Obtaining a degree in medicine allows for the recipient to continue on into specialty training with the end goal of securing a license to practice within their respective jurisdiction.
Medical graduates may also pursue non-clinical careers including those in basic research and positions within the healthcare industry.
As a baseline, students need greater than an 85% in prerequisite courses to enrol for the aptitude test in these degree programs.
[1][failed verification] The MBBS is also awarded at the graduate level, meaning the applicant already has an undergraduate degree prior to commencing their medical studies (graduate entry).
[2][3] (Post-secondary) (Post-baccalaureate) (Post-baccalaureate) (Post-baccalaureate) or Bachelor of Medicine or MB, BM, BMed Some countries, especially Eastern European and former Soviet republics (Russia, Ukraine, Armenia) offer post-secondary, undergraduate, 6-year medical programs, which confer the title Doctor of Medicine as their medical qualification.