Medicine and Dentistry Supplementary Regulations

The following General Regulations for Awards Conferred Jointly with other Degree Awarding Institutions apply to all degrees awarded jointly by the University of Aberdeen and other degree awarding institutions. The degrees governed by these General Regulations are conferred in accordance with Resolution No 256 of 2008, which was approved by the University Court on 20 May 2008, as modified by subsequent University Court Resolutions.

The Senatus Academicus may designate as Joint Degrees, programmes responsibility for the delivery and/or quality assurance of which is shared between the University and other institutions having degree-awarding powers. A list of the programmes currently so designated is contained in Schedule A to these Regulations, and may be amended from time to time.
In respect of each joint programme, the University Court on the recommendation of the Senatus Academicus, shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU]. This memorandum shall for each programme designate an institution of primary registration, which shall be responsible for the processing of applications for admission, termination of study and conferral of awards. The memorandum shall also specify arrangements for collection of fees and distribution of resource and for quality assurance matters.
Where the University of Aberdeen is not the Institution of Primary Registration, the students on Joint programmes shall nevertheless be registered as Individual Subject Study or Registered Postgraduate Students, as appropriate.
The provisions of the Code of Practice on Student Discipline shall apply to breached committed within the campuses of the University of Aberdeen, or in respect of courses for which the University of Aberdeen provides the Course Co-ordinator.
The external examiners at programme level for Joint Degrees shall be appointed and remunerated by the Institution of Primary Registration, following consultation with the other institutions involved.

Supplementary Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)

The degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) is conferred in accordance with Resolution No 258 of 2008, which was approved by the University Court on 24 June 2008. Amendments to these regulations shall come into force on the day on which they are passed by the University Court.

Candidates subject to UK immigration law may be subject to a regulatory framework implemented by the UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI). Where these regulations are more stringent than those stipulated within the University's own regulations, those of the UKVI will take priority.

The degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) may be conferred by the University of Aberdeen.
(i) Every candidate for the degree is required to comply with the requirements of admission to the graduate degree programme. Possession of these qualifications does not of itself guarantee admission. In addition to satisfying any academic and Occupational Health requirements for admission, all candidates must satisfactorily complete a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check and, if they are not UK residents, receive police clearance from their home country, and attend for interview if required. In the rare circumstance that an applicant has a notifiable health condition, relevant Occupational Health Service advice will be followed.

(ii) Applicants must also meet the requirements of the General Dental Council for fitness to practise including screening for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV infection. Admission to the School will not be possible for those who may pose a risk of blood borne virus infection to patients.
The curriculum for the degree can be undertaken by full-time study only.
The courses for the degree shall cover four years. The curriculum to be followed and the degree assessments shall be as prescribed in the Programme Specifications listed in the University Calendar.
(i) Candidates shall not normally be permitted to present themselves for an end of course assessment unless they have appropriately undertaken all required instruction and activities in that academic year, and subsequently obtained a class certificate. The validity of a class certificate shall be limited to the academic year in which it is awarded. Any candidate who has been subject to attendance monitoring and warned of being 'at risk' of losing their class certificate may lose their class certificate with no further warning if this behaviour is repeated for the course concerned.

(ii) The Student Progress Committee (SPC), on behalf of the Senate, may exceptionally determine the conditions under which a candidate, who has previously achieved the attendance requirements for the award of a class certificate or successfully completed a course, may be exempted in whole or in part from instruction and/or assessment in any component for the degrees.

(iii) The SPC, on behalf of the Senate, may terminate, at any time, the studies of a candidate who persistently fails to meet the minimum attendance requirements or perform the required work of the courses, for which they are registered.
(i) In any academic year a candidate shall not normally be afforded, in any course, more than two opportunities of summative assessment, including continuous assessment, clinical and/or written examinations, as appropriate. This applies except where there is an exempting examination, for which there is a specific standard operating procedure in place. Only results obtained at the first available opportunity of assessment in any academic year shall contribute towards Distinctions, Honours and Commendations, and/or class grading.

(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of University regulations which permit candidates to present themselves for assessment in the same subject at two diets of assessment in any one session, candidates may be required to undertake an additional period of clinical study or a repeat period of study, specified by the Examiners, before being permitted to present themselves at a second diet of assessment in that subject. Further notwithstanding the provisions of University regulations which permit candidates to present themselves for assessment in the same subject in total three times, candidates may be required to undertake an additional period of clinical study or a repeat period of study, specified by the Examiners, before being permitted to present themselves at a second diet of assessment in that subject. This would be subject to 7 (ii).

(iii) Where a candidate successfully completes a course on more than one occasion, only the credit points obtained at first sitting may be counted toward the requirements necessary for progression and graduation.

(iv) Where a candidate is undertaking a repeat year, or undertaking assessment as an external candidate, a maximum of three opportunities of degree assessment for any course is permitted, including those taken in previous years.
(i) Candidates shall not be permitted to progress to the next programme year unless they have successfully achieved all summative assessments in one academic year. Any student required to resit a programme year must achieve all degree assessments within that academic year.

(ii) Candidates who fail to achieve all summative assessments within one academic year, and/or have not met the level of performance required, shall normally be entitled to a maximum of one repeat year across the BDS Programme. The applies to all programme years, with the exception of the final year where a candidate shall be entitled to an automatic repeat year, regardless of whether a repeat year has previously been undertaken.

(iii) Candidates must normally satisfy all requirements for the award of the degree within a maximum of five calendar years of the date of their first registration. This excludes where a candidate has been unable to complete a full academic year,s or has taken a full gap year, for health, personal or other reasons and has had this absence approved by the University.

(iv) Unless regulation 6(ii) applies, candidates who are required to undertake a resit, must do so within the same academic year. Candidates who fail to achieve the requirements of a repeat year, or any subsequent year shall be required to discontinue their studies for the degrees and be excluded from further assessment.

(v) Where a candidate (due to medical reasons or other proven good cause) has taken the resit examinations as a first diet, and/or for these same reasons been unable to take the resit examinations at the prescribed time, the candidate will be eligible to sit at the next available sitting, which is normally in the following academic year.

(vi) Where candidates withdraw from the programme for a period covering more than one academic year, the SPC on behalf of Senate may require the candidate to repeat any previously achieved year of study, including the requirement to pass any assessments on conclusion of that repeat year.

(vii) If a student has approval for a period of withdrawal from the programme then the student will be required to rejoin the programme year from which they suspended at the start of the next academic year. The student will be required to complete agreed points of contact during the period of time that they are off from their studies. In exceptional circumstances a second withdrawal year could be allowed however in this circumstance it may be recommended / necessary that the student will be required to go back a year to allow for missed practical time with patients and for patient safety concerns. If the student requires more than two years suspension from studies, they will be required to re-start the BDS programme.
(i) The University's Policy and Procedures on Student Absence provides a framework through which a candidate can report absence and/or establish that their academic performance has been adversely affected by medical circumstances or other good cause.

(ii) It is expected that a student who undertakes to sit an exam or submit an assignment, is fit to do so and there are no known extenuating/mitigating circumstances.

(iii) Acute illness and/or other personal circumstances which affect a candidate's performance at examination must be notified in writing, along with supporting documentary evidence, to the Extenuating Circumstances for review. However, the decision to waive the regulation on discontinuation following failure of a repeat year shall lie with SPC on behalf of Senate.
The examiners for the degrees shall be the academic staff and health and social care professionals who are involved in the delivery of courses qualifying for the degrees, and such external examiners as may be appointed by the University Court.
The degrees shall not be conferred on candidates who have not passed all the degree assessments prescribed by Regulation 4, by the end of the period allowed.
The degree may be awarded with Honours or with Commendation, according to candidates meeting the predetermined academic standards for these awards.
(i) Candidates for the degree who either:
1. have failed to complete the requirements for those degree within five calendar years of the date of their first matriculation, or any extended time allowed by SPC on behalf of the Senate or:
2. can no longer complete the requirements for the degree, or:
3. have indicated in writing to the SPC on behalf of the Senate that they no longer wish to pursue the degree.
But who (in each case) have obtained, while registered at the University of Aberdeen, not fewer than 120 credits at SCQF level 7 or above, 240 credits including 90 at SCQF level 8, or 360 credits including 60 at SCQF level 9, shall be eligible for the award of an Undergraduate Certificate in Higher Education (Dentistry), an Undergraduate Diploma in Higher Education (Dentistry), or the Degree of Bachelor of Dental Science (B Dent Sci), respectively.

(ii) A candidate who receives the awards described in 12(i) may not subsequently be a candidate for the degree of BDS.

(iii) The awards listed in 12 (i) do not entitle the candidate to register with the General Dental Council of the United Kingdom.
(i) Any health, conduct, behaviour or other issue that could give rise to the question of whether or not a candidate's fitness to practise is impaired will be considered and determined through the School of Medicine, Medical Science and Nutrition's Fitness to Practise Processes. Senate, on the recommendation of the Fitness to Practise Committee (Medicine & Dentistry), may suspend or terminate the studies of candidates for the degree who, following Fitness to Practise Processes, are judged to have fitness to practise impairment. In exceptional circumstances only, the Head of the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition or the Director of the Institute of Education in Healthcare and Medical Sciences may suspend the matriculation of, or exclude from specified programme activities, any candidate in respect of whom there is a question of whether or not their fitness to practise is impaired, pending further process. If candidates are pre-registered with GDC the University is obliged to inform it of any such process since it may impact on registration. In this Regulation, any reference to impaired fitness to practise is to be taken as a reference to that concept as defined in s.27 of the Dentists Act 1984, and as explained in the General Dental Council's current published guidance.

(ii) The above will apply during any time away from the BDS programme if it is the candidate's intention to return to programme and ultimately seek graduation.

Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)

The degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) are conferred in accordance with Resolution No 148 of 1991, which was approved by the University Court on 14 May 1991. Amendments to these regulations shall come into force on the day on which they are passed by the University Court.

Candidates subject to UK immigration law may be subject to a regulatory framework implemented by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). Where these regulations are more stringent than those stipulated within the University's own regulations, those of the UKVI will take priority.

The degrees of Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (ChB), hereinafter called 'the degrees', may be conferred by the University of Aberdeen. The degree of Bachelor of Medicine shall not be conferred otherwise than with the degree of Bachelor of Surgery, and vice versa.
Every candidate for the degrees is required to comply with the requirements of admission to the degree programme. Possession of these qualifications does not of itself guarantee admission. In addition to satisfying any academic and Occupational Health requirements for admission, all candidates must satisfactorily complete a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check and, if they are not UK residents, receive police clearance from their home country, and attend for interview, if required. In the rare circumstance that an applicant/candidate has a notifiable health condition, relevant Occupational Health Service advice will be followed.
The curriculum for the degrees can be undertaken by full-time study only.
The courses for the degrees shall cover five years. The curriculum to be followed and the degree assessments shall be as prescribed in the Programme Specifications listed in the University Calendar.
A candidate for the award of the degrees shall complete, at a minimum, programme years 4 and 5 as prescribed in the programme specification listed in the University Calendar. The preceding period of the curriculum may be spent in any other University or Medical School, as approved for this purpose by the University Court after consultation with the Senate.
(i) Candidates shall not normally be permitted to present themselves for an end of course assessment unless they have appropriately undertaken all required instruction and activities in that academic year, and subsequently obtained a class certificate. The validity of a class certificate shall be limited to the academic year in which it is awarded. Any candidate who has been subject to attendance monitoring and warned of being 'at risk' of losing their class certificate may lose their class certificate with no further warning if this behaviour is repeated for the course concerned.

(ii) The Student Progress Committee (SPC), on behalf of the Senate, may exceptionally determine the conditions under which a candidate, who has previously achieved the attendance requirements for the award of a class certificate or successfully completed a course, may be exempted in whole or in part from instruction and/or assessment in any component for the degrees.

(iii) The SPC, on behalf of the Senate, may terminate, at any time, the studies of a candidate who persistently fails to meet the minimum attendance requirements or perform the required work of the courses, for which they are registered.
(i) In any academic year a candidate shall not normally be afforded, in any course, more than two opportunities of summative assessment, including continuous assessment, clinical and/or written examinations, as appropriate. This applies except where there is an exempting examination, for which there is a specific standard operating procedure in place. Only results obtained at the first available opportunity of assessment in any academic year shall contribute towards Distinctions, Honours and Commendations, and/or class grading.

(ii) Where a candidate successfully completes a course on more than one occasion, only the credit points obtained at first sitting may be counted toward the requirements necessary for progression and graduation.

(iii) Where a candidate is undertaking a repeat year, or undertaking assessment as an external candidate, a maximum of three opportunities of degree assessment for any course is permitted, including those taken in previous years.
(i) Candidates shall not be permitted to progress to the next programme year unless they have successfully achieved all summative assessments in one academic year. Unless regulation 6(ii) applies, any student required to resit a programme year must achieve all degree assessments within that academic year.

(ii) Candidates who fail to achieve all summative assessments within one academic year, and/or have not met the level of performance required, shall normally be entitled to a maximum of one repeat year across the MBChB Programme. This applies to all programme years, with the exception of the final year where a candidate shall be entitled to an automatic repeat year, regardless of whether a repeat year has previously been undertaken.

(iii) Candidates must normally satisfy all requirements for the award of the degrees within a maximum of six calendar years of the date of their first registration This excludes any intercalating degree period, or instances where a candidate has been unable to complete a full academic year or has taken a full gap year, for health, personal or other reasons, and has had this absence approved by the University.

(iv) Candidates who are required to undertake a resit, must normally do so within the same academic year, unless otherwise approved by the University. Candidates who fail to achieve the requirements of a repeat year, or any subsequent year shall be required to discontinue their studies for the degrees and be excluded from further assessment.

(v) Where a candidate (due to medical reasons or other proven good cause) has taken the resit examinations as a first diet, and/or for these same reasons been unable to take the resit examinations at the prescribed time, the candidate will be eligible to sit at the next available sitting, which is normally in the following academic year.

(vi) Where candidates withdraw from the programme for a period covering more than one academic year, the SPC on behalf of the Senate may require the candidate to repeat any previously achieved year of study, including the requirement to pass any assessments on conclusion of that repeat year.
(i) The University's Policy and Procedures on Student Absence provides a framework through which a candidate can report absence and/or establish that their academic performance has been adversely affected by medical circumstances or other good cause.

(ii) It is expected that a student who undertakes to sit an exam or submit an assignment, is fit to do so and there are no known extenuating/mitigating circumstances.

(iii) Acute illness and/or other personal circumstances which affect a candidate's performance at examination must be notified in writing, along with supporting documentary evidence, to the Extenuating Circumstances for review. However, the decision to waive the regulation on discontinuation following failure of a repeat year shall lie with SPC on behalf of Senate.
The examiners for the degrees shall be the academic staff and health and social care professionals who are involved in the delivery of courses qualifying for the degrees, and such external examiners as may be appointed by the University Court.
The degrees shall not be conferred on candidates who have not passed all the degree assessments prescribed by Regulation 4, by the end of the period allowed.
Candidates for the degrees are required to undertake the Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA). Consisting of two elements (a) a clinical and professional skills assessment, undertaken as part of the final year OSCE and (b) an Applied Knowledge Test (AKT), the degrees will not be conferred on a candidate who fails to achieve a pass in both elements of the MLA. In regard to the AKT:
1. As an exception to Regulation 9, candidates will normally have a maximum of four opportunities, undertaken over the course of two academic years, to achieve a pass in the AKT.
2. In accordance with Regulation 8(i), candidates shall not be permitted to progress to programme year 5 without successful completion of the AKT.
3. Candidates must normally graduate with the degrees within two academic years of achieving a pass in the AKT. Failure to do so will result in a candidate being required to retake the AKT prior to graduation and a delay in conferral of the degrees.
The degrees may be awarded with Honours or with Commendation, according to candidates meeting the predetermined academic standards for these awards.
(i) Candidates for the degrees who either:
1. have failed to complete the requirements for those degrees within six calendar years of the date of their first matriculation, or any extended time allowed by the SPCon behalf of Senate or:
2. can no longer complete the requirements for the degrees, or:
3. have indicated in writing to the SPC on behalf of Senate that they no longer wish to pursue the degrees;
But who (in each case) have obtained, while registered at the University of Aberdeen, not fewer than 480 credit points, including at least 180 at level 3 and 4 including at least 90 at level 4, be awarded the degree of Bachelor of Medical Science (B Med Sci) (Hon) Unclassified.

Candidates who are not qualified for the award of the Honours degree but who have obtained, while registered at the University of Aberdeen, not fewer than 360 credit points towards the degrees including at least 60 credit points at level 3 may, on application, be awarded the degree of Bachelor of Medical Science (B Med Sci). Candidates not qualified for the B Med Sci but who have obtained, while registered at the University of Aberdeen, not fewer than 240 credit points towards the degrees, including at least 90 credit points at level 2 and who elect not to proceed to further study in the University shall be awarded the Undergraduate Diploma in Higher Education (UG Dip HE) in Medical Science. Candidates who are not qualified for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Medical Science, but who have obtained, while registered at the University of Aberdeen, not fewer than 120 credit points towards the degree, and who elect not to proceed to further study in the University shall be awarded the Undergraduate Certificate in Higher Education (UG Cert HE) in Medical Science.

(ii) Where a candidate has articulated from another institution part way through the programme, the required University of Aberdeen credit points and levels will be individually assessed by SPC on behalf of Senate.

(iii) Where a candidate has attained an intercalated degree it should be noted that credit points from that degree cannot be counted towards awards listed in 14(i).

(iv) A candidate who receives the awards described in 14 (i) may not subsequently be a candidate for either of the degrees of MBChB.

(v) The Degree of Bachelor of Medical Science (Hon) Unclassified or the Degree of Bachelor of Medical Science shall not be recognised as a qualification which entitles the holder to be registered with the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom.
(i) Any health, conduct, behaviour or other issue that could give rise to the question of whether or not a candidate's fitness to practise is impaired will be considered and determined through the School of Medicine, Medical Science and Nutrition's Fitness to Practise Processes. Senate, on the recommendation of the Fitness to Practise Committee (Medicine & Dentistry), may suspend or terminate the studies of candidates for the degrees who, following Fitness to Practise Processes, are judged to have fitness to practise impairment. In exceptional circumstances only, the Head of the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition or the Director of the Institute of Education in Healthcare and Medical Sciences may suspend the matriculation of, or exclude from specified programme activities, any candidate in respect of whom there is a question of whether or not their fitness to practise is impaired, pending further process. The Fitness to Practise Committee (Medicine & Dentistry) also has the power to consider the cases of graduates of the University with the degrees who may be referred to it by the Foundation Programme Director during their pre-registration period of training. In this Regulation, any reference to impaired fitness to practise is to be taken as a reference to that concept as defined in s. 35C (2) of the Medical Act 1983, and as explained in the General Medical Council's current published guidance.

(ii) The above will apply during any time away from the MBChB programme if it is the candidate's intention to return to programme and ultimately seek graduation.

PROGRAMME SPECIFICATIONS

Year 1: May/June and August/September

ME 2013 Science for Medicine
ME 2303 Principles of Disease 1A
ME 2304 Principles of Disease 1B (OSPE/OSCE)
ME 2306 Community Course 1
ME 2508 Systems 1A
ME 2506 Systems 1B (OSCE)
ME 2507 Student Selected Component 1

Year 2: February, May/June and August/September

ME 3009 Systems 2A
ME 3010 Systems 2B (OSCE/OSCPE)
ME 3012 Community Course 2
ME 3013 Student Selected Component 2
ME 3902 Systems 3A

Year 3: March/April

ME 3019 Systems 3B
ME 3016 Systems 3C
ME 3018 Community Course III
ME 33** Medical Humanities Option - 30 credit points - See list on MediCAL website

Year 4: May/June

ME 4805 Student Selected Module III: Clinical Effectiveness
ME 4804 Specialist Clinical Practice I(a) (assessed with ME 4007)

Year 4: December & June and August/September

ME 4019 Specialist Clinical Practice I(b)
ME 4020 Elective Outline
ME 4403 Specialist Clinical Practice II (MCQ/MEQ)
ME 4404 Specialist Clinical Practice II (OSCE)

Year 5 (Phase IV): October, December, February, April, June

ME 5014 Medicine/Paediatrics/Care of the Elderly
ME 5015 Surgical Specialities/Obstetrics & Gynaecology/Anaesthetics/ITU
ME 5016 General Practice/Psychiatry
ME 5801 Professional Practice
ME 5012 Phase IV Assessment
ME 5017 Medical Elective
ME 5018 Immediate Life Support (ILS) Course

Degree of Bachelor of Science in Medical Science (BSc Med Sci)

The degree of Bachelor of Science in Medical Science (BSc Med Sci) is conferred in accordance with Resolution No. 140 of 1990, which was approved by the University Court on 19 June 1990. Amendments to these regulations shall come into force on the day on which they are passed by the University Court.

The Degree of Bachelor of Science in Medical Science (BSc Med Sci) may be conferred only following the completion of an Honours programme. It can be undertaken by full-time study only. The examiners may recommend that a candidate who has failed to achieve the standard for the award of the Degree with Honours be awarded the Designated Degree of Bachelor of Science in Medical Science.
Candidates for the degree, before being admitted to a course of study leading to the award of the degree, must have completed, at an appropriate standard, programme year 3 of the MBChB curriculum and have been accepted by the Head of the relevant School and Programme Co-ordinator.
Following their acceptance for the degree, candidates shall pursue a specialised programme of study. The duration of this programme shall be not less than three terms of full-time study. During this period candidates shall take a formal course of instruction, and undertake a programme of individual study and research leading to the submission of thesis/dissertation.
The courses qualifying for the degree are those contained in the Schedule of Courses annexed to these regulations. Candidates must comply with the degree prescription contained therein.
Award of the degree shall be based on the candidate's performance in written examinations together with such practical and oral examinations as may be required, as well as the thesis.
The examiners for the degree shall be the Professors, Readers and Lecturers conducting courses qualifying for the degree together with such external examiners as may be appointed by the University Court.
There shall be three classes of Honours: First, Second and Third. The names of the candidates in the Second Class shall be arranged in two divisions. The names of the candidates in the First and Third Classes and in each division of the Second Class shall be arranged in alphabetical order.
Candidates who have duly satisfied all the conditions prescribed for the degree shall be entitled to apply for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Medical Science.
The Senatus Academicus, may terminate, at any time, the studies of candidates who persistently fail to attend, or perform the required work of, the courses for which they are registered.
Any health, conduct, behaviour or other issue that could bear on a candidate's suitability or fitness to practise medicine will be considered by the University Fitness to Practise Committee (Medicine & Dentistry). However, where such a case relates to a matter falling within the Code of Practice on Student Discipline, it may be referred to the Fitness to Practise Committee only after procedures under that Code are exhausted and an allegation has been admitted or found to be proved. The Senatus Academicus, on the recommendation of the Fitness to Practise Committee (Medicine & Dentistry), may suspend or terminate the studies of candidates for the Degrees of MBChB who, following a proper process of investigation, are judged not "fit to practise". In exceptional circumstances only, the University may suspend the matriculation of, or exclude from specified activities of the University, candidates whose case has been referred to the Fitness to Practise Committee pending consideration of their case. In all cases, any such suspension or exclusion shall be subject to the procedures detailed in the University's Code of practice on Student Discipline, as these are prescribed by any Resolution of the University Court in force at the relevant time. The Fitness to Practise Committee also has the power to consider the case of graduates of the University with the Degrees of MBChB who may be referred to it by the Postgraduate Dean during their pre-registration period of training.

Fees

Details of tuition and other fees are published annually and may be found on the University website. Details may be obtained on application to the Registry.

Notes for the Guidance of Students

THE MBCHB CURRICULUM

Students must commence their studies for the degrees of MBChB in the winter term; the order of study will be as indicated in the timetables of classes.
Particular attention is drawn to the Regulations for Degrees in Medicine (MBChB) and for the Degree in Dental Surgery (BDS)

GENERAL

All students attending courses of instruction or clinical classes at any hospital or institution for the purpose of qualifying for the degrees of MBChB at the University of Aberdeen must register in the ordinary way
Students in Years 4 & 5 will be required to attend specified blocks of teaching outwith Aberdeen.

CURRICULUM

In line with GMC recommendations, the MBChB curriculum has been reorganised. The revised curriculum comprises core courses and a series of student selected components which provide the opportunity to study certain areas in more depth.

Year 1

Year 1 consists of a series of integrated courses, Science for Medicine, Systems 1, Principles of Disease and a Community Based Course. There is also a Student Selected Component.

Years 2 & 3 (first 2 semesters)

Years 2 & 3 continue the integrated Systems courses with Systems 2 and 3, and two Community Based Courses. There is also a Student Selected Component and a Medical Humanities Module.

Year 4 (Final third of Year 3 and all of Year 4)

Year 4 consists of a series of nine specialist clinical rotations, submission of the final year Elective Outline and one Student Selected Component.

Year 5

Year 5 comprises five blocks, to include one elective block, one professional practice block and three clinical blocks - in medicine and related topics, in surgery and related topics and in community based topics. There is also an Immediate Life Support Course which must be passed.

TIMETABLES

Detailed timetables for each year of the programme are issued to students at the beginning of each academic year.

Academic Appeals

www.abdn.ac.uk/students/academic-life/appeals-complaints-3380.php

Further information on all of the above is available from Registry, the Students' Association and the MBChB Office at Foresterhill.