ScotGEM MBChB - Subjects - University of St Andrews

Teaching

Teaching format

ScotGEM will use a wide range of teaching methods, much of which will be delivered within an NHS setting. A case-based learning approach in the first two years will prepare you for an exciting range of clinical learning opportunities in third and fourth years.

The ScotGEM course will be based on clinical cases from the outset. These will be supported by a set of learning objectives, lectures, practical classes, tutorials, simulated and ‘real’ clinical and consultation skills plus extensive supported independent and peer-peer learning.
Your learning will be underpinned by a sophisticated online Curriculum Management System, which will give access to a wide range of resources and enable progress to be monitored, particularly during Year 2 when the students will be located in different regions. For instance, regular online self-assessment tests and workplace based learning assessments will be required.
Increasingly, especially in Year 2, learning will become more self-directed, and you will be reliant upon yourself and your peers to explore, investigate and learn from the cases (still guided by clear learning objectives and with synchronised centrally organised teaching). This approach will set you up well for learning based on real patients in the clinical environment.
The longitudinal integrated clerkship in Year 3 will allow you to join a clinical team and learn whilst becoming increasingly involved in patient care. You will select patients to follow through and study them, their conditions and their care in more detail. Where relevant, you will attend specialist clinics, operations etc. as you follow these individuals’ journey through the healthcare system.
Finally, in Year 4, you will experience intensive hospital attachments that involve shadowing foundation doctors and other secondary care attachments.

Please note that some placements, in particular most of Year 3, will be in rural areas and you must be prepared to live and study in this context.

Assessment

Each year will require you to pass assessments of knowledge, clinical skills and a portfolio demonstrating professional development.

In Years 1 and 2, you will be assessed on your knowledge using a mix of online multiple choice questions and short answer written assessments. Year 3 will use online multiple choice questions aligned with the planned General Medical Council common exam (Medical Licencing Assessment).
In every year, there will be a portfolio assessment based on a mixture of engagement with learning, workplace-based performance and project work related to the curriculum themes.
In every year, there will be an Objective Structured Clinical Examination.

The assessments will be selected specifically for the ScotGEM course, but draw heavily upon those available within both medical schools. Thus, your progress will be benchmarked against existing UK standards throughout.

Students must pass all of their modules each year in order to progress to the subsequent year.

ScotGEM visit days

If you are interested in studying ScotGEM, you can join us for one of our visit days.

7 March 2018 (University of St Andrews)
14 March 2018 (University of St Andrews)
18 April 2018 (University of St Andrews)

To attend a visit day, please email scotgem-admissions@st-andrews.ac.uk for more information.

Fees

Tuition fees for 2018 entry

Scotland and EU	£1,820
Rest of the UK	£9,250

If you are assessed as Home/EU funded for fee status purposes, your tuition fee will be paid for by the Scottish Government. You do not need to apply to SAAS for payment of tuition fees. For 2017-2018, the tuition fee is £1,820.

EU students assessed as Home funded applying for entry in 2018-2019 have their fee status guaranteed for the duration of their programme.

RUK students will be charged in line with RUK fee levels which may increase annually during the course of your study.

More information on tuition fees can be found on the undergraduate fees and funding page.

If you are unsure of your fee status, then please see the University's fee status policy.

Accommodation fees

Find out about accommodation fees for University accommodation in 2018.

Funding and scholarships

The University of St Andrews offers a number of scholarships and support packages to undergraduate students each year.

ScotGEM Return of Service bursary

Students on the ScotGEM course are offered a 'return of service' bursary, a grant worth up to £16,000 in total, in exchange for working in NHS Scotland for up to four years.

The scheme, administered by NHS Education for Scotland (NES), will offer ScotGEM students a bursary of £4,000 per student per annum in return for a year of service up to a maximum of four bursaries and four equivalent years of service.

For students opting to participate, the ‘return of service’ arrangement will become effective at the beginning of year 1 of their Foundation Training.

If you have any questions on the ‘return of service’ bursary, please contact the ScotGEM office: scotgem-admissions@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Apply for ScotGEM bursary

Any student who has been offered, formally accepted and has been registered a place on the Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine (ScotGEM) programme is eligible to apply for a bursary payment.

If you wish to apply for the bursary, please follow the link supplied on your offer letter, download the application form and return the completed form to NES.

If you wish to leave the return of service scheme, you will have the option to buy yourself out.

Your future

ScotGEM is designed to develop doctors interested in a career as a generalist practitioner within NHS Scotland, with a focus on rural medicine and healthcare improvement. However, the course will prepare students for any branch of medicine with appropriate further training.

There is a wide range of career opportunities for doctors with over 60 different specialities available. For more information, please see NHS Medical Careers.

The Careers Centre offers one-to-one advice to all students as well as a programme of events to assist students to build their employability skills. Advice on careers in the NHS will be available throughout the course.

Find out what happens after graduation.

Contact

School of Medicine
University of St Andrews
North Haugh
St Andrews
KY16 9TF

Phone: +44 (0) 1334 46 3619
Email: scotgem-admissions@st-andrews.ac.uk

School of Medicine website

Policies

Admission to the University of St Andrews is governed by our Admissions policy.

See also the ScotGEM 2018-2019 terms and conditions of study (PDF) .

Curriculum development

As a research intensive institution, the University ensures that its teaching references the research interests of its staff, which may change from time to time. As a result, programmes are regularly reviewed with the aim of enhancing students' learning experience. Our approach to course revision is described online. (PDF, 72 KB).

Tuition fees

The University will clarify compulsory fees and charges it requires any student to pay at the time of offer. The offer will also clarify conditions for any variation of fees. The University’s approach to fee setting is described online. (PDF, 84 KB).

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