Gateway Year to Medicine

Year 1

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:
1. Describe and explain the basic concepts and principles associated with the structure and function structure of human cells, subcellular components, body systems and how infectious and non-infectious conditions affect body systems;
2. Perform basic quantitative analysis in relation to biological systems including numerical calculations interpreting graphs and basic statistical analysis;
3. Appreciate at a basic level the social, economic, political and ethical issues inherent in contemporary medical practice;
4. Appreciated at a basic level the nature of patient journeys and the daily practice of healthcare practitioners;
5. Appreciate differences in lay beliefs and emotional responses in understanding health and illness
6. Appreciate how to facilitate people’s understanding of health information in various formats;
7. Develop an understanding of basic research skills applied to project work;
8. Implement effective strategies for group learning, time management, academic reading, digital learning, research, academic writing and verbal presentations;
9. Identify, critically evaluate and assess information and present it in a range of formats;
10. Reflect on their own personal and professional practice and development and action plan;

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
• Ability to analyse and critically evaluate information / experimental results and to draw valid conclusions;
• Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people in different settings
• Ability to present information in a variety of formats
• Ability to make effective and critical use of digital literacy for their learning;
• Ability to plan for their own personal and professional development.
• Ability to reflect on their own learning.

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:
1. Demonstration of the knowledge and application of principles associated with human biology and social science;
2. A range of formats including essays, reflective tasks, individual and group presentations, project work and formative and summative exams that develop skills which prepare students for progression to undergraduate medicine;
3. Demonstrating emerging abilities, skills and competencies including professionalism, self-confidence and lifelong learning skills.