Course summary

The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2023). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas. Please be advised that this course only accepts applications from UK-based medical students. Students will need to have successfully completed the Pre-clinical Course (First BM) in order to apply (see 'Entry Requirements' on our website for further details). This programme provides research-based doctoral training for current medical students, offering a choice of interdisciplinary, cutting-edge research projects in an environment that encourages the student’s originality and creativity in their research. In the programme, students will receive a world-leading research training experience in musculoskeletal and inflammatory diseases. Students participating in the scheme will be offered:

• a choice of interdisciplinary cutting-edge research projects;

• the opportunity to gain a working in-depth knowledge of the fundamentals of inflammatory and musculoskeletal diseases and patient care through advanced level seminars;

• a world-renowned research environment that encourages the student’s originality and creativity in their research;

• an environment in which to develop skills in written work, oral presentation and publishing the results of their research in high-profile scientific journals, through constructive feedback of written work and oral presentations.

• have a thorough knowledge of the basic principles of research into inflammatory disorders, including the relevant literature and a comprehensive understanding of scientific methods and techniques applicable to their research;

• be able to demonstrate originality in the application of knowledge, together with a practical understanding of how research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in their field;

• have developed the ability to critically evaluate current research and research techniques and methodologies;

• be able to act autonomously in the planning and implementation of research; and

• have the grounding for an influential researcher of inflammatory diseases in the future.

• Basic mechanisms of inflammation

• Inflammatory and rheumatic disease

• Pain

• Clinical trials

• Epidemiology, computational and data science

• Tissue engineering and remodelling.