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How To Become A Doctor

42. Postgraduate Medicine (Open Pod: University of Warwick)

Aug 5, 2020
Ciara and Lucy interview Bhavdeep from the University of Warwick, discussing the graduate medicine programme, benefits of diversity in the program, difference between biomedical science and medical science, anatomy teaching at Warwick, and the supportive atmosphere at the university.
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  • Warwick's graduate medicine program at the University of Warwick is a 4-year accelerated program that allows students with diverse backgrounds and degrees to discuss case studies in rich discussions from different perspectives.
  • The anatomy teaching at Warwick includes seminars, hands-on sessions with plastinated specimens, shadowing consultants in clinical settings, and engaging in clinical placements from the second year onwards, providing students with valuable clinical skills and patient interactions.

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Course Delivery and Structure

The first year at the University of Warwick medical school is intense and primarily lecture-based. However, they also incorporate case-based learning (CBL), where students meet twice a week to discuss patient case studies related to the week's lectures. The CBL groups are diverse, comprising students from various backgrounds and degrees, which leads to rich discussions from different perspectives. The cohort size is about 190 students.

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