INTERVIEW

Question 1

How is anatomy taught?

Answer 1

Prosection; class sizes between 30 and 60 students; facilitated by MSc and PHD students
6 places for medical summer students for full dissections
Intercalation opportunity in Anatomy Development Honours which can be dissection led

Question 2

Where is medicine taught?

Answer 2

The majority of teaching in Years 1, 2 and 3 takes place in the University’s Central Area.

In your clinical years, most teaching takes place in hospitals, general practices in regions across Scotland and if requested, occasionally further afield (for example, we have very limited placements available in the Highlands and Islands). Western General and Royal Hospital for Sick Children.

Clinical Skills Centre: manikin with cardiovascular pronblems.

Question 3

Course Overview

Answer 3

Year 1
You take courses that introduce the scientific, sociological and behavioural principles of medicine and place them in the context of patient care.

Areas covered will include:

Anatomy
Surgery
Infection
Safe prescribing
Knowledge to clinical practice
Research and evidence-based medicine
Year 2
You will develop your practical, research and clinical skills, including history-taking, and examination.

You will also develop your skills in homeostasis in the body, health promotion, global health and nutrition, statistical reasoning and medical informatics.

You will work in small groups, taking part in clinical projects and spending time in general practice.

Year 3
All students will enter an Honours programme to obtain a Bachelor of Medical Sciences Honours degree.

Many students study a scientific discipline in depth, gaining research experience, and submit a dissertation.

Recently established disciplines include health sciences and programmes in the medical humanities.

Year 4
You will study all aspects of clinical medicine and healthcare delivery as part of a team. Courses continue to cover biological and clinical sciences.

You will develop your practical experience through placements in hospitals and general practice.

Year 5
You will move around a number of specialities, working on hospital wards as part of a team.

In addition to further clinical placements in a range of disciplines, you will complete an individual research project in partnership with a clinical tutor.

Year 6
You will consolidate your learning from previous years, working on an apprenticeship model to prepare for employment in the postgraduate Foundation Programme.

There is an emphasis on developing practical skills and knowledge of general and acute medicine, emergency medicine, surgery, anaesthetics and intensive care.

You will have the opportunity to assist a trainee doctor and, under supervision, undertake some of the duties of a Foundation Year 1 doctor.

You also have an elective period, which is usually undertaken overseas.

You will have the opportunity to assist a trainee doctor and, under supervision, undertake some of the duties of a Foundation Year 1 doctor. You also have an elective period, which is usually undertaken overseas.

Question 4

What is PBL?

Answer 4

Problem based learning is when an applied problem is presented to a small group of students who discuss it over several sessions whilst a tutor provides support, allowing students to identify the limits of their knowledge and use that to further their research at home.

Question 5

Why does PBL work for me?

Answer 5

Self directed learning, taught myself two national 5s in third year, then sat two extra highers in fifth year although without any teacher input I knew when to ask for help. Reflection, identify my own areas of weakness as I was not being assigned homework or class tests.

Question 6

What is the elective period

Answer 6

At the end of final year exams 6 week study abroad

Question 7

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Answer 7

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Question 8

What is intercalation?

Answer 8

All undergraduate medicine students undertake a BMedSci in Year 3 of the MBChB programme at the University of Edinburgh. This intercalated year gives students the opportunity to research an area of interest to them within a wide range of options; learn valuable new skills and experience aspects of academic medicine. Bioethics, Law and Society, neuroscience, genetics.

Question 9

History of Edinburgh

Answer 9

The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1583 by the Town Council of Edinburgh as the first civic university in Britain. The School attracted many students from Ireland, America and the Colonies, and Edinburgh graduates were closely involved in the founding of several of the first medical schools in the US and Canada.ames Young Simpson revolutionised obstetric and surgical practice with the introduction of chloroform anaesthesia in 1847. There were enormous advances in surgery, under great names such as Robert Liston, James Syme and Joseph Lister, particularly with Lister’s introduction of antiseptic and aseptic techniques in the 1870s.

Question 10

Academic interests

Answer 10

Genetics, personal statement, debating, english, music teaching theory, piano, ‘cello

Question 11

Key academic achievements

Answer 11

SQA exams early nat 5 and 7 Highers 15, donald dewar, covid-19 innovation programme, music,

Question 12

Academic related to medicine

Answer 12

SQA= passion for learning and self-discipline medicine requires, debating = speaking skills, perform under pressure, programme = creativity and imagination, music = structure, time management

Question 13

How important science is in medicine

Answer 13

Medicine OD = science and practice of establishing the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. If medicine is driving a car and science is the fuel then empathy and understanding is the key.

Question 14

Why Edinburgh?

Answer 14

Consistently ranked one of the top 50 universities in the world. A six year degree. Our international reputation in research is also first-class, with the University of Edinburgh rated fourth in the UK for Research Power in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF).

In the College’s submissions to the same framework in 2014, Medicine (MBChB) was ranked in the top five and Neuroscience was ranked third.

We are 20th in the Times Higher World University Rankings for clinical, pre-clinical and health subjects (2016/17). Joseph Black, considered to be the father of modern chemistry; James Young-Simpson, credited with developing modern anaesthesia with chloroform; and Charles Darwin, whose Edinburgh education unquestionably contributed to the development of his theory of evolution by natural selection.The writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is another famous graduate - he based his most famous character, Sherlock Holmes, on his old mentor Joseph Bell, who was a Scottish surgeon and lecturer at the Medical School in the 19th century.

Remarkable women at the Medical School also overcame considerable adversity to become drivers of equality and medical excellence. Notable figures include Elsie Inglis, James Barry and Sophia Jex-Blake.

Question 15

What makes a good doctor?

Answer 15

Empathy - can’t always know but can always feel, communication - justice everybody has the right to equal healthcare regardless of their capabilities of understanding, curious - lifelong learning is a must, teamworkers - MDT (psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical nurse specialists/community mental health nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, medical secretaries, and sometimes other disciplines such as counsellors, drama therapists, art therapists, advocacy workers, care workers and possibly others not listed, good bedside manner, deal with uncertainty, manage risk

Question 16

How do you become a doctor?

Answer 16

Get into university, graduate from university, obtain lisecnsure by registering with the GMC, complete foundation programme 2 years, become GP or specialise, if GP further 3 year specialty training, if specialise either runthrough 5-8 years full duration, or uncoupled 2-3 years core training then competitive entry to higher training, continuos professional development points every year

Question 17

work life balance

Answer 17

44-72 hours in foundation training, 3 or 4 nightshifts in a row every 3-4 weeks, between 1in2 to 1 in6 weekends, 27 days of leave

Question 18

Ethics

Answer 18

Autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, Justice, gillick = child’s capacity to consent, frasers= specificall;y contraception hard limit 13, consequentialism ends justify the means, utalitarianism many not few, deontology opposite of consequentialism,

Question 19

charlie gard and alfie evans case

Answer 19

Charlie had MDDS which is a mitochondrial DNA depletion both parents were recessive carriers - nucleoside bypass surgery - courts overuled it and lifesupport was removed when he was 11 months old.
alfie degenerative neurological condition, treatment overruled, The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends treatment at £30,000 or less per Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY).

Question 20

resource and staffing pressures

Answer 20

inverse care law, lack of beds, lack of staff, lack of funding. lack of equipment, covid-19, threat of privatisation, wait times. The NHS was born out of a long-held ideal that good healthcare should be available to all, regardless of wealth. At its launch by the then minister of health, Aneurin Bevan, on 5 July 1948, it had at its heart three core principles:

That it meet the needs of everyone
That it be free at the point of delivery
That it be based on clinical need, not ability to pay

Question 21

managing public expectations

Answer 21

understanding, education, accountablility

Question 22

technology

Answer 22

learning: tutorials, seminars

Question 23

rapid advancements

Answer 23

learning, self reflections, revalidation and apprasial

Question 24

Problem solving

Answer 24

understand, ask, identify issue, both sides of argument, , logic and reasoning, compelling, balanced conclusion

Question 25

general

Answer 25

eye contact, confidence, likeability, smile

Question 26

teamwork

Answer 26

experience: debating - underperformed, explorer belt, dofe, doctor leader means respnsibility and accountablilty and doing your part

Question 27

extracurriculars:

Answer 27

scouts, music, karate, reading, learning rugby, achievements blackbelt, explorer belt, grades. medicine, teamwork, time managment, responsibilty, discipline, depth of personality. stress relief, socialising

Question 28

How is Medicine taught?

Answer 28

Pre-clincal years 1 & 2 integrate PBL, traditional lectures and tutorials to form a traditional curriculum with little clinical experience. You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, laboratory and project work, clinical placements, and computer-assisted learning. Research components of the programme offer flexibility and choice throughout the curriculum.

In Years 4 to 6 you will be assigned a Clinical Tutor Associate, a doctor in training, who will offer you individual tuition tailored to your educational needs.

You will also be able to access our virtual learning environment which offers a wide range of online course resources.

In addition to University libraries, you’ll be able to use hospital libraries on most sites. Over the two years we complete three student projects, one of which is a literature review, that allows students the chance to produce publishable research under close supervision of an experienced mentor. This also prepares students for 3rd year as intercalation in an area of biomedical science is compulsory at Edinburgh Medical School unless you already have an undergraduate degree.

Question 29

How are you assessed?

Answer 29

Assessment methods include online applied knowledge tests, clinical examinations (OSCE), written assessments, research projects and in course assessment of professionalism and engagement on the programme.

Question 30

Breakthroughs

Answer 30

Edinburgh researchers collaborating in the global GenOMICC consortium identify potential treatments for Covid-19 after the discovery of five genes associated with the most severe form of the disease: December 2020. The breakthrough will help doctors understand how Covid-19 damages lungs at a molecular level. CRM scientists have helped make a breakthrough discovery which could open a door for new treatments for leukaemia. The protein, known as YTHDF2, has been shown to play a significant role in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), an aggressive cancer of white blood cells which currently has a very poor survival rate. Experiments revealed that YTHDF2 is needed to trigger and sustain the disease, however it’s not needed for healthy cells to function.