Clinical AttachmentsÂ
Clinical Attachments are undertaken during Phase 4 of the curriculum (from the middle of year three onwards).
Students are attached to a specific hospital, where they are located a base ward and assigned to an individual Educational Supervisor.
Students undertake a series of rotating clinical attachments as follows:
| Year Group | Speciality | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| MBChB3 | Junior Medicine | 5 weeks |
| MBChB3 | Junior Surgery | 5 weeks |
| MBChB4 | Senior Medicine | 10 weeks |
| MBChB4 | Senior Surgery | 5 weeks |
| MBChB4 or 5 | Child Health | 5 weeks |
| MBChB4 or 5 | Emergency Medicine | 5 weeks |
| MBChB4 or 5 | ENT/Ophthalmology | 5 weeks |
| MBChB4 or 5 | General Practice | 5 weeks |
| MBChB4 or 5 | Musculoskeletal | 5 weeks |
| MBChB4 or 5 | Neurology/Cardiology | 5 weeks |
| MBChB4 or 5 | Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 5 weeks |
| MBChB4 or 5 | Psychiatry | 5 weeks |
Block Dates 2025-2026
| MBChB3 | ||||
| Block | Start | End | Academic Day | Note |
| Block 1 (junior medicine/surgery/SSC/systems block) | Monday 19/01/2026 | Thursday 19/02/2026 | Friday 20/02/2026 | |
| Block 2 (junior medicine/surgery/SSC/systems block) | Monday 23/02/2026 | Thursday 26/03/2026 | Friday 27/03/2026 | |
| Easter vacation period | Monday 30/03/2026 | Friday 10/04/2026 | Good Friday 03/04/2026 Easter Monday 06/04/2026 |
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| Block 3 (junior medicine/surgery/SSC/systems block) | Monday 13/04/2026 | Thursday 14/05/2026 | Friday 15/05/2026 | May Day 04/05/2026 |
| Block 4 (junior medicine/surgery/SSC/systems block) | Monday 18/05/2026 | Thursday 18/06/2026 | Friday 19/06/2026 | Spring Bank Holiday 25/05/2026 |
| MBChB4 | ||||
| Block | Start | End | Academic Day | Note |
| Block 1 (senior medicine/surgery/SSC) | Tuesday 09/09/2025 | Thursday 09/10/2025 | Friday 10/10/2025 | Uni induction on Monday 08/09/2025 |
| Block 2 (senior medicine/surgery/SSC) | Monday 13/10/2025 | Thursday 13/11/2025 | Friday 14/11/2025 | |
| Block 3 (senior medicine/surgery/SSC) | Monday 17/11/2025 | Thursday 18/12/2025 | Friday 19/12/2025 | |
| Winter vacation period | Monday 22/12/2025 | Friday 09/01/2026 | ||
| Block 4 (senior medicine/surgery/SSC) | Monday 12/01/2026 | Thursday 12/02/2026 | Friday 13/02/2026 | |
| Revision, exams, vacation period | Monday 16/02/2026 | Friday 20/03/2026 | ||
| Block 5 (specialty) | Monday 23/03/2026 | Thursday 30/04/2026 | Friday 01/05/2026 | Good Friday 03/04/2026 Easter Monday 06/04/2026 Easter vacation week (06/04/2026-10/04/2026) |
| Block 6 (specialty) | Tuesday 05/05/2026 | Thursday 04/06/2026 | Friday 05/06/2026 | May Day 04/05/2026 Spring Bank Holiday 25/05/2026 |
| Block 7 (specialty) | Monday 08/06/2026 | Thursday 09/07/2026 | Friday 10/07/2026 | Written Resit w/c 29/06/2026 OSCE Resit w/c 06/07/2026 |
| MBChB5 | ||||
| Block | Start | End | Academic Day | Note |
| Block 8 (specialty) | Tuesday 09/09/2025 | Thursday 09/10/2025 | Friday 10/10/2025 | Uni induction on Monday 08/09/2025 |
| Block 9 (specialty) | Monday 13/10/2025 | Thursday 13/11/2025 | Friday 14/11/2025 | |
| Block 10 (specialty) | Monday 17/11/2025 | Thursday 18/12/2025 | Friday 19/12/2025 | |
| Winter vacation period | Monday 22/12/2025 | Friday 09/01/2026 | ||
| Block 11 (specialty) | Monday 12/01/2026 | Thursday 12/02/2026 | Friday 13/02/2026 | |
| Block 12 (specialty) | Monday 16/02/2026 | Thursday 19/03/2026 | Friday 20/03/2026 | |
| Revision, exams, vacation period | Monday 23/03/2026 | Friday 01/05/2026 | ||
| PfP Campus | Tuesday 05/05/2026 | Friday 15/05/2026 | May Day 04/05/2026 | |
| PfP Hospital | Monday 18/05/2026 | Friday 19/06/2026 | Spring Bank Holiday 25/05/2026 AKT Resit w/c 01/06/2026 CPSA Resit w/c 08/06/2026 |