📖Program Curriculum
Our innovative curriculum is delivered through a range of teaching styles which include small-group teaching problem-based learning lectures vocational and clinical studies labs and e-learning You will gain experience of a clinical environment from 1 The MBChB follows a “spiral curriculum” where subject material is revisited at different stages of the curriculum with increasing depth and clinical focus
You will undertake two periods of elective study and can select from over 20 intercalated degree options allowing flexibility to study areas of personal interest in more depth Our award-winning Wolfson Medical School Building offers you extended access to library facilities and a first-class clinical skills suite
We have strong links with the Postgraduate Deanery ensuring a smooth transition from undergraduate study to postgraduate training and produce highly trained competent graduates who are equipped for the Foundation Training programme for higher training and the challenges of medicine in the 21st century
PHASE 1
This occupies the first half of 1 It is an overview of basic biomedical sciences providing you with the knowledge required to engage in the rest of the undergraduate programme You will undertake Vocational & professional studies have your first Clinical skills sessions and undertake a clinical visit to an A&E ward or general practice
PHASE 2
This occupies the second part of 1 and the whole of 2 It covers the anatomy physiology pharmacology biochemistry and related biomedical sciences of the major clinical systems as well as Vocational & professional studies Communication skills and Clinical skills
PHASE 3
This occupies the first half of 3 and covers clinical systems with a focus on pathophysiology There are major contributions from pathology microbiology haematology clinical biochemistry and clinical pharmacology and the small-group teaching focuses on clinical cases using case-based learning with a clinical tutor You will have one day per week in hospital or general practice You will also receive clinical procedural skills teaching
PHASE 4
This occupies the second half of 3 all of 4 and the first half of 5 It is based in hospitals and in general practice with dedicated academic days Teaching is structured around 5–10 week clinical attachments and students rotate through general medicine and surgery obstetrics and gynaecology child health general practice psychiatry and a variety of hospital sub-specialties
PREPARATION FOR PRACTICE PFP
PfP is the final component of the course following the final exams It involves shadowing foundation-year doctors in hospital and includes a lecture programme Successful completion of Preparation for Practice is a prerequisite to graduate
COMMUNITY ORIENTATED MEDICAL EXPERIENCE TRACK
COMET is a new and innovative scheme funded by the Scottish Government to give selected medical students an enhanced and immersive experience of general practice which will equip them with the requisite skills to become the next generation of leaders of primary care in Scotland
See Undergraduate Medical School Admissions for further details
STUDENT-SELECTED COMPONENTS
You will be able to choose a variety of student-selected components SSCs that allow you to personalise your learning experience SSCs are five week-long blocks selected from a range of available options and are taken in 2 3 and 4 Projects cover topics from the core curriculum as well as topics outside medicine including humanities and languages
ELECTIVES
The MBChB at Glasgow is unusual in having two electives each for four weeks during the vacations at the end of 3 and 4 Electives are experiential in nature obtaining personal professional and clinical experiences in any recognised clinical specialty including general practice and public health
Programme alteration or discontinuation
The University of Glasgow endeavours to run all programmes as advertised In exceptional circumstances however the University may withdraw or alter a programme For more information please see Student contract
