0 credits
Level 1
First Term
15 credits
Level 1
Second Term
30 credits
Level 1
Second Term
This course is available to Gateway to Medicine students only. It is specifically designed to support students on this programme transition into the MBChB programme.
20 credits
Level 2
Full Year
This course delivers the anatomy content for Year 1 MBChB.
20 credits
Level 2
Full Year
The Clinical Skills 1 course introduces the process of diagnosis and treatment through medical history taking, clinical examination, performance of basic clinical procedures and clinical assessment that is appropriate to the patient's needs. In year one the course covers the principles and application of clinical skills, clinical examination and communication skills in general terms and as applied to the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. It also introduces students to the clinical environment and to patient centred care and patient safety. The professional and ethical principles of the doctor are introduced and the need for medical students to take personal and professional responsibility for their actions and their learning.
10 credits
Level 2
Second Term
30 credits
Level 2
Second Term
This course is the start of the systems based teaching in the medicine curriculum and incorporates the form and function of the human respiratory and cardiovascular systems in both health and disease and the biomedical principles which underlie them. Diagnosis and management of common respiratory and cardiovascular disease are studied. This course is only available to students in year 1 of the MBChB programme/ year 1 of the B Clin Med Sci programme.
30 credits
Level 2
Full Year
30 credits
Level 2
Full Year
The course builds on the process of diagnosis and management through, clinical communication (history taking and explanation and planning), clinical examination, performance of clinical practical procedures and assessment appropriate to patient
Year 2 covers principles and application of clinical skills, in generic and specific terms as applied to the general, respiratory, cardiovascular, alimentary, head and neck, neurological, endocrine, urinary, and musculoskeletal systems. It also builds on students’ exposure to the simulated and clinical environments whilst focusing on patient centred care and patient safety.
60 credits
Level 3
Full Year
25 credits
Level 3
Full Year
The course builds on the process of diagnosis and management through, clinical communication (history taking and explanation and planning), clinical examination, performance of clinical practical procedures and assessment appropriate to patient Year 3 covers principles and application of clinical skills in specific terms and as applied to the reproductive system and communication skills relevant to psychiatric, paediatric, and breaking bad news. Whilst building exposure to simulated and clinical environments with continued focus on patient centred care and patient safety.
0 credits
Level 4
Full Year
15 credits
Level 4
Full Year
The Year 4 curriculum builds on the considerable breadth and depth of specialty knowledge of Years 1-3 systems-based teaching and provides the clinically based core learning required in Outcomes for Graduates (2018) for graduating doctors. Building on prior learning, Year 4 students will be able to apply their knowledge of basic physiology, anatomy, pharmacology and pathology to patients with a wide range of problems. The Year 4 curriculum is designed to ensure that students achieve the standards set by the GMC across a broad range of clinical settings and conditions. These experiences will enable students to increasingly contribute to the care of patients under supervision.
90 credits
Level 4
Full Year
The Year 4 curriculum builds on the considerable breadth and depth of specialty knowledge of Years 1-3 systems-based teaching and provides the clinically based core learning required in Outcomes for Graduates (2018) for graduating doctors. Building on prior learning, Year 4 students will be able to apply their knowledge of basic physiology, anatomy, pharmacology and pathology to patients with a wide range of problems. The Year 4 curriculum is designed to ensure that students achieve the standards set by the GMC across a broad range of clinical settings and conditions. These experiences will enable students to increasingly contribute to the care of patients under supervision.
0 credits
Level 4
First Term
This one week taught course sets the scene for the clinical learning that students will undertake, on a rotational basis during the seven, six week long clinical blocks ahead. It provides both whole group teaching and smaller group discussion of how to make the most of the learning opportunities in clinical areas, with a focus on learning from and through work, both signposted activities and through experiential learning. It also discusses expectations of professional behaviour in senior clinical practice.
0 credits
Level 4
First Term
This one week taught course (the second of the Professional Practice Blocks) provides both whole group teaching and smaller group discussion regarding professional behaviour in senior clinical practice and revisiting the horizontal themes that were launched in the first the Professional Practice Block at the start of Year 4.
30 credits
Level 4
Full Year
15 credits
Level 4
Second Term
45 credits
Level 4
Full Year
45 credits
Level 4
Full Year
0 credits
Level 5
Full Year
40 credits
Level 5
Full Year
40 credits
Level 5
Full Year
40 credits
Level 5
Full Year
40 credits
Level 5
Full Year
40 credits
Level 5
Full Year
0 credits
Level 5
Full Year
15 credits
Level 5
First Term
This course is a required component of year 2 of the MSc in Physician Associate Studies programme. This course ensures that PA students have the competence to perform a range of skills safely and effectively at the point of graduation.
These core skills are essential for practice and also in preparation for post-graduation registration assessments.
20 credits
Level 5
Full Year
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