 The main route of entry at Nottingham is the traditional 5 year course, which unlike all other UK medical schools includes an intercalated degree as an integral component.As such, all graduates of the traditional course receive a BMedSci degree as well as the BMBS required to graduate as a doctor; at other medical schools, this would require another year of study.In the traditional course, Years 1 and 2 are mainly lecture-based, with some small-group teaching, practical sessions, and early patient-based contact in GP practices and hospitals.