Program Overview

Medicine with Foundation Year MBChB

Overview

The MBChB Medicine with Foundation Year is an integrated 6-year programme where you will complete a Foundation Year before progressing onto our 5-year MBChB Medicine degree, subject to passing all assessments and meeting course requirements.

Course Features

• Professional accreditation
• Professional practice placements

What You'll Study

The Foundation Year curriculum has the following themes throughout its year of study:

• Science for medicine: basic biomedical sciences; anatomy and physiology of the human body (system approach); structure and function of the human body related to health and illness.
• Clinical perspective from a multi-disciplinary team approach: acute illness – national and local proactive approaches; long-term conditions in the general and local population; the basic principles of patient safety; multi-disciplinary team perspectives; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines; General Medical Council (GMC) competencies.
• Professional and personal development: personal and professional attitudes; legal and ethical principles of the profession; professionalism; reflection; leadership and management principles; placement learning; mentoring and coaching.
• Communication for clinical practice: different styles and methods of communication; barriers to effective communication; communication skills with patients, colleagues and carers; written and academic communication for practice; models and theories of communication; patient-centred communication.
• Health, health systems and public health: definitions of health and ill health; concepts of health; social determinants of health; public health; individual, community and population perspectives and approaches; health data sources and health and disease patterns; trends in health data at individual and population level; health and social care needs of the local community; psychological and social context of health and illness; the role of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other international agencies.
• Study and academic skills: sessions will be delivered to prepare you for the rigours of studying medicine. These sessions will facilitate the transition to undergraduate study and support the introduction of professional skills to enhance your future employability. You will be encouraged to develop confidence and resilience in your journey to becoming a reflective lifelong learner.

How You'll Study

The Foundation Year is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, science-based practicals, clinical skills workshops, tutorials and work experience opportunities within local healthcare settings.

How You'll Be Assessed

During the Foundation Year, you will be assessed through a combination of presentations, portfolio, reflective essay, clinical case-based scenarios. Your professionalism will be reviewed and assessed throughout the programme.

Who Will Be Teaching You

The Foundation Year programme team includes medical practitioners, bio-medical scientists, public health specialists, psychologists, nutritionists, multi-disciplinary professional registrants, NHS placement providers and clinical experts from local healthcare settings.

Entry Criteria

• Grades BBB at A Level are required. These must include Biology and Chemistry and one other subject.
• While Biology and Chemistry are both required at Grade B or above, where Grade A or A* is achieved in either Biology or Chemistry (or both Biology and Chemistry), the third A Level subject will be accepted at Grade C or above.
• A Levels in General Studies, Critical Reasoning, Citizenship and Key Skills will not be accepted.
• You will also need at least five GCSEs at Grade B or Grade 6 or above (or equivalent) at the time of application, including Biology, Chemistry, English Language and Mathematics.
• GCSE Double Science Awards, at Grades 6-6 or B-B or above, will also be accepted in lieu of separate GCSEs in Biology and Chemistry.

Selection Process

• Stage 1: Application screening against the standard academic criteria
• Stage 2: UCAT ranking
• Stage 3: Interview
• Stage 4: Scoring

Facilities

The Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine offers outstanding facilities for the education and training of health and social care professionals.

Finance

• Tuition fees: £9,535 a year
• Financial support: An NHS bursary is available subject to availability during the 5th and 6th year of study.

Your Future Career

Upon achievement of the required pass mark for the Foundation Year, you will progress to our five-year MBChB Medicine programme. Successful completion of this five-year course will lead to a Primary Medical Qualification which will enable you to apply to the General Medical Council (GMC) for provisional registration and licence to practise, subject to meeting any additional GMC criteria such as fitness to practise.