Costs of Studying Medicine or Veterinary Medicine at Cambridge

Please note that every effort has been to ensure that the course costs given below for courses within the Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Triposes were accurate at the time of publication.

The University reserves the right to review and revise the costs without prior notification, and you are advised that their publication here serves only as an indicator of course costs for current and future years. The publication of this information does not form part of any contractual arrangement of costs associated with studying at the University.

The University prospectus gives helpful advice for all students about the costs of studying in Cambridge.

In addition to the standard living costs, students of Medicine or Veterinary Medicine should expect to have to meet the following costs (2012-13):

• Medicine (Pre-clinical years)

  Lab coat	£10.00
  Dissection kit, gloves, manual*, loan of locker and key	£45.00
  Anatomy white coat	£10.00
  University approved calculator	£14.00-£16.00
  Preparing for Patients: - maximum for travel in first year - 2nd year College rent fees, up to - 3rd year travel up to	£25.00 £130.00 £25.00
  Electron micrographs (optional)	£3.00

  *This manual essentially replaces the need for a text book.

• Medicine (Clinical years)

  	Item	Approximate Cost	Notes
  Clinical Year 1	Stethoscope	£100
  Clincal Year 2	Elective Travel/costs	£750	Students may choose to spend their elective period in Cambridge at no cost
  Clinical Year 3		0
  Standard Total:		£850
  Addition for Overseas Students	Travel	£300
  Overseas Total:		£1150
  Cambridge Graduate Course (CGC )			Home/EU students only
  Year 1	Stethoscope	£100
  Year 2		0
  Year 3	Elective Travel/costs	£750	Students may choose to spend their elective period in Cambridge at no cost
  Year 4		0
  CGC Total:		£850
  			Throughout the course, students may be required to pay up to £10 deposits for room keys/lockers which is refundable

  
  

• Veterinary Medicine (Pre-clinical)

1st year students will be expected to purchase overalls, waterproof trousers and boots for use at animal handling classes held at College of West Anglia in Milton, animal handling classes held at the Vet School and for use in the vacations for EMS placements.  Students will be expected to make use of this equipment, (boots, overalls and waterproof trousers), when they join the clinical years, for their clinical EMS placements. Students will also be required to purchase a lab coat and equipment for use in laboratory practical classes.
It should be noted that although the items below are required for the course many of them may be useful later in the students career after they enter practice or other branches of the profession.

Overalls	£13.50
Lab coat	£8.50
Dissection kit, gloves, safety glasses, loan of locker and key, loan of dog skeleton	£24.00
Veterinary Dissection Manual which includes course guides for Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology (1st Year) and Neurobiology and Comparative Veterinary Biology (2nd Year)*	£14.00
Waterproof Trousers	£12.80
Wellington Boots (with toe-protector)	£12.00
University approved calculator	£14.00-£16.00
Electron micrographs (optional)	£ 2.00
EMS (preclinical) 12 weeks practical vacation experience with animals, particularly farm animals. Insurance cover provided but no subsistence grants payable

To order the appropriate clothing from the Department of Veterinary Medicine please read the Protective Clothing document, then complete the Order Form in accordance with the instructions.
Payment must be in cheque form.

• Veterinary Medicine (Clinical)
  

In 4th and 5th year, appropriate protective clothing will be provided by the Department for use by students during practical/rotation work at the Veterinary School during term time.  Additional protective clothing for use during vacations whilst on EMS placements must be provided by students (see preclinical requirements) and kept specifically for use during the vacations. 
4th year students are required to have yard boots with protective toecaps, which must be used for equine clinic work at the Veterinary School and during equine EMS placements in the vacations.
EMS - 26 weeks required by RCVS - variable depending on chosen placements (Grants are available to assist with costs)

4th year students are expected to purchase the equipment items below from the Department’s Stores Office for use during practical/rotation work during term time and for use during EMS in the vacations.

In addition to the list above, students will be required to purchase white theatre shoes and protective clothing to be worn in theatre, prior to starting their 6th year rotations:

Insurance cover with the British Veterinary Association is provided for 4th, 5th and 6th year students, and minimal subsistence grants are payable.

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