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MBChB and BMedSci at Birmingham

MBChB and BMedSci at Birmingham. Peter Balfe, B.Sc., Ph.D. Senior Lecturer, College of Medical and Dental Sciences. Peter Balfe Twit : @pbalfeuk Camp Hill , 1 st March 2017 Email: p.balfe@bham.ac.uk. The 15 second Medicine Interview. I need a volunteer!. Outline for this talk.

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MBChB and BMedSci at Birmingham

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  1. MBChB and BMedSci at Birmingham Peter Balfe, B.Sc., Ph.D. Senior Lecturer, College of Medical and Dental Sciences Peter Balfe Twit : @pbalfeuk Camp Hill , 1st March 2017 Email: p.balfe@bham.ac.uk

  2. The 15 second Medicine Interview I need a volunteer!

  3. Outline for this talk • Why learn about medical training and careers? • Training involved in becoming a doctor • Medical school • Postgraduate career path • Range of careers within medicine • Alternatives • Advice/hints • MBChB = Medicinae Baccalaureus et Chirurgiae Baccalaureus So now you know!

  4. Is Medicine (MBChB) a Science? • Generic skills • An ability to look critically at the subject studied • An analytical approach to problems, dissecting issues into their component parts and devising innovative solutions • These skills are the essentials of any degree programme • Not subject specific, applied to a range of careers • The MBChB programme has all subjects compulsory in years 1 and 2 • Year 3 and beyond has wide diversity of specialist subjects

  5. For the first time, we’re getting the question “is it worth it?”

  6. Medical Science (B.Med.Sci./B.Sc.) • How the human body functions in health and disease • A science degree programme • Involvement in high profile research • Excellent teaching resources • Also known as Biomedical Science My office!

  7. The Medical School (Google earth!) Birmingham Women’s Hospital Institute of Biomedical Research Medical School New Queen Elizabeth Hospital

  8. You need to learn about Medical Training and Careers • Understanding of what is involved in becoming a doctor • Make sure that medicine is the right career for you • FAVOURITE INTERVIEW QUESTION • Shows you are really serious about a career in medicine • Shows you can take the initiative to carry out research

  9. What You Need To Know... • The system is currently going through a period of change… • The present pathway follows: • Know what medical school involves • General overview of postgraduate training • Know a little more detail about a speciality that interests you

  10. Current Career Pathway • 2 years pre-clinical medicine at medical school • 3 years clinical medicine at hospitals, GP and medical school • FY1 • FY2 • SPECIALIST TRAINING • Consultant! • Or, if you’re real lucky(?), my job!

  11. UK Medical School: Overview • Years 1 and 2: pre-clinical • Years 3 – 5: clinical • In Birmingham: lectures, tutorials, practicals, prosection, and clinical experience. • Some PBL - THIS IS INCREASING ALL THE TIME

  12. Years 1 and 2 • Structure and functions of the body, system by system. • Psychology and sociology of health and illness • 1 day per fortnight: in the community with doctors and patients (Firm 1). • Also pursue topics that interest you • SSAs (student-selected activities) • SSMs (Special Study Modules)

  13. Teaching and Assessment • In-course Assessments • Written examinations • MCQs • Short Answers • Coursework • Projects • Clinical examinations • Oral assessments

  14. Teaching and Assessmentan important aside • Most degree programmes focus on ACADEMIC excellence • Medicine focuses on CLINICAL excellence “Apprenticeship”

  15. Year 3 • Hospitals and GP • General Medicine and Surgery • Basic clinical skills in examinations & patient histories. • Common diseases and how to diagnose, investigate & manage them • Communication skills • Pathology and pharmacology.

  16. Years 4 and 5 • Medical sub-speciality modules • Such as cardiology, neurology, bone and joint disease and oncology. • Further modules in obstetrics and gynaecology, psychiatry, paediatrics and general practice. • This is where you learn the most about YOU! • 5th year: Job applications

  17. Elective Studies • 2 months in spring of 4th year: studies of your own choice. • Several possibilities: • Travelling to another centre in Britain/abroad for clinical or special subjects • Extending work already done at Medical School

  18. Intercalation • Honours degree in Medical Sciences: BSc • 1 year • Study your specific interest, do some science! • Then return to complete the MBChB programme. • Need average 2:1 - “the best of the best” • After 2nd or 3rd year (or sometimes later)

  19. UK Foundation Programme • FY1 • Junior doctor – 3 rotations in different specialties • End of these: fully registered with the GMC • FY2 • Further 3 rotations in different specialties • SPECIALIST TRAINING • Core training (CT 1 and 2): Surgical; Medical; General Practice, etc. • ST years – up to 6 or 7 depending on the specialty • Consultant! • Sub-specialise

  20. Medical Careers Available • More options than time available! The list includes: Anaesthetics Audiological Cardiology Cardiothoracic surgery Clinical genetics Dermatology Ear Nose and Throat Endocrine Forensic Psychiatry Gastroenterology General Practice General surgery Genitourinary Medicine

  21. Medical Careers Available Geriatrics Haematology Histopathology Immunology Infectious Diseases Intensive care Maxillofacial surgery Neurology Obstetrics and gynaecology Occupational medicine Oncology Ophthalmology Orthopaedics

  22. Medical Careers Available Paediatrics Palliative medicine Pharmacology Plastic surgery Psychiatry Public health Radiology Rehabilitation Respiratory Rheumatology Tropical medicine Urology and VIROLOGY (the very very best one! Biased? Me?)

  23. plus MANY Alternatives • Part time • Media doctor/ • Medical Journalism • Military doctor • Sports doctor • Researcher / Academic medicine • Volunteer in the developing world • Expedition medicine • …still more!

  24. AND, IF YOU’RE REAL LUCKY, YOU GET TO LISTEN TO ME!!

  25. Never mind all that! How do I get in? • Know a little about what happens during and after medical school. • Do some personal research and preparation • Practice interview technique • Enjoy the fact that you have lots of exciting possibilities ahead of you • If a certain speciality really interests you, be prepared to talk about it in the interview – especially if you’ve mentioned it in your personal statement

  26. Some of previous questions... 1.  What tips can you give about medical interviews? ENGAGE 2.  How much work experience do I need to have undertaken before applying? COMMIT 3.  Does it matter which university I qualify from in medicine? YES 4.  What kind of things are universities looking for on my personal statement? REASONS 5.  How hard is the course once you are on it?   BUSY – TIME MANAGEMENT!!!!!!!!!

  27. Some more of your questions... 6.  How varied is the content of different medical courses? CORE CURRICULUM SET BY GMC (or equivalent) 7.  Do universities that offer Problem Based Learning courses prepare students better for being a doctor? DEPENDS ON THE SUBJECT, BUT ON AVERAGE – YES 8.  Have you any tips on how to choose the universities to apply to? AIM HIGH, BUT BE REALISTIC, HAVE POSITIVE REASONS 9.  What should I do if I don't get any offers for medicine? WHY NOT DO SOMETHING MORE INTERESTING, LIKE VIROLOGY?

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