Glasgow

About The Course

Glasgow’s Medicine programme has a curriculum that is taught through various teaching styles that range from small-group teaching, lectures and problem-based learning, vocational and clinical studies. The spiral curriculum means content is continuously reviewed with increasingly clinical focus and is split into four phases.

In phase one, which happens over the first half of year one, students have an overview of biomedical sciences fundamentals that underpin the rest of the programme. Clinical skills sessions begin, vocational and professional studies are undertaken as well as clinical visits to A&E and GPs.

Phase two happens in the latter half of year one and the whole of the second year. This is when pharmacology, anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the main clinical systems are covered.

In phase three, which lasts for the first half of year three, clinical systems are studied with a pathophysiology focus. Clinical tutors will lead small-group teaching with a focus on clinical cases using case-based learning. Clinical procedural skills teaching is also taught.

Phase four takes place in the second half of year three, all of year four and the first half of year five. It’s based in hospitals and GP surgeries, but also has dedicated academic days structure around the five to ten-week clinical attachments. Students will rotate between attachments such as child health, gynaecology and obstetrics.

Preparation for Practice (PfP) is the final aspect of the course and involves shadowing foundation year doctors as well as a lecture programme.