With advancements in medical education and the need to address the challenges outlined in the NHS long-term workforce plan, all our medicine courses are going through a curriculum redesign process.
We are also developing new teaching spaces for our medicine courses on our Nottingham-based campuses*. This work is due to be completed before the start of the 2026/2027 academic year.
These changes may have an impact on some students starting their course with us in 2025. It is important that you understand how they might affect you, although we anticipate that only a small number of students will be impacted.
A101 BMBS GEM Medicine at Derby
From September 2026 onwards, this course may change teaching location and be taught at our Nottingham-based campuses*.
If so, the first year of your course will be taught at Derby Medical School and the second year from 2026 may relocate to Nottingham-based campuses*.
There will be no change to your clinical placements that take place after the first 18 months of your course.
The benefits to you:
- Learning Environment: The new teaching spaces will have well-designed and flexible spaces to support your learning.
- Improved Accessibility: With teaching and learning taking place on Nottingham-based campuses*, you'll have easier access to faculty, peers and support services, enhancing your overall academic and student experience.
Starting from 2027 entry, the Graduate Entry Medicine A101 curriculum will change and will align with the five-year A100 Medicine course.
Frequently asked questions for applicants
Will there be any changes to the course that has been advertised in the prospectus?
- From 2026, the teaching for this course may be relocated to Nottingham-based campuses*.
- For 2025 and 2026 entry students, there will no changes to the curriculum that has been advertised.
- There will be changes to the curriculum in 2027 that may impact you if you have an extended break in learning.
What counts as a break in learning?
A break in learning is an authorised pause in your studies. Students can have breaks in learning for a variety of reasons. For example, someone may need to take a break from their studies due to ill health or a life event such as pregnancy, or there may be a break in learning due to failure to pass an assessment at the required time.
Depending on the circumstances, a break in learning may require a student to repeat or resit their studies.
What happens if I have a break in learning in one or more years of study?
If you take a break in learning, then upon your return you may join the 2026 or later cohort and the course may be taught at Nottingham-based campuses*, not Derby Medical School.
We are making significant changes to the curriculum to the GEM A101 course in 2027. As such, any future breaks in learning may result in you joining a different medicine course to the one that is currently advertised, and repeating additional elements of the course to ensure that you transition smoothly into the new course.
Further considerations
There may be financial factors to take into account, which will vary depending on your personal situation, if your place of study changes from Derby Medical School to Nottingham-based campuses* in the first 18 months of the course.
Can I defer my place?
We do not usually offer the opportunity to defer for this course. We may consider this on an exceptional basis where there is a change in personal circumstances that was not predictable at the time of application and for which a deferral for a year will have demonstrable benefits.
*Nottingham based campuses include:
University Park
Jubilee campus
Medical School Building
University Hospital sites- including City and QMC
Full details of the University of Nottingham Campuses can be found on our website https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/about/campuses/campuses.aspx.