Medicine MBBS / 2015
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.
Medicine MBBS Five 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 Highlights
Learning
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Contact with patients from the second week of year one
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Shared campus with one of the largest teaching hospitals in the UK
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Opportunity to learn anatomy by prosection and dissection of cadavers
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Shared learning with students training to be doctors, nurses, radiographers, paramedics and physiotherapists (interprofessional education)
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Careers advice embedded into our teaching Your understanding is augmented through spiral learning and teaching. As knowledge accumulates, material covered in earlier weeks is reinforced, allowing you to revise 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 learning Each week begins and ends with a tutorial based on a clinical scenario. By applying the taught theor y to a clinical context, both your critical skills and learning techniques develop. Problem based learning You are given a clinical problem and use self-directed research to make a diagnosis and suggest an appropriate course of action. Problem-based learning encourages learning in context, self-innovation and deep rather than surface understanding.
I did intercalated degrees during my course, so graduation was a huge academic highlight for me. I felt closer to my peers because we understood the pressure of exams and the relief of passing. This experience prepared me for bigger and better things ahead. One moment that followed this preparation was the experience of delivering my first baby. I was in fourth year on placement in an obstetrics and gynaecology ward when I supported a young woman through six hours of labour. I felt an overwhelming sense of privilege to be part of something so special. Another great reward I’ve enjoyed during my time at St George’s was a trip to China in second year: the prize I claimed for ‘Ragger of the Year’. Raising money for charity is serious business here, and I was thrilled to be recognised for raising £2,500 by dressing up as a wacky nurse on the London Underground during RAG week. Lola Oseni Medicine Final year
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 Degree structure
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 at specific points in the course 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 sgul.ac.uk
Year one Weeks Taught
12
Clinical
Year four (penultimate)
Modules/placements
Weeks
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
Modules/attachments (undertaken on rotation)
6
Surgery and Acute Medical Unit (AMU)
6
Medicine and Cardiology
6
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Taught
5
Life Support module (Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems)
6
Paediatrics
Clinical
1
Good Medical Practice clinical placements on rotation (Paediatrics and Geriatrics, Medicine, Surgery)
6
Specialities (Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Rheumatology)
Self-directed
1
Student Selected Component; study an area of interest in depth, developing research and presentation skills and gain insight into possible careers
6
Psychiatry
Taught
6
Life Maintenance module (Endocrine and Alimentary Systems, Kidney and Body Fluids, Metabolism)
6
Neurology and Rehab
6
Geriatrics and Palliative Care
3
Clinical Assessment
1
Advanced Clinical Practice
Typical year one clinical sciences learning week Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Case based learning tutorial
Expert tutorial
Anatomy
Anatomy Lecture and dissection room
Lecture
Lecture
Free
Year five (final) Weeks 5
Clinical skills Small group and tutorials communication
10
Year two Weeks
Modules/placements
Taught
5
Life Structure module (Musculoskeletal and Integument, Genetics)
Clinical
1
Good Medical Practice clinical placement (continuation)
Self-directed
1
Student Selected Component; study an area of interest in depth, developing research and presentation skills and gain insight into possible careers
Taught
5
Life Control module (Neuroscience and Psychiatry)
Taught
5
Life Cycle module (Inheritance, Reproduction, Growth, Ageing and Disability)
Clinical
1
Good Medical Practice clinical placement (continuation)
Self-directed
6
Student Selected Component; study an area of interest in depth, developing research and presentation skills and gain insight into possible careers
Taught
5
Half-day general practice and community visits
Self-directed
Half-day Student Selected Component; study an area of interest in depth, developing research and presentation skills and gain insight into possible careers
Student Selected Component Assistant House Officer Attachments (five weeks each of Medicine and Surgery)
5
General Practice
4
A&E and Emergency Medicine
4
Critical Care and Anaesthetics
2
Public Health
5
Clinical Finals Assessment
7
Elective
3
F1 Preparation
Optional Intercalated BSc 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 include
Life Protection module (Infection, Immunity, Mechanisms of Disease)
Clinical
Modules/attachments (undertaken on rotation)
Biology of Cancer Behavioural Medicine Clinical Neuroscience Human Genetics
Weeks Introductory problem based learning
Cloning, Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine
Clinical Aspects of Birth Defects
Development and Disease
Modules/placements (undertaken on rotation following Introductory Module)
More modules are available
Life Support, Life Cycle
Clinical
Junior Medicine (5) or Junior Surgery (5) or General Practice (5)
Problem based learning 5
Life Protection, Life Maintenance
Clinical
Junior Medicine (5) or Junior Surgery (5) or General Practice
Problem based learning 5
Life Control, Life Structure
Clinical
Junior Medicine (5) or Junior Surgery (5) or General Practice (4) Clinical Assessment 6
Therapeutics: protein to patient
Personalised Medicine
Problem based learning 5
Self-directed
Clinically Applied Musculoskeletal Anatomy
Year three (transition) 3
5
Introduction to Conflict Catastrophe Medicine
Student Selected Component; study an area of interest in depth, developing research and presentation skills and gain insight into possible careers
Science of Reproduction
Assessing your progress
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.
Your future
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 2013 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.
Entry requirements If 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 equivalent
A Levels or equivalent > IB > Access diploma > Other qualifications
416 points from eight subjects (equivalent to an average of grade A)
Subjects
Must include English Language (minimum grade B), Maths and Double Award or the three separate sciences
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.
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 equivalent
English language If English is not your first language while studying, evidence of your proficiency must be dated within the last two years. IELTS
(International English Language Testing System) 7.0 overall (including 7.0 in written element, and no section less than 6.5)*
Pearsons test
67 overall (including 67 in written element, and no section less than 61)*
A Levels Grades
AAA at A2 with a grade b in the fourth AS
Subjects
Three A2 Level subjects to include one or both of Biolog y and Chemistry
AS Levels
Four AS Level subjects to include Chemistry and Biology
*Applicants who have sat the examination more than twice in one year will not be considered.
Other essential criteria
General Studies and Key Skills not accepted A Levels must be completed within two years, modular re-sits will be considered Adjusted Criteria
This scheme takes into account the extent of a candidate’s efforts in achieving good A Level grades in relation to their peers whilst attending a school with an A Level track record in the bottom 20-40% nationally. If eligible, we may be able to make an adjusted grade offer, lower than the published criteria. This only applies to A Level grades. Please see the course web page to check your eligibility. International Baccalaureate
English language > if first language is not English
Other essential criteria > work experience > health screening > police screening
UKCAT (United Kingdom Clinical Aptitude Test)
GCSEs or equivalent Points
UKCAT > 500 in each 4 sections
Work experience
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 tasteofmedicine.com
Health and police screening
Satisfactory clearance in both, including immunisation against Hepatitis B, MMR, Meningitis, TB and Chicken Pox
Professional registration
If you belong to a registered professional body, please provide details at interview
Award
Full award diploma including Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay modules (re-sits not accepted)
Application and interview
Scores
666 at Higher Level (HL)
Please apply through UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) by 15 October the year prior to entry: ucas.com
666 at Standard Level (SL) Subjects
You may want to consider placing our Biomedical Science course as insurance choice on your UCAS application form. We offer options to progress to medicine on completion of your biomedical science degree. St George’s biomedical science degree is unique in its highly clinical focus and prepares students to pursue a career in medicine or biomedical research. In the first two years, students share learning with medical and health science students at St George’s, alongside their biomedical science modules. Please see the Biomedical Science course booklet for more information.
Chemistry and Biolog y (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)
Award
Full award diploma
Scores
60 credits at level 3
Grades
45 credits at distinction
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 sgul.ac.uk and the ‘Scrubbing up’ section at tasteofmedicine.com
15 credits at merit Subjects
30 science-related credits, specifically Biology and Chemistry, graded at distinction
Additional credits
With the exception of GCSE equivalents (where required), any other level 3 credits outside the 60 credit diploma will not be accepted
Other
Applicants are now required to sit separate GCSEs in English and Maths in conjunction with their access course if you do not already have them to the required GCSE level.
Fees UK/EU
£9,000 p/a*
Overseas
£18,630 p/a (years one and two)* £32,663 p/a (years three to five)*
Other qualifications Open University
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.
*2014 entry fees are subject to annual review and change. Visit sgul.ac.uk for more information on student finance and the most up-to-date entry requirements.
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