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.

23 September 2017 (University of Dundee - limited presentation only)
4 October 2017 (University of St Andrews)
8 November 2017 (University of Dundee - to be finalised)
15 November 2017 (University of St Andrews)
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	Fees will be confirmed in September 2017
Rest of the UK	Fees will be confirmed in September 2017

If you are assessed as Home/EU funded for fee status purposes, your tuition fee will be paid for by the Scottish Government. 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. The 2018-2019 fee level will be confirmed by early September 2017. For guidance, the 2017-2018 tuition fee is £9,250.

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

Your fee status might not be what you think. If you are unsure of your fee status, then please see the University's fee status policy.

Accommodation fees

Accommodation fees for 2018 are yet to be set. Find out about accommodation fees for University accommodation in 2017-2018.

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

A bursary of £4,000 per year will be made available to all ScotGEM students (Home, EU and RUK) from autumn 2018.

This optional grant will be payable to students who agree to work in Scotland’s NHS for a certain time period. For each £4,000 claimed, there will be a commitment to one year of service to NHS Scotland. Bursary students must apply to undertake Foundation Training and specialty training where appropriate in Scotland, with the 'return of service' element starting at the beginning of Foundation Year 1 training.

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

The bursary scheme is managed by NHS Education for Scotland. Further details of the scheme will be covered in the terms of the contract.

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

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.

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