Intercalated Pre-Hospital Medicine BSc (Intercal) drafted

Program Overview

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Our intercalated BSc in Prehospital Medicine gives current medical students specialist training in this innovative and growing field, recognised as a subspecialty by the General Medical Council.

Queen Mary University of London offers the UK’s first intercalated degree in this area, in partnership with the Institute of Pre-hospital Care at London’s Air Ambulance.

You’ll build the scientific knowledge, practical skills and professional attitudes required for pre-hospital medicine. Modules cover pathophysiological processes and anatomy, resuscitation and trauma science – and the non-technical and teamworking skills to bring it all together safely and effectively.

You’ll complete shifts with pre-hospital medicine providers, engage with the emergency services, and hear from leading experts in the underpinning scientific fields. You will also attend large sporting events and other topic-related visits and field trips.

You'll undertake a supervised research project, using either a scientific or social science approach.

Find out more at our Intercalated Degrees Fair in January.

Q&As and fair

Join our Q&A sessions or fair to discover more about intercalating at Queen Mary.

Program Outline

Structure

You can start your one-year intercalated Prehospital Medicine BSc after the third or fourth years of your MBBS.

Year 1

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Year 1

Applied Sciences

Resuscitation Science

Trauma Science

Integrated Topics

Clinical Applications

Research Project

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

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An intercalated degree will broaden your studies as you gain an additional qualification.

It will also:

strengthen your application if you wish to take the highly competitive academic Foundation Year route into clinical research or education and teaching

help you to progress into postgraduate training within your chosen speciality

develop your scientific awareness, with an opportunity to carry out original research.

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Teaching

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Teaching and learning

You’ll learn through lectures, seminars, problem-based learning sessions, peer teaching, case discussions, placements, field trips, workshops, demonstrations, presentations and skills-based activities. You’ll need to be a self-directed learner, and we encourage you to be proactive in finding areas of interest to include in your learning.

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Assessment

The programme will be assessed through examinations, write-ups, essays, portfolios and a final project.

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Resources and facilities

You’ll learn across three Queen Mary campuses, benefitting from the excellent resources of each to aid your studies:

the Turnbull Centre, a dedicated teaching room equipped with anatomical specimens, medical images, videos and specialised computer imaging

extensive library facilities – the Queen Mary Library at Mile End, large medical archives at The Royal London and Barts hospitals, and access to the University of London library

multi-user labs with computers and CCTV for practical classes

the facilities of London’s Air Ambulance Institute of Pre-Hospital Care.

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Careers

Your BSc will be an advantage if you later apply for postgraduate training in the subspecialty of pre-hospital emergency medicine. It’s an opportunity to experience this highly stimulating but challenging field and be sure it’s right for you.

You’ll be able to demonstrate knowledge and practical skills in stabilising very sick and badly injured patients which are also highly relevant to other acute care specialties.