Aston Medical School, located in Birmingham, UK, is the 34th medical school in the country and the 6th in the Midlands. Led by Professor Asif Ahmed, the school offers a 5-year Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) degree program. The first two years focus on learning the structure and function of the human body through lectures, small group learning, and clinical training. The final three years consist of hospital-based training in the West Midlands region. Aston Medical School also offers postgraduate certificates in Health Leadership and a taught MSc course in Surgery for Specialist Registrars. The school's research arm, Aston Medical Research Institute (AMRI), focuses on cardiology, obstetrics, and regenerative medicine, with the goal of developing affordable medical therapies and diagnostics for global use.