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A PhD in medicine allows you to focus on a particular area of interest. You will likely be a current practitioner looking to develop your expertise. Topics on offer at doctoral level vary by institution depending on the academic staff available. Under supervision you will carry out extensive research in order to make an original contribution to the field in your thesis. Your work may involve clinical trials and it is likely that you will be published during this period. Possible topics are complementary medicine, mother and child health, or musculoskeletal research.