Postgraduate Prospectus

This course has a start date in September

Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) is a four-year, fast-track programme designed to broaden access to medical careers and attract graduates (93 each year) from a wide range of professional and educational backgrounds.

Successful GEM students will graduate with degrees of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS) from the University of Nottingham.

• The programme is in two parts: an 18-month Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Course, covering the basic and clinical sciences required for a career in medicine, early clinical experience, basic clinical skills and professional development. This takes place at the new, purpose-built medical school on the site of the Derby City General Hospital.
• 30 months of clinical training attachments (Clinical Phases 1, 2 & 3) in healthcare facilities throughout the Southern Derbyshire and mid-Trent region. GEM students merge with students on the five-year undergraduate medical programme for this part of the course.
  

• The Medical School was constructed almost exclusively with the GEM course in mind and so virtually all the facilities required for the GEM programme are on site and available all the time.
• Our 4-year GEM course has achieved national recognition for incorporating modern methods of teaching and learning, a strong emphasis on personal and professional development, and an outstanding clinical skills programme that combines early clinical experience in General Practice with formal training in communication and examination techniques.
• The GEM course is delivered by a highly motivated group of scientists, healthcare professionals (including nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, as well as GPs and hospital consultants), and educationalists.
• The course at GEM Derby is a highly integrated course. Clinical skills, workshops and lectures are designed to support and complement the learning in the weekly PBL case.
• The course places strong emphasis on student support and helping students to develop into self-directed learners who will be able to develop throughout their professional careers.

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