Liverpool - Knowledge of medical school questions

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Why Did You Choose This Medical School?

• I like the method of teaching:

  • CBL, simulation services…

• Awareness of the local health statistics

• Women’s health research

Do you have any questions for us? (1)

• I read that your medical school is involved in women’s health research, including translational perinatal medicine and clinical trials focused on pregnancy and childbirth. Could you tell me a bit more about what this entails please and what opportunities this could give me as a medical student here?

• Could you tell me more about the new health science campus on the site of the former Royal Liverpool Hospital please?

Are You Aware Of The Main Method Of Teaching At This Medical School? What Do You Think Are The Advantages Of This Style Of Teaching?

• Integrated approach that combines lectures, small group teaching, practical sessions, and case-based learning.

  • CBL - fosters citical thinking, teamwork, communication, and investigatory skills by engaging students in real-world clinical scenarios guided by experts.

  • Practical sessions and simulation scenarios provide hands-on experience in a safe environment before transitioning to real patient care

  • Recorded lectures and online resources allow students to learn at their own pace. Small group teaching ensures personalized attention from faculty members.

• Cirriculum follows a spiral model - topics are revisited with increasing complexity over the years, blending basic sciences with clinical applications.

  • Spiral cirriculum ensures that students revisit core concepts with increasing depth, reinforcing our understanding and confidence in applying knowledge to clinical practice

• Students gain early clinical exposure through placement and simulation scenarios, particularly in the later years of the program

  • This would allow us to apply theoretical knowledge to real-lief situations early in our training

• Anatomy teaching (using prosections and plastic models)

• Self-directed learning

  
  

Do You Think Cadaveric Dissection Is Important For Medical Students?

• Undergraduate program uses full body dissections

• The Nottingham GEM program does not include full body dissections. Instead, it utilizes cadaveric prosections for anatomy teaching, likely due to the accelerated nature of the 4-year course, allowing for more time-efficient anatomy coverage

• Prosections are pre-dissected body parts that allow students to study anatomical structures without performing the dissections themselves

If You Were A Student Here, Which Societies Would You Be Interested In Joining?

• Islamic society

• Islamic medical association

• Marrow society

• Med soc

• Badminton medics, netball medics

• Book club

• Coffee society

• Creative writing

• Dermsoc

• Ice skating society

• Obstetrics gynaecology and sexual health

• Women in surgery

• Open art surgery

  • Volunteer in paediatric wards, hosts arts and crafts workshops

    
    

    
    

    
    

What Would You Do If You Fell Behind On This Course?

• Prioritise new material - start the new week’s lectures so can still actively participate in the PBL sessions, whilst catching up on previous material

• Personal tutor for advice, guidance, and potentially refer you to additional support services if needed

• Medic parent - a mentor in the year above assigned through the MedSoc parenting system. They can offer valuable advice and support based on their experience

• PassMed, Pastest, Clinical Key, and Clinical Anatomy to aid your revision

Support services:

• The School of Medicine Welfare Team for support with complex issues28.

• The University Counselling Service for help with personal or psychological problems that may be affecting your studies

Are You Aware Of The Catchment Area Of  The Teaching Hospitals That This Medical School Has?

• Acute and specialist services to approximately 2.5 million people within Nottingham and surrounding communities

• Queen's Medical Centre (QMC)

• Nottingham City Hospital

• For specialist services, NUH's catchment area extends to cover an additional 3-4 million people from across the wider regioN

• The Nottingham Hepatic-Biliary-Pancreatic (HPB) team covers Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and parts of Staffordshire

• Queen's Medical Centre, as a Level 1 major trauma centre, covers the entire East Midlands region

What Is Your Knowledge Of The Health Of The Local Population?

• Life expectancy in Nottingham is lower than the England average

• Healthy life expectancy is particularly concerning

  • Males - 56.4 years (3rd lowest of any local authority in England)

• Obesity, smoking, physical inactivity, mental health

• Only 50.1% of adults meet the recommended '5-a-day' fruit and vegetable intake

• Nottingham has significantly higher hospital admission rates where obesity is a factor

• I would participate in local campaigns and public teaching roles to educate the wider community, such as:

  • Focusing on prevention strategies to address root causes of poor health

  • Enhance community engagement and improve access to healthcare services, including mental health services, obesity clinics and dietician services.

Have You Spoken To Any Current Medical Students?