Overview

Our aspiration is to empower our learners to promote the development of compassionate and values-based family medicine that has a real impact on the individuals and communities that we serve.

Through the provision of excellence in family medicine education, the MFM delivers to Global Health targets including the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (part of Sustainable Development Goal 3) and the World Health Organisation’s vision for strengthening primary healthcare. To achieve the WHO vision, family doctors will play a pivotal role within health systems around the world providing leadership to primary healthcare teams.

Whilst studying on the Family Medicine (Online Learning) programme offered by The University of Edinburgh, you will join a diverse community of family medicine practitioners from around the world resulting in enhanced learning.

Our experienced team of tutors and administrators will support you and ensure you make the most of the learning experience. We look forward to welcoming you to our growing family medicine community at the University of Edinburgh.

Career opportunities

The programme is aimed to provide learners with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become effective family doctors. The content is relevant to doctors of all backgrounds and experiences from early career to those established in other specialities. The programme is also suitable for allied health professionals working in primary healthcare settings. The programme provides a high-quality Masters level qualification in Family Medicine that is recognised by institutions around the world.

Programme Structure

Year One (Certificate)

All students take the following compulsory courses:

Family Medicine
Applied Principles of Family Medicine
Professionalism in Family Practice

Year Two (Diploma)

All students take the following compulsory courses:

Family Medicine Approach to Child and Maternal Health
Family Medicine Approach to NCDs
Family Medicine Approach to Complex Needs

Year Three (Masters)

All students take a compulsory 20 credit research methods course followed by a 40 credit Family Medicine project.
Online teaching is complemented by a one week period of face-to-face teaching in both the certificate and diploma year, which builds on the online content. This is currently delivered in Edinburgh. Attendance provides the unique opportunity to travel and view the practice of Family Medicine in other countries whilst meeting and learning from fellow students.

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-23 00:00:00

More details

We encourage you to apply at least one month prior to entry so that we have enough time to process your application.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

62

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Medicine Health Sciences View 351 other Masters in Health Sciences in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

62

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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Other requirements

General requirements

A medical degree (MBChB) or its international equivalent) is required.

We may also consider applicants who are in a profession allied to medicine or have relevant work experience in a clinical context. Please contact the programme team to check before you apply.

Tuition Fee

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International

5066 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 15200 GBP for the full programme during 36 months.
National

5066 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 15200 GBP for the full programme during 36 months.

MFM - 3 years - £15,200/ full
MFM - 6 years - £15,200/ full

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Family Medicine (Online Learning).

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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