💡💡Why Nottinham

Question 1

What hospitals may u work in?

Answer 1

Nottingham City Hospital
Royal Derby Hospital
Queens medical centre

Question 2

Why is the medical school good?

Answer 2

1) Medical School is used by many of our medicine and health sciences students (midwifery and nursing), and by those studying on our life sciences courses (biochemistry and neurosciences).
2) The Medical School also houses the Clinical Skills Centre, labs, lecture rooms, seminar rooms, a resource room, a dissection suite and the Greenfield Medical library

Question 3

How can u get help u need

Answer 3

1) A personal tutor who will oversee your academic progression, as well as your personal wellbeing.
2) There is also the support of Senior Tutors, Clinical Sub Deans and dedicated School Welfare Officers

Question 4

How do you learn?

Answer 4

traditional and electronic teaching methods to give you a varied learning experience. Typically you can expect:
case-based learning
e-learning
full-body dissection
lectures
seminars
simulated clinical skills
small-group learning
tutorials
placements in general practices and hospital

Question 5

Why is societies so good for medics in Nottingham?

Answer 5

MedSoc, the student-led society, also provide peer mentoring through a “parenting” scheme. New students are matched with a “student parent” who will offer a friendly face to support you throughout your course

Question 6

How do you learn anatomy?

Answer 6

Through whole body dissection with cadavers

Question 7

What’s unique about Nottingham?

Answer 7

1) Complete an integrated BMedSci in your third year, allowing you to undertake a supervised research project in an area you find interesting without studying an extra year.
2) Past students have covered diverse topics such as brains and behaviour, drug action, medical education, medicine, surgery, and psychiatry.
3) This project will lead to the award of BMedSci Alongside the research project, there will be several taught modules which will cover research skills and management of infection.

Question 8

What is the brief year structure

Answer 8

You will first take an integrated three-year Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMedSci) degree (year 1 & 2 featuring the early development module and year 3 the BMedSci and clinical practise)
(Year 4&5) complete the Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS) course

Question 9

Patient interaction?

Answer 9

The Early Professional Development Module is taught throughout years one and two and includes: early clinical placements in primary and secondary care; clinical skills training; communication skills; professionalism; ethics and wellbeing and safe practice principles.

Question 10

How is year 1/2 taught?

Answer 10

Biomedical sciences are taught based on weekly themes which are clinical case-based, bringing a patient focus to the forefront. Each week concludes with an afternoon plenary, where an expert from the biomedical sciences and a clinician come together to discuss the clinical case in full