Course Structure
The course at Nottingham is 5 years long, and, unlike all other UK medical schools, includes an intercalated degree as an integral component of the course. As such, all graduates receive a BMedSci degree as well as the BM BS required to graduate as a doctor; at other medical schools, this would require another year of study. The Graduate-Entry course at Derby is 4 years long: the first 1.5 years is based at Derby in a Problem-Based Learning course before the students join the Nottingham course midway through Year 3.
In the traditional course, Years 1 and 2 are mainly lecture-based, with some small-group teaching, practical sessions, and early patient-based contact in GP practices and hospitals. Subjects include anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, behavioural sciences, pathology, neurology, embryology and an introduction to clinical skills. Courses are taught around the body systems and non-lecture sessions aim to build on the lecture content. The first half of Year 3 features a project in one of the Academic Schools, requiring a 15,000 word dissertation and teaching on research methods and statistics. The second half ('Clinical Phase 1') features introductory medicine and surgery. Year 4 (Clinical Phase 2) features the specialities of paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, psychiatry, ophthalmology, ENT (ear, nose and throat), Dermatology, and a 'Special Study Module' of the student's choice. Year 5 (Clinical Phase 3) features Medicine, Surgery, Musculoskeletal Disorders and Disability (Rheumatology and Orthopaedics), General Practice and a Critical Illness Module. Final exams are in late February followed by a 9 week Elective period, that is usually taken abroad. Following this is a short Preparation course for becoming a pre-registration house officer that includes 2 weeks shadowing the current doctor.
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