1. Medicine at Aberdeen Dr Alison Jack Year 1 Lead MB ChB

2. Why Aberdeen University? Founded in 1495, it is one of the UK's most internationally distinguished universities. Excellent reputation for teaching quality and research - five Nobel Prizes have been awarded for work carried out or begun at Aberdeen. In 1497 Aberdeen was first in the English-speaking world to create a chair of medicine. A thriving medical school that is co-located on one of the largest clinical sites in Europe with superb teaching and extensive research facilities.

3. Degree: MB ChB Course length: 5 years Intercalated degree: for 1 year UCAS Code: A100 School size 860 Home 95 Overseas Intake: 152 home and 16 overseas Applicants for 2015: 2501: 2085 Home & 416 Overseas Aberdeen MB ChB

4. Aberdeen MB ChB: since 2009 Year 1 Term 1Foundations of Medical Sciences and Disease Introduction to Clinical Practice Years 1 – 3 7 terms Rotation through major systems including clinical teaching/anatomy using case-based learning within each system Foundations of Primary Care Course links to systems Three SSCs including Medical Humanities module Year 4 4 terms Population-based SSC. Rotation through nine 5-week clinical blocks, with at least 1 block in Inverness. Opportunity for Remote & Rural Year 4 Year 53 terms 8 weeks each in Medicine, Surgery, GP/Psychiatry and Elective Advanced Professional Practice

5. MB ChB Curriculum Year 5 MedicineSurgeryGP/PsychiatryProject-Based ElectivePPB Block Year 4 GP Ortho/ A&E / ITU/Rheum Haematology / Oncology … Care of Elderly/ Psychiatry Child Health/ Infection CNS/Stroke/Derm/ Ophth/ENT GI/Renal/ Nutrition Reproductive/ GUM/Breast Cardio/Resp/ Pharm/ Vascular Year 3 Reproductive Haematology / Immunology Medical Humanities PsychiatryPaediatricsSpecialities SSC 3 Year 2 Alimentary Head, Neck, Dermatology NervousSSC 2DiabetesUrinary Infection/ MSK Medical Ethics & Law Year 1 Foundations of Medical Science & Disease RespiratoryCardiovascularSSC 1 Clinical Teaching / Anatomy and Foundations of Primary Care all linking with each system Clinical Teaching / Anatomy and Foundations of Primary Care all linking with each system

6. Special features of the Aberdeen course Early patient contact – Term 2 in Year 1 Clinical Skills Centre – latest technology and simulation modalities Patient Partner programme State of the art anatomy facility: teaching by prosection. IT facilities: award winning VLE - myMBChB

9. Clinical Skills teaching

11. Special features of the Aberdeen course Student selected components (SSCs): 20% curriculum 4 weeks Year 1 and Year 2 6 weeks in Year 3: Medical Humanities 4 weeks in Year 4 8 week Elective project in Year 5 Intercalated degree: BSc Medical Sciences (Hons) or Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Humanities. Last for one year usually between Yrs3/4.

12. Special features of the Aberdeen course Remote and rural: Years 4 and 5; experience healthcare in a wide variety of settings Highland and Argyll; Dumfries & Galloway: Fife; Orkney; Shetland; Western Isles Project-based Elective in Year 5 2013/14: Africa, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, UK, USA. Research opportunities: Summer Research Studentships; HOTSTART and Medical Education summer projects

16. Old Aberdeen Campus

17. All images © Reiach & Hall Architects Aberdeen Sports Village

18. Student societies Aberdeen University Students’ Association (AUSA) http://www.abdn.ac.uk/infohub/life/ausa.php Medical Societies http://www.abdn.ac.uk/suttie-centre/student- societies/ Sports, specialties, charity work, music, socialising

19. Aberdeen MB ChB performance Guardian University League table (2015) 7 th Medical school in the UK (out of 32) 2 nd in Scotland http://www.theguardian.com/education/ng- interactive/2015/may/25/university-league-tables- 2016#S010http://www.theguardian.com/education/ng- interactive/2015/may/25/university-league-tables- 2016#S010

20. Come Here. Go Anywhere. That’s the difference