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| Application Deadline: | March 1 (EU); June 1 (Non EU) | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 12,780 ≈ € 38,500 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Limerick / Ireland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 48 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Limerick
UL's BM BS Graduate Medical Programme (GMP) is open to graduates from any discipline. It has a highly innovative curriculum which offers students the opportunity to complete undergraduate medical training in four years in an environment specifically designed for graduate students. During your four years of study, you will be taught all of the basic medical and clinical sciences necessary to form the basis for postgraduate training and for a career in one or other branch of medicine.
Programme of study
The curriculum is taught in a traditional academic year, starting in September. Years 1 & 2 are taught on campus and consist of 33 teaching weeks per year. Years 3 & 4 consist of clinical training, where students rotate through the major clinical disciplines in affiliated hospitals and training general practices. The curriculum has three main modules or domains: Knowledge of Health & Illness; Clinical and Anatomical Skills; Professional Competencies. These domains are designed to ensure that all aspects of the skills required to be a doctor are addressed, from the sciences underpinning a rational approach to diagnosis and management, to an awareness of the importance of personal development.
Contents
Programme Outline
Year 1
Autumn - Spring
BM4001 Knowledge of Health & Illness 1
BM4011 Clinical and Anatomical Skills1
BM4021 Professional Competencies 1
Year 2
BM4002 Knowledge of Health & Illness 2
BM4012 Clinical and Anatomical Skills 2
BM4022 Professional Competencies 2
Year 3
BM4003 Knowledge of Health & Illness 3
BM4013 Clinical and Anatomical Skills 3
BM4023 Professional Competencies 3
Year 4
BM4004 Knowledge of Health & Illness 4
BM4014 Clinical and Anatomical Skills 4
BM4024 Professional Competencies 4
The three modules (Knowledge of Health & Illness; Clinical and Anatomical Skills; Professional Competencies) run concurrently and underpin all learning. In each of the first two years, the curriculum is then further divided into six learning units, covering different topic areas. Areas covered by each unit include:
* Life Structure: Musculo-skeletal system, Rheumatology, Orthopaedics, Trauma, Plastic Surgery, Skin & Dermatology
* Life Cycle: Reproduction & Development, Child Health (Paediatrics), Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Sexual Health, Ageing, Death
* Life Maintenance: Alimentary System, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Renal Medicine, Urology, Nutrition
* Life Protection: Immunology, Infection, Haematology, Oncology, Preventative Medicine, Genito-Urinary Medicine
* Life Support: Cardiology/Cardiovascular Surgery, Respiratory Medicine, ENT
* Life Control: Nervous system, Neurology/ Neurosurgery, Vision & Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, Psychology
Year 3
* General Practice/Primary Care (21 weeks)
* Obstetrics/Gynaecology (7 weeks)
* Paediatrics (7 weeks)
* Psychiatry (7 weeks)
Year 4
* Surgery & Related Specialties (21 weeks)
* Medicine & Related Specialties (21 weeks)
SPECIAL STUDY MODULES (SSMs)
Special Study Modules allow students to study in depth areas that are of particular interest to them. In total, students undertake four SSMs, one in each of Years 2 & 3 and two in Year 4. Students have considerable choice over the subject of these projects, but the format for assessment e.g. an academic paper, or a poster and presentation is prescribed. Each student will have a dedicated tutor to help guide their projects and to ensure they stay on track. Some students might choose to go abroad for their SSM and UL is happy to help with this - e.g. by facilitating student exchanges.
HOW YOU WILL BE TAUGHT
Years 1 & 2
The first two years of the course are structured around problem-based learning (PBL). This is backed up by a small number of lectures. There will also be structured clinical skills teaching and anatomical skills teaching. Teaching in the Professional Competencies takes the form of lectures, tutorials, workshops and seminars on topics such as psychology, public health, health law & ethics and medical sociology. All sessions are focused towards the topic of the week and exploring it from different perspectives including the scientific, sociological, public health, legal and patient experience. This means that everything you learn is done in the context in which you will use it when you practice as a doctor.
Years 3 & 4
In Year 3, all students will be located in the General Practice/Primary Care setting in one of five Primary Care Teaching Networks (PCTNs) for a full 21 weeks. For the remainder of Year 3, students will undergo hospital-based clinical training in Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Psychiatry.
In Year 4, students will spend 21 weeks of Clinical Training in Medicine & Related Specialties and another 21 weeks in Surgery & Related Specialties. This will involve rotations through a number of affiliated hospitals.
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Entry Requirements for EU applicants:
Candidates must hold a minimum 2.1 (second class honours, grade one) result in their first honours bachelor degree (NFQ Level 8).
For candidates who meet this requirement GAMSAT (Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admissions Test) will then be used as the sole instrument to select students for the programme (
Entry Requirements for Non-EU applicants:
Candidates must hold a minimum 2.1 (second class honours, grade one) result in their first honours bachelor degree (NFQ Level 8).
For candidates who meet this requirement GAMSAT (Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admissions Test) or in the case of North American applicants, MCAT will be used as an instrument for selection. Non-EU applicants must also attend for interview as part of the selection process.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
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