Organization of medical schools in the uk

Medical practice and internship in the UK
The process of medical education in the UK differs significantly from other countries in that it includes many stages of practical training. All of them are mandatory in accordance with the requirements of the UK National Health Service.
Internship is the second stage of practical training. It is a mandatory practical training in the chosen medical specialization. Doctors in the UK are divided into two types: general practitioners, who are similar to general practitioners, and consultant doctors, specialized specialists in clinics. Training programs for these specialists differ both in content and duration. Thus, after graduating from medical school, a general practitioner is trained for 5 years, and the training of a consultant doctor takes 7–9 years. At the end of the program, the student must receive a "certificate of completion of training", which gives access to an independent medical practice. The issues of admission to medical work are handled by the General Medical Council.
Medical degree in UK
After obtaining the qualification of a doctor, an opportunity opens up for building a scientific career in the field of medicine. There are several ways to defend a dissertation in medicine.

Obtaining the degree of doctor of medicine (M.D.) or PhD takes place at universities. The duration of full-time MD/PhD programs is 3 to 4 years and is similar to postgraduate studies in the Russian education system. At Cambridge, St. Andrews and Oxford, the M.D. equivalent to the degree of "Doctor of Science"

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  Medical scientific work is possible without obtaining a doctoral degree. For example, there are five-year training programs for clinical laboratory researchers.
  
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  Complementary practice is an optional stage of study that is required to access fellowship research programs and paves the way for state-sponsored research.
  

Interesting facts about medical education in the UK

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  Approximately a third of applicants are admitted to an interview at Oxford Medical School, but only one in ten of them become a student.
  
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  Medical sciences have been studied and taught at Oxford University since the middle of the 12th century, although a separate medical school was not established until 1936.
  
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  The first "distance learning program" in medicine has existed at the University of St. Andrews since the 17th century. Education took place by mail, and the degree of Medicinae Doctor was assigned on the recommendation of the supervisor. One of the graduates of this "program" was the famous French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793).
  
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  Despite the fact that Anguilla and the Cayman Islands are British Overseas Territories, local medical schools teach according to the North American curriculum, and their graduates get access to medical practice in the United States.
  
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  Along with medical schools in the UK, there are separate schools of dentists and schools of pharmacists.
  
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  85% of interns in the UK received basic education within the country, while in 2012 they were no more than 80%. This indicates the growing closeness of medical education in the country.
  
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  According to a study by Carolyn White of the University of Dundee, one in three students entering medical schools comes from the UK's upper class. A quarter of medical school freshmen come from private schools.
  
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  According to the Bureau for National Statistics, the profession of a doctor in the UK is in eighth place in the list of the highest paid. The average annual salary is 100 thousand US dollars.