✅✅Cardiff Uni USP

Question 1

Describe the clinical placements/travel opportunities with Cardiff university

Answer 1

1. Clinical placements in hospital and community settings across wales in their academic hubs, from rural GPS, cottage hospitals to busy A&E)
2. Elective (8 week study abroad period in 4th/5th year (universal medicine)
3. Erasmus (option to study subjects e.g women/children/family in partnered medical schools in Portugal, Spain, France and Italy.

Question 2

Describe the projects/aspects of C21 curriculum that allow for independent research/ specific learning

Answer 2

1. Oncology project (follow a cancer patient for 6 months, check continuous progress)
2. Option to intercalate (gain BSc in other health related disciplines e.g psychology)
3. Opportunity to learn amoung other specialities e.g pharmacy (promotes teamwork)
4. Student selected components (SSC) in all years of programme, acquire knowledge through independent intellectual efforts (gratifying)

Question 3

Describe some aids to learning provided at cardiff medical school

Answer 3

1) excellent facilities (new Cochrane building)
2) small group learning
3) innovative spiral curriculum
4) year 1/2 case based learning supported by trained facilitator
5) patient focussed learning especially after year 2, follow a patients journey providing insight into patient experience of health care system and illness.

Question 4

Sentence on what CBL enforces

Answer 4

CBL enforces team work, reflective learning and responsibility

Question 5

What does Cardiff’s curriculum aid students into becoming foundation doctors

Answer 5

In year 5 there is a period of integration where you work within your first foundation job base, providing harmonisation.