Medicine MBBS / 2014

This course will equip you with the essential knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes required to practise medicine competently and professionally in a patient-centred, multidisciplinary environment. Graduates are awarded a primary medical qualification (MBBS) and are then eligible to undertake the General Medical Council (GMC) Foundation Programme.

This year, as part of my Student Selected Component (SSC), I worked in the A&E department here on campus; a multi-specialist trauma centre that receives a wide range of very ill patients from the south-west of England. As a member of the medical emergency team, I gained invaluable skills that I will be putting into regular practice very soon as a junior doctor.

Genevieve Shouls Medicine MBBS Final Year

Medicine MBBSFive years, full time (or six with Intercalated BSc)

Apply through UCAS code A100, institution code S49

UCAS deadline is 15 October

UK, EU and international citizens may apply

Contact with patients from the second week of year one

Shared campus with one of the largest teaching hospitals in the UK

Opportunity to learn anatomy by prosection and dissection of cadavers

Shared learning with students training to be doctors, nurses, radiographers, paramedics and physiotherapists (interprofessional education)

Careers advice embedded into our teaching

Spiral learning and teaching augments understanding: as knowledge accumulates, material covered in earlier weeks is reinforced, allowing you to revisit and progressively build on your skills. The curriculum is organised into integrated learning weeks, anchored by case based learning and problem based learning tutorials and typically includes lectures, tutorials, practicals, anatomy sessions and self-directed study.

Case based learningEach week begins and ends with a tutorial based on a clinical scenario. By applying the taught theory to a clinical context, both your critical skills and learning techniques develop.

Problem based learning Given a clinical problem, you use self-directed research to make a diagnosis and suggest an appropriate course of action. Problem based learning encourages learning in context, self-motivation and deep rather than surface understanding.

Teaching takes place on our shared site in Tooting. It is supplemented by general practice attachments in London and hospital attachments throughout south London and the south-east of England, including but not limited to:

St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, London

Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust, Carshalton, London

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust, Kingston, Surrey

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, Croydon, London

South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust

This course is underpinned by four key themes: Basic and Clinical Sciences; Patient and Doctor; Community and Population Health; and Personal and Professional Development. In the early years, delivery of these themes is achieved through six modules: Life Cycle; Life Protection; Life Support; Life Maintenance; Life Structure and Life Control.

In years one and two, the emphasis is on lectures, tutorials and group activity with short clinical and community-based placements in healthcare trusts as listed above.

From year three the emphasis shifts away from lecture-based activity to a combination of problem based learning and student selected components, rotating with clinical attachments. Clinical attachments from year three onwards are primarily based at the healthcare trusts listed above, but also at hospitals and other community-based sites in south London and the south-east of England.

Students have the opportunity in their fourth year to undertake an intercalated BSc of their choice.

In years four and five the focus is heavily on clinical attachments, again with complementary lectures running in parallel. You have maximum exposure to clinical environments in hospital, primary care trusts and other community-based attachments.

Within the final year all students undertake an elective. This is an opportunity for you to explore, in a practical setting, an aspect of medicine of particular interest to you, anywhere in the world. Elective plans are reviewed and approved by an academic member of staff, and a report is written upon completion. To find out more about elective options visit www.sgul.ac.uk/courses/electives

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Learning

Degree structure

Year one Modules/placements

Broad introductory syllabus covering all modules, themes and teaching strands. First two days in each of the first ten weeks involve interprofessional education

Half-day general practice and community visits

Life Support module (Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems)

Good Medical Practice clinical placements on rotation (Paediatrics and Geriatrics, Medicine, Surgery)

Life Maintenance module (Endocrine and Alimentary Systems, Kidney and Body Fluids, Metabolism)

Year twoModules/placements

Life Structure module (Musculoskeletal and Integument, Genetics)

Good Medical Practice clinical placement (continuation)

Life Control module (Neuroscience and Psychiatry)

Student Selected Component; study an area of interest in depth, developing research and presentation skills and gain insight into possible careers

Life Cycle module (Inheritance, Reproduction, Growth, Ageing and Disability)

Good Medical Practice clinical placement (continuation)

Life Protection module (Infection, Immunity, Mechanisms of Disease)

Student Selected Component; study an area of interest in depth, developing research and presentation skills and gain insight into possible careers

Year three (transition)Modules/placements

Life Support, Life Cycle

Junior Medicine (6) or Junior Surgery (6) or General Practice/Primary Care (3) and Geriatrics (3)

Life Control, Life Structure

Junior Medicine (6) or Junior Surgery (6) or General Practice/Primary Care (3) and Geriatrics (3)

Life Protection, Life Maintenance

Junior Medicine (6) or Junior Surgery (6) or General Practice/Primary Care (3) and Geriatrics (3)

Student Selected Component; study an area of interest in depth, developing research and presentation skills and gain insight into possible careers

Clinical Assessment

Weeks Taught 12

Clinical

Taught 5

Clinical 2

Taught 6

Weeks Taught 5

Clinical 2

Taught 5

Self-directed 6

Taught 5

Clinical 2

Taught 5

Self-directed 6

Weeks Problem based learning 6

Clinical 6

Problem based learning 6

Clinical 6

Problem based learning 6

Clinical 6

Self-directed 6

4

Typical year one clinical sciences learning week

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Case based Expert Anatomy Anatomy Lecturelearning tutorial and dissectiontutorial room

Lecture Lecture Free Clinical skills Small group and tutorials communication

Selecting the option to study an Intercalated BSc allows you to advance your coverage of a variety of topics and undertake in-depth research, resulting in the award of a Bachelor of Science degree (with Honours). You are supervised by academic and research staff in individual research laboratories. Entry is competitive and selection is based on academic results. A number of opportunities are also available to those who wish to intercalate at an external institution.

Modules

Biology of Cancer Clinical Aspects of Birth Defects

Leadership in Disaster Medicine Clinically Applied Musculoskeletal Anatomy

Clinical Neuroscience Development and Disease

Diagnostic Microbiology Science of Reproduction

Behavioural Medicine Cloning, Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine

Therapeutics: protein to patient

Year four (penultimate)Attachments (undertaken on rotation)

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Paediatrics

Specialities (ENT, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Rheumatology)

Psychiatry

Neurology/Disability/Stroke/Palliative Care

General Medicine/General Surgery including Cardiology

Clinical Assesment

Year five (final)Attachments (undertaken on rotation)

Advanced Clinical Practice

Student Selected Component

Assistant House Officer Attachments (five weeks each of Medicine and Surgery)

General Practice

A&E and Emergency Medicine

Critical Care and Anaesthetics

Public Health

Clinical Finals Assessment

Elective

F1 Preparation

The emphasis of the spiral learning concept is on regular assessments with detailed feedback throughout.

Assessment methods include written exams, clinical cases e.g. Direct Observations of Practical Procedures, case-based discussion, Objective Structured Practical Examinations (OSPEs) in the dissecting room and Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) where students perform a set of tasks, which might include practical procedures, interviewing skills and patient examination.

Through an integrated study programme of medical sciences and clinical sciences, graduates are fully equipped to perform well in the GMC Foundation Programme and further develop the essential knowledge and competencies needed to pursue a specialist discipline.

You will be perfectly placed to contribute to the ongoing development of medicine and healthcare provision globally. The majority of our 2012 MBBS graduates chose to remain in the south London area and to complete their two-year Foundation Programme at one of our affiliated healthcare trusts.

A medical qualification from St George’s, University of London is quality assured and recognised internationally.

Optional Intercalated BSc Weeks 6

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Assessing your progress

Your future

Entry requirementsIf you meet the minimum requirements set out below, you will be called for interview. With the exception of GCSEs, all qualifications must be completed within a five-year period including year of application.

GCSEs or equivalent416 UCAS tariff points from eight subjects (equivalent to an average of grade A)

Must include English Language (minimum grade B), Maths and Double Award or the three separate sciences.

We only accept a complete set of scores from one sitting.

If you studied under an educational system that did not include GCSEs we will consider your academic record at the equivalent stage. However we will not accept Adult Literacy and Numeracy or Functional Maths in lieu of GCSEs.

A Levels or equivalentA Levels

AAA at A2 with a grade b in the fourth AS

Three A2 Level subjects to include one or both of Biology and Chemistry.

Four AS Level subjects to include Chemistry and Biology

General Studies and Key Skills not accepted

A Levels must be completed within two years, modular re-sits will be considered

If you are offering grades above BBCb, your application will be considered if this achievement is 60% higher than the average performance of your school/college.

You must still achieve an average A grade in the top eight subjects in GCSEs

International Baccalaureate

Full award diploma including Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay modules (re-sits not accepted)

666 at Higher Level (HL)

666 at Standard Level (SL)

Chemistry and Biology (at least one to HL and the other to SL)

Mathematics and English Language (both to SL)

Access diploma

Access to Medicine (College of West Anglia, Sussex Downs College and Lambeth College)

Full award diploma

60 credits at level 3

45 credits at distinction

15 credits at merit

30 science-related credits, specifically Biology and Chemistry, graded at distinction.

With the exception of GCSE equivalents (where required), any other level 3 credits outside the 60 credit diploma will not be accepted.

If no GCSE English or Maths at grade B, you must achieve 12 level 3 GCSE English equivalent credits and 12 level 2 GCSE Math equivalent credits in addition to the 60 credit diploma. If you have not taken GCSE’s and/or A Levels (or equivalent) or you have lower grades in previous studies, you may be required to complete your Access course prior to submitting an application. Course transcript and/or syllabus may need to be provided. All units must be verified GCSE equivalent by the local Open College Network London Region (OCNLR).

Points

Subjects

Grades

Subjects

AS Levels

Adjusted Criteria

Award

Scores

Subjects

Award

Scores

Grades

Subjects

Additional credits

Other

Other qualifications

120 Units in total, including:

Level 1: Exploring /Discovering Science module, 60 units Level 2: Another science-based module, 30 units Any other subject area (including humanities or arts), 30 units

All results must be recieved and verified by us by 1 September in the year of entry.

UKCAT (United Kingdom Clinical Aptitude Test)

Any applicants who meet all other minimum requirements and achieve at least 500 in each of the four sections of the UKCAT will be considered for interview, in competition, based on their total UKCAT score which is set after the application closing date.

English language If English is not your first language while studying, evidence of your proficiency must be dated within the last two years.

(International English Language Testing System) 7.0 overall (including 7.0 in written element, and no section less than 6.5)*

67 overall (including 67 in written element, and no section less than 61)*

*Applicants who have sat the examination more than twice in one year will not be considered.

Other essential criteria Work or voluntary experience in a medical or health-related field and an ability to demonstrate a broad awareness of the scope of medicine.

For further information on work experience please visit the ‘Experience it’ section at www.tasteofmedicine.com

Satisfactory clearance in both, including immunisation against Hepatitis B, MMR, Meningitis, TB and Chicken Pox

If you belong to a registered professional body, please provide details at interview

Application and interviewPlease apply through UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) by 15 October the year prior to entry.

www.ucas.com

Interviews are held after the application closing date, and take the form of multi-mini interviews.

Multi-mini interviews combine traditional-style questions with task-based activities, providing a high level of interaction and the opportunity to demonstrate more than just a taught knowledge of the field of medicine. For more information on interviews, please visit the ‘Scrubbing up’ section at www.tasteofmedicine.com

Fees£9,000 p/a*

£18,630 p/a (Years one and two)*

£32,663 p/a (Years three to five)*

*2013 entry fees are subject to annual review and change

UK/EU students will not have to pay this cost upfront; students can apply for a tuition fee loan to cover the full cost of tuition fees. And there are generous bursaries available to help students from lower-income families. Bursaries are also available for International students, check with your local government authority for further information.

Open University

IELTS

Pearsons test

Work experience Health and police screening

Professional registration

UK/EU

International

GCSEs or equivalent

A Levels or equivalent

> IB> Access diploma> Other qualifications

UKCAT> 500

in each 4 sections

Other essential criteria

> work experience > health screening > police screening

English language> if first language

is not English

The University of London comprises 18 institutions. St George’s is now the only stand-alone medical school within the federation; combining all the benefits of a small, friendly university with those of one of the UK’s largest and most diverse.

We hope this booklet gives some real insight into completing an MBBS at St George’s. In short, you can undertake a specialist undergraduate degree here on a hospital site in a thriving London location, leading, we trust, to an extraordinary future in the health professions.

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