Course Content
Years 1 and 2
- The first two years of the MBBS programme are delivered through case-based learning and early clinical experience. Teaching is integrated, with relevant topics covered in relation to each case. For example, for a case on heart disease, the relevant anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and social science related to heart disease will be taught together in an integrated fashion. In these cases you will learn the underlying biology of diseases and apply this knowledge to a clinical context.
Year 3
- In the first semester of Year 3, you'll engage in a 12-week clinical rotation focused on the fundamentals of clinical practice. This is followed by placements in medicine, surgery, and acute care, where you'll work as an integral part of a clinical team.
- The second semester includes further clinical placements in mental health, child and young person's health, reproductive health, and primary care. Year 3 culminates with a four-week module on Clinical Decision Making 1.
Year 4
- Throughout both semesters of Year 4, you'll participate in supervised, longitudinal, integrated clinical placements in medical and surgical specialties, as well as primary care, referred to as Advanced Clinical Experience. Here, you'll follow a panel of patients throughout their medical care journey. Semester 2 includes an 8-week block in Acute & Critical Care.
- You'll also undergo a 4-week block focused on clinical decision making, covering all clinical sciences with a special emphasis on investigative medicine.
- Year 4 concludes with an 8-week Student Selected Component, allowing you to undertake a supervised clinical placement in a topic of your choice.
Year 5
- In the first semester of Year 5, you'll continue to enhance your skills and knowledge through clinical rotations in mental health, child and young people's health, women’s health, primary care, and Good Medical Practice. This prepares you for practice as a House Officer (or Foundation Year doctor in the UK), focusing on medical regulations, advanced communication skills, prescribing, and managing under pressure.
- Following assessments in Semester 2, the 8-week Elective provides an opportunity to experience medicine almost anywhere in the world, including the UK. For many, this is a highlight of their medical studies.
- Year 5 concludes with further assistantships in medicine, surgery, and orthopaedics, where you'll be attached to a clinical team in the hospital. Here, you'll play the role of a ‘junior’ houseman, gaining practical experience for your future career.
