Medical School Open Day April 2013

1. Medical School Open Day April 2013

2. Impact The facilities and the campus building were far more developed and nicer than I previously thought. Really good accommodation and lecture facilities. 92% of April visitors to the Open day were likely to apply to the UoE Medical School after attending the Open Day which shows the impact of the event; only 67% were likely to apply before attending. The students were very optimistic about the university and the course was very appealing. The students were incredibly helpful and informative in their views. I wasn't sure about the PBL course type before and thought a systems based course would be the one for me, but I've now realised how key PBL is in developing skills like self directed study/teamwork you'll use as a doctor The facilities were outstanding, especially the new Forum at Streatham campus, and the staff and students were friendly and helpful throughout the day. The most influential part of the open day which changed my mind was the Medicine presentation, which covered almost everything We visited because we did not think it was a PBL school. We are looking for traditional/integrated. When we discovered on arrival it was PBL, Exeter went from "possible" to "no". But as we had come 200 miles we had a look round anyway. The PBL demo made us think much harder. On reflection afterwards, the decision is that at its best, PBL could be very good indeed. Q. Before/After attending the OD at the Uni, how likely were you to apply to the UoE Medical School? Q. If the likelihood of you applying to the University of Exeter Medical School has changed after attending the Open Day, why is that? Medical School Open Day April 2013

3. Applying Entry requirements are the most important consideration when applying to university, followed by the location of the university. The NSS results factor as the least important. Q. When deciding which universities to apply to, please identify the most important factors in your decision: Medical School Open Day April 2013

4. First find out & why come? The primary reason to come to the Open Day was to visit the campus (69%), and then find out more about the course (56%). 79% of all respondents initially found out about the Open Day via the UoE website. Q. How did you first find out about the UoE Medical School Open Day? Q. Which of the following reasons best describe why you visited the UoE Medical School Open Day? Medical School Open Day April 2013

5. Overall impressions & Staff Overall impressions faired well overall; Streatham Campus impressed the most. Across the board, staff and students were viewed positively, with the majority of visitors rating them as very or quite helpful. Q. How helpful were the staff and students you met during the Open Day? Q. What were your overall impressions of the campuses you visited? Q. Please rate the following aspects of the Open Day: Medical School Open Day April 2013

6. General Tours & Fairs Generally the talks, sessions and presentations were well received by the visitors that attended them. The Information Fair was the most positively rated, followed by the St Luke’s accommodation tour. Q. Please rate the general talks/sessions/presentations that you attended during the Open Day Medical School Open Day April 2013

7. Academic Sessions The Medicine presentation and Clinical Skills demonstrations were well attended and well rated by the majority of respondents. However, the other three sessions were not so highly attended. Q. Please rate the academic talks/sessions/presentations that you attended during the Open Day: Medical School Open Day April 2013

8. Usefulness & Improvements ‘Overview of the degree programme’, followed by ‘Speaking to students’ were deemed the most useful aspects of the Open Day. Suggestions for improvement included: The tours were fantastic, however it may have been helpful if the tour guide studied medicine themselves, however they were very helpful and pleasant. It was difficult to plan our day because the timetable of presentations, shuttle bus times, maps etc were not available on the website well ahead. Dual campus meant that information appeared spread out and disjointed. A lot of time was spent travelling between the two. Information was available but for instance finance took a while to find. The lunch facilities were poor. Huge queues at Costa Coffee and no hot food available at Streatham campus. Q. What were the most useful elements of the Open Day for you? Q. How do you think the University of Exeter’s Medical School Open Day could have been improved? Medical School Open Day April 2013

9. Pre Open Day Registering to attend and the information pack received ahead of the Open Day were both rated very highly by visitors; at least 96% rated them very or quite good. Q. How would you rate each of the following aspects, prior to the Open Day? Medical School Open Day April 2013

10. Any Further Comments The atmosphere at St Luke's wasn't as impressive as Streatham's probably because there weren't as many people there but considering that is where I would spend most of my time, it wasn't overly impressive. The staff and students were very helpful and informative. All the speakers in the lecture on medicine were excellent. Thank you so much I had a lovely time and the open day gave me a great insight in what it was to be an Exeter medical student it also have me an idea of what the course was like thank you Overall, very good. I'm looking forward to visiting again in the future, and hopefully studying with you! Will definitely apply, and has given me a goal - now I have to get the grades. Very enjoyable day for myself and the guests I brought along - definitely looking to apply! I feel that more signs are needed as it was difficult to find out where you needed to be. The Open Day brochure was particularly useful and comprehensive, I especially like the provision of the back page where I could plan the sessions I wanted to attend, so as to make the most of the day. Excellent University and excellent Medical School. Would be so pleased to do my training there. Would have liked to see: a) taster lecture(s) in something difficult (egbiochem) to see if medicine was the right choice; b) labs and examples of practicals; c) typical timetables for each of the years - the schematic given in the lecture was too vague to be clear; d) less management speak - about communication skills etc -and much more about medicine Q. Do you have any other comments about the Medical School Open Day at the University of Exeter? Medical School Open Day April 2013

11. Other Med School Open Days 21 students have attended at least one other Medical School Open Day: Plymouth Imperial Cardiff Other The University of Exeter’s Medical School Open Day was... Q. Have you attended any other medical school Open Days? Q. How would you rate the University of Exeter's Medical School Open Day against this Open Day? Medical School Open Day April 2013

12. Travel & Buses 81% of June visitors rated the bus between campuses as ‘very/quite good’; the remainder did not use it. Average distance travelled for the Open Day was 117 miles 0% 8% 23% 25% 29% 15% Q. How far did you travel (each way) to get to the Open Day? Q. If you used the Open Day bus service, how would you rate this service? Medical School Open Day April 2013

13. Methodology & sample The Medical School Open Day was held on 27th April 2013. Everyone who registered for the day was invited to participate in the survey via email. A total of 48 people completed the survey between 27th April and 17th May 2013. Due to the relatively low sample size, no sub group analysis has been included in this report. Medical School Open Day April 2013