Medicine Imperial

Overview

The emphasis of this new MBBS programme in Medicine at Imperial is on the development of Professional Values and Behaviours, Professional skills, and Professional Knowledge, in line with the GMC’s recently published Outcomes for Graduates (2018). The new spiral curriculum is delivered in three phases and provides exciting new opportunities for our students and staff including:

• More opportunities for clinical skills training and patient experience.

• A case-based learning approach to facilitate integration and translation of scientific knowledge to clinical care.

• A structure to facilitate active, life-long learning, with each module building on the previous one, adding more depth and complexity.

• A Programmatic Assessment strategy, to enable you to build your knowledge throughout your studies.

• A focus on the application of science and research skills in phase two, expanding upon early science exposure in phase one.

• Continued opportunities across phase three for reflective learning, to be recorded and reviewed by you and your tutor.

• A new tutoring programme to support your progression with a focus on Study Skills.

In phase one you will focus both on the scientific basis of health and disease and the foundations of clinical practice, including early clinical exposure. The course will include modules on lifestyle medicine and prevention and case-based learning, with opportunities to undertake clinical improvement and research projects.

During phase two, you will work towards the BSc by completing a series of modules and a supervised research project in a scientific/medical subject of your choice.

This gives you the chance to develop your scientific knowledge and research skills, as well as expose you to research at the cutting edge of the field.

In phase three, students will build on the knowledge, skills and behaviours developed in the first four years of the MBBS. In hospital and community settings, students will experience how clinical teams work together to deliver patient care from beginning to the end of life. Throughout phase three, significant emphasis will be placed on preparing students for clinical practice.

Careers

Graduates from the School of Medicine enter a wide and diverse range of careers, including medical practice, biomedical research, the pharmaceutical industry, scientific journalism and healthcare management.

Achieving an MBBS degree from Imperial provides you with a primary medical qualification (PMQ). Holding a PMQ entitles you to provisional registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and license to practise in approved Foundation Year 1 posts, subject only to acceptance by the GMC that there are no fitness to practise concerns that need consideration.

You will need to apply for a Foundation Year 1 post during the final year of your undergraduate course through the UK Foundation Programme Office selection scheme, which allocates these posts on a competitive basis. So far, all suitably qualified UK graduates have found a place on the Foundation Year 1 programme, but this cannot be guaranteed.