Our University has received high praise for the delivery of its Medicine training programmes following a five-yearly review by the General Medical Council (GMC).
The review highlights several areas of our University’s Medicine programmes that are working well, including the high level of student engagement with the medical school and commends how staff have listened to students and adjusted University processes to improve the student experience.
Specific ‘areas that are working well’ at Southampton include:
- The students recommend Southampton Medical School as a friendly and good quality educational experience. They believe that the course is preparing them effectively for practice
- Students are engaged at all levels within the medical school. The school is prepared to listen and adjust their processes to improve student experience
- Rotations appear to be well constructed and designed to improve exposure to a diverse range of patient types
- The pastoral support systems that are in place are working well and are highly valued by the students
Professor Diana Eccles, Dean of Medicine and Professor Karen Morrison, Associate Dean Education said:
“We are delighted with the outcome of this review by our regulator, the GMC, and very grateful to our staff, colleagues in University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and our many other placement providers across the region, and our students, who contributed to this positive process,
“We are committed to delivering the best possible medical education and student experience and we should all feel proud, and spread the word, that the GMC rates our medicine courses so highly.”
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