Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry Undergraduate Study
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Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Undergraduate Study www.smd.qmul.ac.uk Open Days School of Medicine and Dentistry Undergraduate Medicine (A100) and Graduate Entry Medicine (A101) Tuesday 18th July 2017 and Friday 21st July 2017 Dentistry (A200) Thursday 20th July 2017 For more information please visit: smd.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/opendays Any section of this publication is available in large print upon request. If you require this publication in a different accessible format we will endeavour to provide this where possible. For further information and assistance, please contact: [email protected]; +44 (0)20 7882 5585. The information given in this publication is correct at the time of going to press. The College reserves the right to modify or cancel any statement in it and accepts no responsibility for the consequences of any such changes. For the most up-to-date information, please refer to the website qmul.ac.uk This prospectus has been printed on environmentally friendly material from well-managed sources. 2 www.geog.qmul.ac.uk 2 www.smd.qmul.ac.uk Contents Welcome 4 Why study at Barts and The London? 6 Essential facts about the School 10 QMUL Malta 14 Curriculum and intercalated degrees 17 Degree programmes – Medicine 20 Degree programmes – Dentistry 26 Subjects related to Medicine and Dentistry taught at Queen Mary 32 Living in east London 34 Student life 37 Sport 40 Accommodation 43 Living costs, tuition fees and bursaries 46 Student support 51 Entry requirements 54 Entry requirements – Alternative entry routes into Medicine 58 Medicine MBBS Malta 60 Certificate in Clinical Foundation Studies Malta 62 Selection 64 Further information and how to apply 72 Maps 74 www.smd.qmul.ac.uk 3 Welcome to Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Deciding where to study medicine or dates back to 1123, and The London Hospital dentistry is a big deal, and we want to Medical College, founded in 1785 - the oldest help you get it right. Please take the medical school in England and Wales. The two hospitals lie in very different parts of London, time to look through this prospectus; the City and the East End, meaning that you will we think you will like what you see. be exposed to a greater diversity of people and Then come and visit us and meet our their problems than at almost any other medical staff and students. We are confident school. The combination of our scientific that you will pick up on the pride that excellence and the unmatched medical and we all have in Barts and The London – dental opportunities that flow from our location means that we are in an unrivalled position to and the warmth of our welcome. offer you the very best experience as a student, There is a genuine excitement about being shaping the sort of doctor or dentist you will part of this institution. A unique combination become as well as the rest of your life. of contrasts and opportunities flows from our We are now offering a one-year Certificate in history. In the late 19th century, Queen Mary Clinical Foundation Studies Malta programme University of London (QMUL) grew out of the and a five-year Medicine MBBS on the islands desire to bring education to the East End of of Malta and Gozo. The launch of these new London and to its people who had previously medical programmes will ensure that our future had limited opportunities, either because of in medical education will be as bright and their social background or because there were innovative as our past and present. Working so few opportunities available to women. In a closely with the Maltese Government, we relatively short period of time, the university has have developed programmes that will provide grown to achieve an extremely high international students with a first-class medical education standing. to prepare them for practice anywhere in the In February 2013, the General Medical Council world. published the outcome of their recent inspection Of course, it’s not all about studying. We are the of the School. They wrote ‘We observed a only true campus-based medical and dental strong sense of community amongst staff and school in London and we offer fantastic social, students who are all committed to continuous sporting and cultural experiences for all our improvement and quality enhancement. We met students. All this makes Barts and The London with students who are well-supported and heard a great place to study. We hope you enjoy about strong support infrastructures.’ We are reading our prospectus and that you’ll think very proud of how well our School was received seriously about coming and joining the Barts by the national regulator. and The London family. We’d love to welcome Barts and The London School of Medicine and you! Dentistry brings together two venerable teaching Professor Anthony Warrens institutions: St Bartholomew’s Hospital, which Dean for Education, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry 4 www.smd.qmul.ac.uk www.smd.qmul.ac.uk 5 Why study at Barts and The London? League table ranking Campus-based Barts and The London School of Medicine Barts and The London is part of Queen and Dentistry has been ranked first in the Mary University of London (QMUL), the only UK for Dentistry and fourth for Medicine in university in central London to offer a self- the Complete University Guide 2018 subject contained residential campus, which creates a league tables. Dentistry was ranked second strong sense of community. If you are a single, and Medicine third in the Guardian University full-time, first-year undergraduate who applies Guide 2018. during the normal admissions cycle and has not lived in Queen Mary housing before, you Professor Steve Thornton, Vice Principal for may be eligible for accommodation in the SMD Health at Queen Mary University of London, specific halls located on the Whitechapel and Barts and The London School of Medicine Charterhouse Square Campus. Priority is given and Dentistry, comments. “I am proud of our to those who apply by the required deadline and School of Medicine and Dentistry. We are at who live furthest away. East London also offers the forefront of education and research as affordable, privately-owned accommodation at a recognised by recent Complete University walking distance from our campuses. See page Guide and REF 2014 results. The School 43 for more details about accommodation. combines a long history of tradition with a unique location in the East End of London and Russell Group member beyond to provide a first class experience for Queen Mary is one of 24 leading UK our home, EU and International students.” universities represented by the Russell Group that are committed to maintaining the very best The east London advantage research, an outstanding teaching and learning Our location in the east of London and experience, excellent graduate employability elsewhere in the East London Gateway will and unrivalled links with business and the enhance your experience. Not only are we public sector. in one of the capital’s most vibrant areas to State-of-the-art clinical facilities live, we also serve a diverse local community We have modern, state-of-the-art buildings where you will develop your clinical skills and alongside more traditional facilities, such as knowledge. our fantastic library. The School takes pride Moreover, Barts and The London offers you in its clinical skills laboratory, which closely many exciting opportunities to develop an simulates the real clinical experience and is understanding of health and the treatment an invaluable learning facility, helping new of disease in a global and international students prepare themselves well for patient context. Many curricular and extra-curricular care in clinics. The new Royal London Hospital developments are under way to support is now completed and is the largest new learning in this area. hospital in Europe, which includes London’s leading trauma and emergency care centre, one of Europe’s largest renal services and one of the UK’s biggest paediatric services. 6 www.smd.qmul.ac.uk “What I enjoy most is living in a hugely diverse and up-and- coming part of London. This exposes me to a wide variety of patients that other London medical students don’t have the chance to treat – and I’m right in the thick of what London has to offer!” Hannah Fisher, Graduate Entry Programme Students learn surface anatomy by body painting – an essential part of their anatomy class www.geog.qmul.ac.uk 7 www.smd.qmul.ac.uk 7 Why study at Barts and The London? Dental Hospital Excellence in research The Institute of Dentistry moved to new According to the Research Excellence accommodation in the Alexandra Wing of the Framework (REF 2014), Barts and The London Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel in April School of Medicine and Dentistry is placed 2014. Costing in the region of £78m, it is the within the top seven UK institutions in all first new dental school to be built in the UK three Units of Assessment – Clinical Medicine; for over 40 years, and houses state-of-the-art Public Health, Health Services and Primary facilities to provide the most modern learning Care; and Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, environment for dental education of any UK Nursing and Pharmacy. dental hospital. Integrated curriculum and opportunity Designed with clinical functionality at its core, for academic development and complemented by cutting-edge technology, We have completely eliminated the traditional our staff, students and their patients benefit divide between pre-clinical studies and clinical from an enhanced teaching and learning years and operate an integrated curriculum, experience, enabling improved quality of care, which means that you will start seeing patients underpinned by world-class research.