Queen's College
  • Reuben College
  • St Anne's College
  • St Catherine's College
  • St Cross College
  • St Edmund Hall
  • St Hilda's College
  • St Hugh's College
  • St John's College
  • St Peter's College
  • Somerville College
  • Trinity College
  • University College
  • Wadham College
  • Wolfson College
  • Worcester College
  • Wycliffe Hall

How to Apply

Before you begin an application, we recommend that you consult the Medical Sciences Graduate School's website to identify the most suitable course for your intended area of research.

• You should refer to the information below when completing the application form, paying attention to the specific requirements for the supporting documents.
• For this course, the application form will include questions that collect information that would usually be included in a CV/résumé.
• You should not upload a separate document. If a separate CV/résumé is uploaded, it will be removed from your application.

Supervision

The NDM takes the creation of supervisory teams very seriously and this will form an important part of the admissions process.

• All students must have at least two supervisors and many will have more than two.
• Within the NDM, students should meet with their supervisors at least once a fortnight, on average, across a year.

Assessment

DPhil students must pass two milestone assessments during their research career:

1. Transfer of status - this must take place by the end of the fourth term (or eighth term for part-time students).
2. Confirmation of status - this must take place by the end of the ninth term (or eighteenth term for part-time students).

• Students are expected to submit their thesis within three to four years of admission to the DPhil.
• A viva (oral examination) is then conducted, normally within three months of submission.

Attendance

This course can be studied on a full-time or part-time basis.

• The full-time course is usually studied over three to four years.
• The part-time course is usually studied over six to eight years.
• If you are studying part-time, you will have the opportunity to tailor your study in liaison with your supervisor and agree your pattern of attendance.

Resources to Support Your Study

As a graduate student, you will have access to the University's wide range of resources including libraries, museums, galleries, digital resources and IT services.

• The Bodleian Libraries is the largest library system in the UK.
• The University's IT Services is available to all students to support with core university IT systems and tools, as well as many other services and facilities.

Graduate Destinations

DPhil in Clinical Medicine students follow a wide variety of career paths, including all branches of biomedical research, clinical medicine, teaching, health administration and commerce.