What do we study?
Our curriculum is organised into modular units of study called Strands. Each relates to a system of the body, the life cycle, personal and professional development or to community aspects of medicine. Much of our learning process is designed to be "case-led". This approach involves presentation of a patient case at the beginning of the topic in question, and may be followed by group discussion, then teaching and learning sessions revolve around the case. Cases chosen reflect the range of presentations and conditions which you will encounter in your future career, and you will come into early contact with patients through hospital and general practice visits. This approach stimulates active, curiosity-driven learning, leading you to learn the basic sciences and apply your knowledge to clinical scenarios.
Each Strand is delivered by an interdisciplinary teaching team, made up of academic, clinical and other professional staff drawn from the health, education and social welfare fields.
The 8 strands are:
- The Foundation Case
- Cardiovascular, Renal and Respiratory (CVRR)
- Nutrition, Metabolism and Endocrinology (NME)
- Thoughts, Senses and Movement (TSM)
- Clinical Sciences and Investigative Medicine (CSIM)
- Life Cycle
- Medicine in the Community/ Personal and Professional Development (MiC/PPD)
- Student-Selected Choice (SSC)
