Course options
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Qualification
MFM - Master in Family Medicine
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Location
University of Edinburgh
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Study mode
Distance / Online
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Start date
15-SEP-25
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Duration
6 years
Course summary
The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) calls family doctors ""our rising stars of the future"". This reflects WHOs renewed commitment to build family medicine as a specialty across all regions. Strengthening family medicine has been recognized as a key component of achieving Universal Health Coverage as part of the Sustainable Development Goals to which every country committed at the last United Nations General Assembly. This degree aims to build on this momentum for strengthening primary care by developing competent family physicians who are empowered to become leaders and advocates for the future of the profession.
The University of Edinburgh provides high quality postgraduate medical education in through an online distance learning format. Students are from a variety of countries across the world, each bringing their unique experiences to create a vibrant global learning community. The programme will give doctors the essential medical knowledge and management skills for the common presenting health issues and explore management within the context of the principles, processes, and practices of family medicine. The programme will equip students with the skills to become expert family physicians whose approach will provide continuous, coordinated, comprehensive and cost effective care build around an understanding of the patient in the context of the family and the community.
Career opportunitiesThe programme is aimed to provide doctors with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become effective Family Physicians. It is relevant to doctors of all backgrounds and experience from early career doctors to those established in other specialities.
The programme provides a high quality Masters level qualification in Family Medicine and builds on the skills already gained by the student in their post graduate clinical training. It is not a recognised vocational training course and cannot be used for direct entry to clinical practice as a Family Physician.
Tuition fees
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拢 2,535per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
The University of Edinburgh
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University League Table
15th
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Campus address
University of Edinburgh, The University of Edinburgh, Old College, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City Of, EH8 9YL, Scotland
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Subject ranking
5th out of 91 2
5th out of 36 3
4th out of 73
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Entry standards
/ Max 224200 89%4th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10092.0 92%2nd
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 42.94 74%77th
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/ Max 247236 96%4th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 100100.0 100%1st
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.00 75%19th
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/ Max 180159 89%3rd
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/ Max 10088.0 88%42nd
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/ Max 43.01 75%49th
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