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Medicine Undergraduate Foundation Programme UCLAN FOUNDATIONCAMPUS 2014-2015

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MedicineUndergraduate Foundation Programme

UCLAN FOUNDATIONCAMPUS2014-2015

Why study Medicine?

• Medicineisaboutmorethanaqualification.Itisavocation and a way of life that is about putting the patientfirst.

• Medicine is a challenging but exciting and rewardingcareerthatfewdoctorsregret.

• A medical degree will help you to become a competent and compassionate doctor, with expertiseinarangeofpracticalareas.

Why study Medicine in the UK?

• Medical training in the UK has a long history of excellence and of offering training to overseas doctors.LeadersinMedicinethroughouttheworldhavereceivedtheirtrainingintheUK.

• The UK National Health Service (NHS) is envied across the world for its ‘free for everyone at the pointofaccess’ethos.StudentswilltakeuptheirplacementwithintheEastLancashireHospitalsNHS Trust where they will be part of a team deliveringcaretothehigheststandards.

• The North West of England is not only a vibrant and welcoming area in which to live and study, it is also a culturally, socially and economically diverseregion.ThismeansthatmedicalstudentsatUCLanareexposedtoawiderangeofclinicaland public health issues, giving them a broad and variedexperience.

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB BS)

FoundationCampus is proud to work in partnership with UCLan to offer high-quality university preparation programmes for international students on the University campus.

Find out more: www.foundationcampus.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/foundationcampus

The UCLan School of Medicine and Dentistry MB BS programme has been established to offer a UK MB BS qualification to 35 international students. It aims to prepare graduates to confidently and competently begin their working life as a doctor anywhere in the world.

Medicine at UCLan

• UCLanhasbeenproducingrespectedgraduatesinthefieldofhealthcare,dentistry,pharmacyand biomedical science for many years and has a reputation as a leading provider of health education.TheMBBSprogrammehasbeendeveloped in line with UK General Medical Councilapprovalprocesses.*

• State-of-the-artfacilities,including:fivehigh-specificationskillslaboratoriesequippedwithlife-size human simulators to help students developtheirclinicalskills;theHumanAnatomyResourceandLearningCentrewherestudentslearnabouttheworkingsofthehumanbody;andsimulated settings such as a doctor’s surgery and patient’shome.

• PlacementsundertakenattheRoyalBlackburnHospitalandBurnleyGeneralHospital.Thesehospitalshavefirst-classmedicalfacilities,almost a thousand inpatient beds between them, and one of the busiest Emergency departments in theNorthWestofEngland.

BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY (MB BS)

TheUCLanMBBSaimstopreparegraduateswhoareabletotakeontherolesandresponsibilitiesofamedicaldoctor.

TheUCLanMBBSisa5-year programme.

Four themes are central to the curriculum:1. Integratingmedicalscienceswithclinicalpractice2. Communicationskillsandhealthinformatics3. Public health (personal, community and population)4. Quality of care and professionalism

Years 1 & 2 Students will learn in small groups and receive a good grounding in the medical sciences so that they can begin to integratethisknowledgewiththeirlearningincommunicationandclinicalskills.Modulesinclude:publichealth,clinicalskills,medicineincontextandcommunicationskills.StudentswillmeetpatientsinYears1and2,initiallyinGPpracticesandinYear2inhospital.

Years 3 & 4 Studentsrotatethroughclinicalspecialties.StudentsarebasedmainlyattheRoyalBlackburnandBurnleyGeneralHospitalsandGPpracticesinEastLancashire,threedaysperweekandataUCLancampusfortheremainingdays,ineitherPrestonorBurnley.

Year 5 Studentsdeveloptheirearlyprofessionalpracticebyundertakingfoursix-weekapprenticeshipsin: urgent/emergencycare;acutemedicineandsurgery;community;andaspecialstudymodule.Studentsareencouraged toworkindependentlywithclosesupervisionfromdepartmentalmentorsandanassignedclinicalsupervisor.Finally,studentswillcompleteafourweekassistantshipshadowingafoundationdoctor.

GraduatesfromUKmedicalschoolsnormallyapplyforfoundationtrainingintheUK.Thenumberofplacesisplannedaroundthenumberofgraduates.Thereissignificantcompetitiontoachieveatrainingposition.IfgraduatesfromtheUCLanMBBSprogrammedecidetostayintheUKfortheirfoundationtraining,theywouldbeeligibletoenterthishighlycompetitiveprocess,whichcarriesnoguaranteeofsuccessfulplacement.SomeinternationalstudentswillseekGMCregistrationandplantoreturntotheirhomecountriestoundertaketheequivalentoffoundationtraining.ThesestudentsmustobtainprospectiveapprovalduringtheirundergraduatestudiesfromtheUCLanSchoolofMedicineandDentistrythattheproposedtrainingisequivalenttofoundationtrainingintheUK andisacceptabletotheGMC.

ImagescourtesyofEastLancashireHospitalsNHSTrust

*TheGMCrecognisesbodiestoawardprimarymedicalqualificationsandplanstostarttoqualityassureUCLananditsfirstundergraduatemedicineprogramme.Thisislikelytotaketheformofayearbyyearreviewfollowingthefirstcohorttograduation.OnlyduringthefinalyearoftheprogrammewilltheGMCbeabletoapproveUCLanandaddittoitslistofbodiesthatcanawardprimarymedicalqualifications.There can be no guarantee that this will be the outcome of the review andUCLanhascontingencyarrangementsinplacesothatstudentsenrolledintheprogrammewillbeabletocompletetheirstudies.

MEDICINEUndergraduate Foundation Programme (UFP)

Who is this programme designed for?

This programme is designed to prepare international students, who have completed senior secondary education and met the academic requirements listed, for entry to undergraduate studyforaBachelorofMedicineBachelorofSurgerydegreeatUCLan.

How long will I study for?

Thedurationoftheprogrammeisoneacademicyear.The year is divided into two terms of seven to eight teachingweeks,afinaltermofupto12weeks,onereadingweek,andanassessmentweek.Youwillundertake22hoursofclassroomorlab-basedstudyperweek.Youwillbesupportedtoundertakevolunteering placements in a health and social care settingwhileyoustudythisprogramme.

What will I study?

This programme includes four core modules, takenbyallstudentsthroughoutthecourse.Thesemodulesare:Biology,Chemistry,MathsandEnglish.YouwillhaveaPersonalTutortosupportyouthroughouttheprogramme.YourPersonalTutor will help you adjust to life and study in the UK, support you to become a successful medicine student, and prepare you for your University interview.

How will I be assessed?

YouwillbeassessedbyexamforMathsandEnglish, and by a combination of exam and practicalworkforBiologyandChemistry.

What degrees can I progress to?

All students enrolled for this programme are guaranteedaninterviewwiththeUCLanSchoolofMedicineandDentistry.Studentswhoaresuccessfulmayprogresstothefive-yearMBBSatUCLan.

EntrancetoMedicineintheUKisverycompetitive.For students who are not accepted, or decide that Medicine is not for them, other options are available.StudentswhosuccessfullycompletetheMedicine UFP are guaranteed progression to the BScMedicalSciences.IfstudentstakethisoptionandthenperformstronglyinYear1ofBScMedicalSciences, they will have the opportunity to apply to progresstoYear1ofMBBS.

Life Science options

UCLanFoundationCampus offers a wide range ofprogressionoptionstootherLifeSciencesdegrees through the Undergraduate Foundation ProgrammeLifeSciencespathway.This includes Forensics, Physiotherapy, Nutrition, Psychology,SportSciencesandBiomedicalSciences.Pleasevisitourwebsiteformoreinformationaboutthisroute.

Your route to a

MEDICINE DEGREE

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery MB BS

Year 5

Year 4

Year 3

Year 2

Year 1

MEDICINE UNDERGRADUATE FOUNDATION (3 TERMS)

UCLandegree

UCLanFoundationCampus programme

MEDICINEUndergraduate Foundation Programme (UFP)

Length of programme: 3 terms

English level: 6.0IELTSineveryelement

Academic requirements: Minimum12yearsofschooling. PreviousstudyofChemistryandMaths. Pleaseseeourwebsiteforspecificrequirements for your country

Other entry requirements: Interview

Minimum age: 17+

Hours per week: 22

Examinations/Coursework: Maths100%exam;English100%exam; Biology&Chemistry70%exam/30%practical

Pass mark for progression:• 70%overallineachacademicmodule• 7.5IELTSinallskills•Successful interview•Good score UKCAT test

Dates: 29September2014–3July2015

Fees: £16,500

Programme details

Next steps For more information, including how to apply, visit our website www.foundationcampus.com

If your interview is successful and you have met all the conditions of your offer

you can pay your deposit

Make your applicationto UCLan FoundationCampus

(deadline 6 June 2014)

Meet the conditions of your offer

The Centre will assess your application. The strongest applicants will be invited

for interview

March 2015Take the internal

English test

June 2015Academic results

confirmed

July 2015Progression confirmed

July 2015Take UKCAT online

assessment

29 September 2014Start the programme Obtain your visa

Pay your deposit to secureyour place on the programme (there are a limited number of

places on the programme)

January 2015

You will be interviewed by the University

If your interview is successful, you will be issued a conditional offer for the MB BS at UCLan

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Undergraduate Foundation

English From6.0IELTSorequivalent,everyelement

Albania CompletionofhighschooleducationwithCertificateofMaturitywithverygoodgrades,includingpreviousstudyofChemistry/Biology

Angola SecondaryschoolCertificate(Grade12)withverygoodoverallgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

Armenia CertificateofSecondaryEducation(MijnakargYndhanurKrtoutianAttestat)withverygoodoverallgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

Azerbaijan CertificateofSecondaryEducation(Attestat)withverygoodoverallgradesincludngChemistry/Biology

Bahrain Tawjihiya/Thanawihya/GeneralSecondarySchoolCertificatewithverygoodaverageincludingChemistry/Biology

Bangladesh HSC:withverygoodaveragegradesincludingChemistry/Biology

Botswana CambridgeOverseasSchoolCertificatewithverygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Brunei BruneiCambridgeASlevelswithverygoodgrades,includingChemistry

Cambodia DiplomaofUpperSecondarySchool:withverygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Cameroon VerygoodoverallgradeinBaccalaureatorCertificatdeProbation,includingChemistry/Biology

China SeniorSecondarySchoolGraduationCertificatewithverygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Colombia Bachillerato-withverygoodgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

Gambia WestAfricanSchoolCertificateorSeniorSchoolCertificatewithverygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Georgia CertificateofSecondaryEducationwithverygoodgradesincludingChemistryandBiology.

Ghana WestAfricanSchoolCertificateorSeniorSchoolCertificate-withverygoodgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

Hong Kong HKDSE:4subjects(notChinese)withverygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

India Year12withverygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Indonesia SMA/K3:withverygoodavergaegrades;includingChemistry/Biology (STTBandfinalgovernmentexamarenotrequired)

Iran SuccessfulcompletionofHighSchoolDiploma(3years)withverygoodaveragegrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Japan UpperSecondarySchoolYear3(12thgrade):min.GPA3.0

Jordan Tawjihi(GeneralSecondaryEducationCertificate):withverygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Kazakhstan DiplomaofCompletedSecondaryEducation(Attestat)withverygoodaveragegrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Kenya EastAfricanSchoolCertificate/CambridgeOverseasSchoolCertificate/KenyanCertificate(KCSE):verygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Kuwait Tawjihiya/Thanawihya/GeneralSecondarySchoolCertificatewithverygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Laos Baccalaureatwithverygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Lebanon Baccalaureatewithverygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Libya SecondaryEducationCertificatewithverygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Macau CompletionofForm6orSenior3withverygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Malaysia Year1ofSTPMwithverygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology UECplusoneextrayearwithavegradeB+andBinChem/Bio

Mauritius ASLevels-verygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Mexico Bachillerato:verygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Academic entry requirements

Undergraduate Foundation

Mongolia Highschoolcertificatewithverygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Myanmar BasicEducationHighschoolMatriculation=11years.Verygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Nigeria WestAfricanSchoolCertificateorSeniorSchoolCertificate-verygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Oman Tawjihiya/Thanawihya/GeneralSecondarySchoolCertificatewithverygoodgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

Pakistan HSC/ISA/FSCwithverygoodgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

Qatar Tawjihiya/Thanawihya/GeneralSecondarySchoolCertificatewithverygoodgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

Russia CertificateofSecondaryEducation:verygoodgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

Saudi Arabia Tawjihiya/Thanawihya/GeneralSecondarySchoolCertificatewithverygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

Singapore ASLevelswithverygoodgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

South Africa NationalSeniorCertificatewithverygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

South Korea Seniorschoolcertificate:withverygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

SriLanka 12yrsschooling(year1ofAlevel)withverygoodgrades,includingSciences

Taiwan SeniorHighSchoolcertificate,withverygoodgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

Tanzania EastAfricanSchoolCertificate/CambridgeOverseasSchoolCertificate/KenyanCertificate(KCSE):verygoodgrades,includingChemistryandBiology

Thailand MathayomSuksa(MAW)6:withverygoodgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

Turkey HighschoolcertificatewithverygoodgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

Uganda UgandanCertificateofEducation:verygoodgrades,includingChemistry/Biology

United Arab Emirates Tawjihiya/Thanawihya/GeneralSecondarySchoolCertificatewithverygoodgrade,includingChemistry/Biology

UK ASLevelswithverygoodgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

Uzbekistan DiplomaofSpecialisedSecondaryEducation-withverygoodgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

Vietnam CompletionofYear12:withverygoodgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

Yemen SecondarySchoolFinalExaminationswithverygoodgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

Zambia ZambiaSchoolCertificate:withverygoodgradesandAinChemistry/Biology

Zimbabwe ASLevelswithverygoodgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

InternationalCurricula-InternationalBaccalaureate(IB)

IBDiplomaYear1:6points+persubjectinc.2sciences

InternationalCurricula-iGCSE NOTACCEPTED

InternationalCurricula-CanadianHigh School

CompletionofYear12:withverygoodgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

InternationalCurricula-AustralianHigh School

CompletionofYear12:withverygoodgradesincludingChemistry/Biology

InternationalCurricula-USAHighSchool

HighSchoolDiploma:min.CGPA3.2ona4-pointscalewith3.2+inChemistry/Biology

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