Studying at Nottingham Medical School

Overview

The University of Nottingham has been running its Medicine degree from Nottingham and Derby based hospitals for 50 years. Students are able to explore a broad range of research areas as part of your studies alongside national and international leaders in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cancer research, mental health technology and more. The Medical School is based in Queen’s Medical Centre, one of the UK’s largest hospitals. There are dedicated clinical skills facilities including a dissection suite and teaching laboratories for medicine and healthcare students. The hospital is located opposite University Park Campus and connected by a footbridge for easy access. Nottingham city centre is 15 minutes away by public bus or tram.

Nottingham place emphasis on both UCAT score and GCSE performance when selecting which candidates to invite to interview. Therefore it makes an ideal choice for candidates with a strong academic background as well as good UCAT performance. It’s also possible for an exceptional UCAT score to compensate for lower academic history, and vice versa, so it could also be a good choice for candidates who are extremely strong in either of these aspects.

Key Points

• Case-Based Learning
• UCAT
• Compulsory BMedSci

Insider’s Guide to Nottingham Medical School from Aymen, Nottingham Medical Student

What makes Nottingham unique to other medical schools?

One of the main things that makes the course unique is the Bmedsci degree offered in third year,so you can complete a Bachelor of Medical Sciences,doing a research project in an area of your choosing without needing an extra year for it.Another thing is that Nottingham is one of few that offers fully body dissesctions when teaching anatomy as well as providing prosections to aid your learning.

Course Structure at Nottingham Medical School

Year 1 at Nottingham Medical School

The first year, the foundation is laid, learning the basics of sciences and professionalism in medicine in the first semester and then moving on to learning about the basics anatomy and physiology of some systems like the respiratory and cardiovascular

Year 2 at Nottingham Medical School

Theme based teaching continues, learning more in depth about subjects such as pharmacology and anatomical aspects of the endocrine and gastrointestinal system.

Year 3 at Nottingham Medical School

This year begins with the supervised research project which will lead to being awarded with the BmedSci degree. The clinical phase will then begin, starting with a compulsory week in primary care to develop skills to assess patients

Year 4 at Nottingham Medical School

The final two years have rotations every 6 weeks in primary and secondary care to further develop professional knowledge, skills and values, there is also the chance to study abroad or at home for student selected modules.

Teaching Style at Nottingham Medical School

What is the general teaching style at Nottingham? E.g. is it PBL/Traditional? etc.

The course takes an integrated approach with lectures, group learning, workshops, anatomy teaching via full body dissection and placements from first year. The diversity of this really attracted me to Nottingham, knowing I would always have something different to look forward to each week and learning in different ways really helps build the understanding around the specific focus of the week.

Does Nottingham offer dissection?

Yes, Nottingham provides anatomy teaching via fully body dissection. This begins in January of the first year and continues until the end of the semester and then in the first semester of second year, by the end of this, the entire anatomy will have been studies alongside other relating areas such as clinical cases to relate what you have learnt

Does Nottingham offer a BSc? If so, how is the BSc year?

Nottingham offers a the BmedSci degree in the third year, without needing to take a year out. This means that as a student you conduct a research project over the next few months in your third year

What is the pre-clinical / clinical split like? Do you get early clinical exposure?

There is clinical exposure from first year, slowly building up as the years progress in both GP and hospital settings. The learning is case based, providing a patient scenario so you can link what you have learnt that week and apply it to a real clinical scenario.

Social Life at Nottingham Medical School

What are the clubs and societies like? What is the social life like?

The university of Nottingham has over 200 different societies and sports clubs so there really is something for everyone to do. It’s a really great opportunity to try something new and meet new people, or even carry on with something you enjoy whether you want to try ice skating, public speaking, write an article or be in a play.

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