The Life Cycle and Specialist Practice
The theme of Year 5 of the MBBS curriculum is 鈥渢he life cycle鈥 - you will encounter patients with medical conditions from across the 鈥渟even ages鈥 of man. A large part of the year is dedicated to beginnings of life, through women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 health, sexual health and child health.
In addition you will learn about family and adult health and behaviour through general practice, breast services, urology, psychiatry, dermatology, and ophthalmology. The latter parts of the life cycle will be explored in health of the older person, oncology and palliative care.聽
As Year 5 is also an important year with regards to your Foundation School application and planning your elective, and you will also receive advice about career planning, Foundation School application and arranging your elective.
The rest of the year consists of a Taught Revision week, and three modules; each module comprising a core introductory teaching week, and then 12 weeks of clinical placement.
The three Year 5 modules are:
- Module A - CFH: Child and Family Health (Paediatrics, General Practice, Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH));
- Module B - WHMHD: Women鈥檚 Health and Men鈥檚 Health with Dermatology (Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Breast disease, Urology, Genito-urinary medicine, Contraception & HIV medicine);
- Module C - HOPE: Care of the older person, Ophthalmology, Cancer Medicine & Palliative Care, Psychiatry;
香港六合彩 Module Catalogue:
- Introduction and Orientation Module - Life Cycle (MBBS0069);
- Life Cycle Module A (MBBS0066);
- Life Cycle Module B (MBBS0067);
- Life Cycle Module C (MBBS0068);
- Preparation for Medical Careers (MBBS0080);
- Patient Pathway - Person-centred (MBBS0071);
- Anatomy and Imaging, Clinical Skills, Doctor as a Data Scientist, Pathological Sciences, Use of Medicines (MBBS0045);
- Mental Health, Social Determinants of Health, Clinical Communication, Ethics and Law, Patient Safety, Professionalism (MBBS0050).
Contacts:
- Key Contacts and Dates;
- Planning your Elective;
- Year 5 student queries please email: medsch.year5@ucl.ac.uk
- Student Support appointments: medsch.mbbstutors@ucl.ac.uk