Undergraduate Medicine 2026-2027

Doctors in training must engage with safety and quality. Human Factors is a person-centred safety science exploring how individuals interact with work systems. It is recognised by the GMC (and other regulators) as offering a practical framework for developing safety competencies. This course offers an introduction to systems-thinking as well as a ‘Human Factors toolkit.’ UK workforce planning includes roles with a specific safety focus. This course would suit anyone with an interest in this as a possible career option, or those with a general interest in safety and quality.

The course ME33IF joins the course FR1023: LEVEL 1 FRENCH LANGUAGE 1A: BEGINNERS/NEAR BEGINNERS (STANDARD GRADE/GCSE OR BELOW) in week 7.

This introductory language course suitable for students with some or very little knowledge of French. All students must sit a diagnostic test on MyCurriculum before enrolling for this course.

Students with Higher or A Level or native speakers are not eligible to take this course

This course concentrates on the acquisition of basic grammar and vocabulary, and on the development of reading, writing, listening and speaking skills

Between 1200 and 1500 Christendom was afflicted by war, plague and climatic regression. The social fabric was questioned by popular revolt, while both the political and religious unity of earlier centuries began to crumble. This course offers a thematic survey of the later medieval west, as Europe emerged from Christendom.

Lectures and tutorials focus on religion, society, culture and the economy and environment. Throughout attention is devoted to the general European context, demonstrating whenever appropriate how particular themes relate to Scotland.

The purpose of this course is to explore what we mean by wellness, well-being, self-care and creativity and how these meanings have changed over time. We will also be exploring how these ideas influence our learning about and enactment of wellness, wellbeing and self-care. In order to do this we will explore the human condition and the various ideologies humans have invented to manage health. Most scientific research is aimed at either restoring humans to well-being or ameliorating symptoms from a disease. In this course we focus on creative meaning making to develop an inclusive map of different approaches to assist students in navigating their way around.

While the second theme expands on the previous years teaching on Human Factors in healthcare.
Human Factors is a both a scientific discipline and a practice. The science is all about the study of how humans interact with the systems in which they work. The knowledge gained through this study (and the methods and tools developed) are then applied in practice to achieve twin aims: Optimising system performance and improving human wellbeing and therefore patient safety.
Students will undertake a range of activities and are based around the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors Guidance on Effective Writing of Procedures.

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.