MBBCH Medicine (Graduate Entry)

The programme is unique in Wales and one of just a handful of similar programmes of medical study in the UK open to graduates of any discipline from the UK, EU and overseas This accelerated, four-year medical degree follows an innovative, integrated spiral curriculum designed to reflect the way in which clinicians approach patients and how patients present to doctors Students will study the basic biomedical sciences in the context of clinical medicine, public health, pathology, therapeutics, ethics, and psycho-social issues in patient management Students will also develop the academic, practical, and personal qualities to practise medicine competently and with confidence Students will have a high level of structured clinical contact as your studies progress, covering the following areas: Clinical Apprenticeships, including one week of nursing practice Junior Assistantship Specialty attachments, including acute surgery, acute medicine, women’s health, child health, mental health, sub-specialities of medicine and surgery, and frailty. Community based learning Senior Assistantship, shadowing F1 doctors Elective The Programme consists of Phase I (Years 1 + 2) and Phase II (Years 3 + 4). Each year is mapped onto the GMC’s Outcomes for Graduates (2015) where 3 Modules reflect the outcome areas: Scholar and Scientist Practitioner Professional