Equipping G2M Students for Transition into MBChB Degree

Equipping G2M Students for Transition into MBChB Degree

Dr Pietro Marini, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Dr Pietro MariniThe G2M programme recruits students to a one-year Certificate in Pre-Medical Studies which, if completed successfully, gives entry to the MBChB programme at the UoA. The entry requirements are constructed to draw applicants from a wider range of backgrounds than is traditional in medical students. Three themes were identified as barriers preventing students from applying to medicine: weak schooling leading to underachievement in science; community/school cultures where aspiring to medicine was unusual; apprehension about challenges of a medical degree. The main issues were represented by how to instil enough self-confidence and how to fill knowledge gaps these students may have.