Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

MB/BS Medical Degree University of East Anglia

04 Becoming a Doctor

05 Our Courses

06 Our Curriculum

08 On Your Course

10 Teaching, Assessment and Beyond

12 Applying for the Courses

14 Accommodation

15 Life at the University

16 Norwich – on Your Doorstep

18 Contacts and Useful Information

Norwich Medical School is a leader in preparing students to become highly competent and confident doctors. We are proud of our reputation as one of the very best schools of medicine in the country.We want you to be the best too – by learning and developing first class clinical skills and nurturing excellence in scientific understanding.

Becoming a Doctor

A significant proportion of study is through scenarios and real clinical problems, from real patients. You will solve these problems through group and individual work – guided by the very best clinicians and academics – this is the essence of Problem Based Learning (PBL) which is fundamental to our course. From your earliest contact with patients right at the very start of your course, we will ensure that you experience how acquired medical knowledge is practically applied.

Medicine is constantly evolving, which means scientific training and research are fundamental throughout any successful medical career. You will experience how research underpins innovation and is a key dynamic in our teaching.

If your ambition in going into medicine has been about your contribution to making people’s lives better, you’ll begin that journey from the moment you get here. It’s demanding. It’s rewarding. It’s the opportunity to realise your potential and take the first steps in a highly valued, respected and worthwhile vocation.

At the core of what you’ll do at the School, is the patient. Right from the start of your course, you will have continued, routine and regular contact with patients. You will learn from and work with expert clinicians in a range of disciplines in facilities that are the envy of other schools.

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The MB / BS Medical Degree (UCAS code A100)

The five year MB/BS course has been very carefully designed with the General Medical Council. We aim to ensure that you are thoroughly prepared to take your place as a highly motivated and competent doctor in the modern health service, equipped with the mind-set to continue to learn throughout your clinical career. Alongside clinical skills, we place great emphasis on coaching and developing your communication skills – so that you can operate in a team, consult effectively alone, and, most importantly, relate to patients and their loved ones in a compassionate and understanding way.

The MB / BS Medical Degree with a Foundation Year (UCAS code A104)

The MB/BS with a Foundation Year is part of our ‘widening access’ programme which means if your circumstances or education opportunities have not given you a fair chance to realise your academic potential, or perhaps your family doesn’t have a tradition of entering higher education, this is a potential route into medicine for you. It is not designed for you if you have had the benefit of clear educational opportunities but do not, regrettably, meet the academic criteria described on page 13.

The foundation year is particularly targeted at you if you live in East Anglia, but not exclusively so. It focuses on teaching you study skills, sciences and introducing you to social sciences in health care. Once you have successfully completed the foundation year, you’ll then start the five-year MB/BS Medical Degree.

Our Courses

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Year 1

Module 1 The Human Life Cycle: A Holistic Approach You will be introduced to a broad range of skills: topics include the human life-course, biological and behavioural sciences, consultation skills, and research methods. The science and behavioural science material will often relate to your week’s PBL case.

Module 2 Locomotion You will examine the underlying science behind the system, as a basis for exploring the examination, diagnosis and treatment of patients with locomotory impairments.

Year 2

Module 3 Blood and Skin You will find out how to recognise and treat many of the diseases that routinely affect people; including the commonest cancer, the most frequent causes of infection in developed and less developed countries, and the common diseases that affect children and adolescents.

You will become confident with the interpretation of high and low blood counts, the mechanism of coagulation and bleeding disorders, and management of haematological malignancies.

Module 4 Circulation You will study adult cardiology, vascular surgery and stroke medicine. The focus of the teaching is to enable you to understand and manage patients with circulatory disorders.

Module 5 Respiration You will learn how to take a history and examine a patient with lung disease; to understand the pathophysiology, presentation; the management and psychosocial impact of common lung diseases, and gain experience of respiratory related clinical skills.

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Year 3

Module 6 Homeostasis and Hormones You will study the concept of hormone regulation on growth and metabolism and recognise features of hormone overproduction and deficiency and their management.

Module 7 The Senses You’ll examine three linked but separate specialities: neurology, ophthalmology and ear, nose & throat (ENT). These specialities are all centred round the physiological receptors and processes that allow us to sense the environment in which we live.

Module 8 Digestion and Nutrition You will learn about digestive diseases in all settings, over all ages. This encompasses both medical and surgical disease of the gastrointestinal tract. This is a key opportunity for you to gain general surgical experience as well as developing your gastroenterological knowledge.

Year 4

Module 9 Reproduction Your focus will be on reproduction and female health. Human reproduction is a fascinating subject; obstetrics is the branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth and midwifery; gynaecology is the science of the physiological functions and diseases of women.

This module will extend your grasp of anatomy; and also develop your knowledge in physiology concerning human reproduction to understand childbirth and its complications and manage diseases in women at different stages of their life.

Module 10 Growth and Development You will develop a broad understanding of child health and consider the wider issues of children’s place in our society, and the value society places on childhood.

Module 11 Elective The elective gives you the opportunity for an eight-week extended placement at the forefront of health provision anywhere in the world… from Papua New Guinea, to Potsdam to Plymouth, you have the chance to plan your elective destination and learn from, and contribute to, medical provision in a thoroughly immersed way.

Year 5

Module 12 The Mind You will study mental health which, quite apart from its impact on patients, may present huge challenges to their carers and families.

Module 13 Emergency Care This is where you will learn about the management of the acutely sick patient and includes accident and emergency, as well as emergency medicine and surgery.

Module 14 Student Assistantship One of the highlights of your final year will be your ‘student assistantship’ where you will have a nine-week placement split between a medical and surgical speciality.

Lectures and seminars cover practical aspects of becoming a junior doctor such as how to request investigations, certify death and write in the medical record. Your self-directed learning tasks will support the learning provided on ward placement.

You will keep a procedural skills logbook to demonstrate competency to perform simple and common procedures in the workplace setting with real patients.

Our Curriculum

The five-year course is split into 14 modules with clinical scenarios being the basis for your learning. Our students have said that they find this approach enlightening as they become aware of how core science underpins clinical practice; Problem Based Learning makes this possible.

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“Problem based learning is fundamental to our course ”

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On Your Course

A week in your first year The week begins with a lecture related to the week’s Presentation – or clinical scenario. The Presentation introduces the issue that will be the focus of the week’s work. Then you and your PBL group decide how to tackle the problem and set your objectives for the week.

You will attend lectures and seminars related to the scenario and the underpinning sciences – biomedical, psychological and social, that allow you to understand the issues presented.

You will, through our Research Methods sessions, develop your knowledge of key principles in medical research. You will also explore an area of your own choice in our Student Selected Study programme including the opportunity to undertake dissection in anatomy. Later in the programme you will be positively encouraged to broaden your academic horizons in our ‘Studies outside Medicine’ modules.

You will have time for independent study. You will take part in Inter-professional Learning (IPL) where you’ll meet up with other students from various health related disciplines to exchange knowledge.

One day a week you will see knowledge in practice within a GP surgery. And at the end of the week, all the PBL groups join up for a feedback session to consolidate the week’s learning.

… and all this while you’re enjoying a full and varied university life.

Research and audit Research forms an extremely important part of the course. The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences has consciously ingrained the principle of being ‘research active’ in its culture. It is a culture that will help to encourage you to develop not only your own interest in research, but to develop an enquiring, challenging and open-minded approach to evidence-based health provision. This will underpin your professional capability throughout your career.

Your main focus on research will be in years three and four of the course, where you will be involved in an audit project into whether ‘practice meets a standard’ and writing-up a report on your findings.

Intercalated degree The MB/BS course does offer you the opportunity to take a year out of the course, typically after the fourth year, to complete a Masters degree in a related subject, before returning to complete your medical studies. The University offers Masters in Clinical Education and also Masters in Research, both of which are an excellent complement to the MB/BS course.

Facilities We have first class facilities on the campus which are purpose built for learning. The teaching and learning facilities are in a modern and well-equipped School of Medicine with excellent seminar facilities and dedicated PBL rooms. The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, which is next to the campus and opened in 2001, is a state-of-the-art building offering a superb teaching environment with a dedicated clinical skills teaching area.

“I chose to study at the University of East Anglia, primarily because of Problem Based Learning. As a mature student I felt that this was more in keeping with my own style of learning.My expectations of the course were pretty high and now that I am at the University it has, in fact, well surpassed these expectations. Early patient contact in primary and secondary care placement have, for me, been the real stars of the course so far. ” Trevor Killeen – third year student

10 MB / BS Medical Degree Teaching, Assessment and Beyond

Teaching and assessment Our balanced emphasis on Problem Based Learning encourages your learning through whole class discussion, lectures and seminars. PBL triggers a process of private study, research and group problem learning which will be fundamental to your studies on the course. Many of your teachers are ‘research active’, with a culture of working with evidence that shapes the direction of clinical practice, and so encouraging you to adopt a similarly dynamic approach.

You will also gain clinical experience in general practice and in hospitals under the supervision of expert clinicians, learning on the front line of patient care.

Measured progress Your progress will be regularly assessed and this is a positive process to help you throughout the course. Your work in each module is assessed through what’s known as an ‘Objective Structured Clinical Examination’ (OSCE) a short test of your knowledge and clinical ability. Other assessments include: ‘short answer’ and multiple choice exams in years one to four (one each year); assignments on research methods and your student project; and assessments of presentations on your ‘Student Selected Study’ to your fellow students.

Throughout your time with us, you will keep a portfolio and write one essay each year to reflect on your professional development, and the values and attitudes you are developing as a member of the medical profession.

After graduating You will be entitled to provisional registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a licence to practise, subject to demonstrating to the GMC ‘that your fitness to practise is not impaired’. This becomes a full license after a year of satisfactory service in approved positions as a Foundation programme doctor. We are confident that you’ll be superbly prepared for your Foundation programme of general clinical training. The confidence you will have developed through early patient contact and our emphasis on inter-disciplinary training throughout your time on our course, complements the Foundation programme, where you’ll gain more experience across a variety of specialities before choosing your own specialism.

On graduation, at least 98 per cent of our students are employed in the health profession.

“One of the highlights of studying at Norwich Medical School is contact with patients from the very outset of the course. It’s a fantastic experience in the front-line of health provision, meeting patients with a huge variety of conditions and needs. It has brought my studies into really sharp focus.Working with GPs and in hospitals has really helped me understand the demands and challenges I will face every day as a doctor. It’s hugely motivating to see theory and scientific knowledge applied in everyday interventions. I wouldn’t want to learn in any other way. ”

Matthew Roberts – fourth year student

Teaching, Assessment and Beyond

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“Developing an enquiring mind that will underpin your professional capability throughout your career ”

About you The academic requirements for the course are high, but they are not the only criteria. We are looking for people who we believe will have the potential to make excellent doctors: you need to be hard working, motivated, empathetic, collaborative / team-orientated, knowledge seeking, contributory, reflective and open to ideas.

When considering the course, you should be aware that all doctors need to be able to diagnose diseases in patients, so all our students are expected to be able undertake a full consultation, including full clinical examination and various basic procedures, which can be physically demanding.

We also will want to be sure that you have the commitment to engage in a course where the year group has to work closely and positively together, and with your tutors, and in placements with the National Health Service.

Equal opportunity The University has a clear commitment to equal opportunity. All candidates are treated equally within the admissions process. The University welcomes candidates with disabilities. No candidate will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, age, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, political or religious belief, or sexual orientation.

If you have a disability, we welcome your application and request that you declare this on your UCAS form. If you are invited to interview, and declare a disability in advance, you may be offered the opportunity to meet with Occupational Health and / or the Disability Co-ordinator on the day of your interview to identify which ‘reasonable adjustments’ can be made for you from the start of the Medicine degree. Any information provided at such meetings is not disclosed to the Admissions Office and is treated separately from the admissions process.

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International students The University is home to more than 2,500 students from over 100 countries. We offer 13 places to international students each year with appropriate academic qualifications on the MB/BS course.

How to applyFor a degree in the Norwich Medical School. All applications to the Norwich Medical School must be made through UCAS (Universities & Colleges Admissions Service).

You can get a UCAS application form and handbook from: UCAS, Rosehill, New Barn Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 3LZ UK Web: www.ucas.com

Help with your application If you need more help or clarification about applying, please call or email the admissions office. You will find our contact details on page 18.

Application The academic entry requirements are listed to the right:

All our candidates are required to take the UKCAT Clinical Aptitude Test before submission of their application to UCAS. Further details of this test can be found at: www.ukcat.ac.uk.

You will only be considered as an applicant for these courses for two consecutive years. If you are in the position of needing to reapply, you should contact the admissions office before you do so for further advice.

Applying for the Courses

* These entry requirements are subject to change, and before submitting their application, applicants should check the website for the most current list of entry requirements.

MB/BS Medical Degree (UCAS course code A100) All candidates are expected to have six GCSEs, or equivalent, at Grade A; including English language, Maths and two science subjects.

Entry route Grade Subjects

A Level entry A Level – grades A A A At full A2 level to include biology and one further science.(If the further science is mathematics, the third A2 level cannot be Further Mathematics.) General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted.

AS Level – grade B 4th AS Level subject.

Irish Leaving Certificate Higher level – grades A A A A A A To include Biology and one other science both at A1.

Scottish Highers Advanced A A A To include Biology and one other science with grade B in a fourth standard Highers subject.

International Baccalaureate Overall score of 34 points With 6 in three Higher Level subjects to include Biology, one other science and a third subject.

Access / Foundation /Pre Medical

For candidates who do not fulfil the traditional academic requirements, or who may have training in a completely different field but are embarking upon a career change, there is a range of approved access to medicine courses which can provide routes into the MB/BS degree programme. Courses must include a strong biology component. The standard requirement for this type of course is distinctions in all forty-five Level 3 credits which must be accompanied by a minimum of BBB from three A Levels. Please email med.ug.admiss@uea.ac.uk for further information.

Graduate entry Minimum 2.1 Classification for a first degree in any subject* and BBB from three A Level subjects.

Proof of a sound knowledge in the Biological Sciences plus one other science†

Normally in the form of an A Level, or equivalent alternative qualification, in Biology or Human Biology preferably with a grade B or above.

* If graduate applicants meet the 2.1 degree requirement in a non-science subject and do not have Biology at A level we recommend completion of the Level Two Open University module, course code SK277 – Human Biology. Achievement of 60+% in this 30 credit Open University unit will be recognised as fulfilling the Biology pre-requisite for entry to our MB/BS Medicine degree course. †Science = Mathematics, Chemistry or Physics.

EU and international qualifications

The Admissions Office can advise on the full range of qualifications accepted and the grades required. In all cases candidates must have taken Biology and one other science at higher level as part of their European or international qualification. International students require an English Language qualification such as IELTS 7.5, with a minimum of 7.5 in each component, or an equivalent TOEFL score.

MB/BS Medical Degree with a Foundation Year (UCAS course code A104) All candidates must have five GCSEs, or equivalent, at Grade B; including English Language, Maths and a single science subject.

Entry route Grade Subjects

A Level entry A Level – grades B B B Excluding General Studies, Critical Thinking.

International Baccalaureate Overall score of 31 points

Scottish Highers Standard B B B B B Advanced B B B

To include Biology and a B grade in a fourth standard Highers subject.

Other qualifications Please note that graduates, EU and International applicants are not eligible for this programme. Access and Pre-Med programmes are not an appropriate entry qualification for this course.

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Accommodation

A great place to live The University has around 3,500 student rooms, with 700 new study bedrooms built on the campus in the last few years; each with its own en-suite shower and WC. Equally impressive are our award-winning Constable Terrace and Nelson Court, which also have en-suite facilities, and the Grade-2 listed pyramid shaped Ziggurats of Norfolk and Suffolk terrace which enjoy stunning campus views and are among the best known sights of the University. A typical residence provides fully-furnished, centrally heated, single or twin-bedded rooms grouped round a shared kitchen.

Living in residences is a great way to meet people and make friends; and if you have any worries or questions you can talk to your Resident Tutor, who will normally be a second semester student or postgraduate.

We have about 46 two-bedroom units for students with families. And there is accommodation that has been adapted for students with disabilities.

All our accommodation is self catering – though if you feel like a change from cooking for yourself or friends, there are plenty of places to eat and drink on campus. All our study rooms have a free connection to the University computer network and fast access to the internet.

* The name ‘Ziggurat’ comes from a type of pyramidal tower built in ancient Mesopotamia.

Applying for accommodation Eligible students will be guaranteed a place in university residences provided they have accepted an offer of a place and applied for accommodation by the appropriate deadlines. To check if you are eligible, and for more details about the costs and what is on offer, please visit the Accommodation Office website at www.uea.ac.uk/accom.

Living in the private sector After your first year you’ll find that UK/EU students will normally leave the University residences and live in private sector housing, which is relatively easy to find in Norwich. You’ll find that you can get fairly reasonable accommodation for around £250 – £300 per month.

Help with private sector accommodation Our Students’ Union operates ‘Home Run’ (the Union housing bureau) and has a team who will help you find safe, comfortable and fair priced accommodation with responsible landlords. They produce a free ‘House Hunting Guide’ and regularly update lists of available accommodation. The ‘Home Run’ team is also happy to explain contracts before you sign them.

“Students get the chance to live in either an architectural masterpiece or some of the best modern facilities of any university. ” The Sunday Times University Guide 2011

Top University UK Top 10 for student satisfaction since the National Student Survey began; it’s safe and a great place at which to live, study and make life-long friendships.

Almost 14,000 students, including 2,500 non-UK students, study across the range of sciences, arts and humanities, social sciences and professional studies. The past ten years has seen fantastic period of development at the University, with new buildings providing modern, high quality accommodation, library, welfare and teaching facilities.

On campus, set in 320 acres of stunning parkland, we have restaurants, a food hall, banks, post office, book shop and travel shop. A new purpose-built medical centre provides a range of medical services including general practice and specialist clinics. There is also an on-campus pharmacy, a dentist offering NHS treatment and a nursery.

Sports and entertainment The University is home to the Sportspark, the biggest indoor sports centre in Britain. It boasts an Olympic-sized swimming pool, athletics track and gym. It has an extensive range of activities including aerobics, archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, climbing, cricket, fencing, hockey, indoor football, martial arts, squash, table tennis, trampolining and yoga.

Arts The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts has permanent exhibitions of world art and a diverse range of touring exhibitions unrivalled by other universities.

Support The Students’ Union provide a wealth of support services and social opportunities. The LCR plays host to a wide range of popular bands, with around 60 gigs on campus each year. The Union offers sports clubs and societies for every diversion, from cocktail appreciation, to capoeira, to Amnesty International. For more information about the Union, see www.ueastudent.com.

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Life at the University of East Anglia

“Being a campus university, there are so many facilities which enhance your university experience; there are banks, laundrettes, shops, union bar & club which also doubles as a great gig venue! Being a relatively small campus, most of what you’ll need is within a ten minute walk and you get to recognise faces whether it’s from the student union or just around campus. ”Paul Frith – fifth year student

The Independent named Norwich as one of the top 10 ‘coolest’ places to be a student in the UK.

16 MB / BS Medical Degree Norwich – on Your Doorstep

Norwich has all the characteristics of a university city, and more. Vibrant new developments complement the striking Norman cathedral and castle, with cobbled streets lined with charming half-timbered houses. Nights out Norwich has a wide array of clubs, restaurants, along with pubs. Whatever your tastes, you will find somewhere to suit. As well as the University’s renowned LCR, many pubs and clubs in the city have live music. Among the most popular are the Norwich Arts Centre and The Waterfront, a city centre venue run by the UEA Students’ Union. The city hosts the largest annual real ale festival outside London.

Shopping Norwich is one of the top ten shopping destinations in the country, served by a new £375m shopping centre, the largest six-day open-air market in the country, and a diverse range of independent stores and speciality shops in the Norwich Lanes.

Entertainment Film lovers can choose from two multiplexes and Cinema City, an art house cinema. Norwich has six theatres including the Theatre Royal, the most successful regional theatre in the country, and the Playhouse, which offers big names from stand-up comedy.

Arts Museums and galleries in the city centre include the contemporary Norwich Gallery and the Castle Museum & Art Gallery which has regular touring exhibitions, as well as a gallery devoted to works by artists of the Norwich School.

Out and about The surrounding area offers a range of diversions – beautiful countryside, historic market towns, fun-filled seaside resorts and the unique Norfolk Broads. Norwich has excellent public transport with trains every 30 minutes to London. Norwich International Airport is only 15 minutes from the city centre and has links worldwide via four daily flights to Amsterdam.

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Norwich – on Your Doorstep

18 MB / BS Medical Degree Contacts and Useful Information

Contacts and Useful Information

For enquiries for the course contact:

Admissions, Recruitment & Marketing EDU 0.20 University of East Anglia Norwich Research Park Norwich NR4 7TJ Tel: (+44) (0) 1603 591072

For international applicants: Tel: (+44) (0) 1603 591894 Fax: (+44) (0) 1603 597019 Email: med.ug.admiss@uea.ac.uk Web: www.uea.ac.uk/med

Other useful contacts

International Office Contact for further details about living and studying in the UK. Email: intl.office@uea.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1603 593280 Web: www.uea.ac.uk/international

Admissions, Recruitment & Marketing Contact for further details about studying at UEA and Open Days. Email: admissions@uea.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1603 591515 Web: www.uea.ac.uk/admissions

Accommodation Office Contact for further information about University residences. Email: accom@uea.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1603 592092 Web: www.uea.ac.uk/accommodation

Union of UEA Students Contact for further information about student life, clubs and societies. Email: su.comms@uea.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1603 593272 Web: www.ueastudent.com

Disclaimer We have taken great care in compiling the information contained in this brochure, which is accurate at the time of going to press. However, the provision of courses, entry requirements, facilities and other arrangements described in this brochure are regularly reviewed and may be subject to change without notice. Any changes will be incorporated in subsequent editions.

This brochure does not form any contract between persons and the University.

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