Learning
At Birmingham Medical School your learning will take place in a range of different settings, from scheduled teaching in lectures and small group tutorials to self-study and peer group learning. Throughout your time on the MBChB your learning opportunities will expand and you will be introduced to laboratory work, practical sessions, bedside teaching, clinical experience and problem based learning (PBL). Below are some examples of timetables to show you just how a typical week of a medical student can look.
Teaching timetable – year one example (w/c 5/2/18)
| Year 1 – Example timetable (w/c 5/2/18) |
| Weekday | Session |
|---|
| 10am-12pm |
Anatomy Practical – Skull and Meninges |
| 3pm-4pm |
Anatomy Practical – The back, vertebrae and ligaments |
| 5pm-6pm |
Lecture – Upper limb injuries |
| Tuesday |
|
|---|
| 9am-10am |
Lecture – Asthma & COPD |
| 11am-12pm |
Small group teaching – Airway Resistance and Flow |
| 1pm-2pm |
Lecture – Ventilation and Perfusion |
| 3pm- 4pm |
Lecture – Principles of Spirometry |
| Wednesday |
|
|---|
| 9am-10am |
Lecture – Social Cognition |
| 10am-11am |
Small Group Teaching – Beliefs and attributions |
| 12pm-1pm |
Lecture – Attitudes |
| Thursday |
|
|---|
| 9am-5pm |
Placement |
| Friday |
|
|---|
| 10am-11am |
Small Group Teaching – Liver malfunction/liver disease |
| 11am-12pm |
Small Group Teaching – Moral Concern |
| 12pm-1pm |
Lecture – Functions and dysfunctions of GIT motility |
| 2pm-3pm |
Acute and chronic inflammation of the GIT |
| 3pm-4pm |
Smooth muscle and enteric nervous system |
| 4pm-5pm |
Anatomy lecture |
Teaching timetable – year one example (w/c 15/1/18)
Year 1 – Example timetable (w/c 15/1/18)
| Weekday | Session |
|---|
| Monday |
|
|---|
| 9am-10am |
Lecture – Health Management and Leadership |
| 11am-12pm |
Small Group Teaching – Moral Concern |
| 12pm-1pm |
Lecture – Learning and Memory |
| 2pm-3pm |
Anatomy Practical – S02 Ventricles, CSF and Meninges |
| 4pm-5pm |
Lecture – Overview of Ascending and Descending Tracts |
| 5pm-6pm |
Lecture – The Somastosensory System |
| Tuesday |
|
|---|
| 9am-5pm |
Placement |
| Wednesday |
|
|---|
| 9am-11am |
Anatomy Practical – Topography of the Major Sensory Systems |
| Thursday |
|
|---|
| 9am-10am |
Lecture – Cytoplasmic signalling and Caner |
| 10am-11am |
Lecture – Oncogenes |
| 12pm-1pm |
Lecture – Anatomy Lecture |
| 2pm-3pm |
Small Group Teaching – Cancer Invasion and metastasis |
| 4pm-6pm |
Anatomy Practical – Gross female reproductive system |
| Friday |
|
|---|
| 9am-10am |
Lecture – Testicular Function |
| 2pm-3pm |
Lecture – Ovarian Function |
| 3pm-4pm |
Lecture – Anatomy Lecture |
Placement timetable – year four example
Worcestershire Royal Hospital Example Timetable – Year 4
| Day | Time | Activity |
|---|
| Monday – AM |
0830 hrs |
Oncology Clinic – Rowan Suite |
| Monday – PM |
1400 hrs |
Haematology Ward Round Laurel 3 |
| Tuesday – AM |
0830 hrs |
Oncology Clinic – Rowan Suite |
| |
1100 – 1430 hrs |
Radiotherapy planning |
| Tuesday – PM |
1430 – 1600 hrs |
Haematology MDT |
| Wednesday – AM |
0830 – 1400 hrs |
Haematology Clinic – Kidderminster Treatment Centre OR Oncology Clinic WRH |
| Wednesday – PM |
|
Oncology Teaching – Kidderminster Treatment Centre OR Oncology Clinic WRH |
| Thursday – AM |
0830 hrs |
Outpatient Clinic – Rowan Suite |
| Thursday – PM |
1400 hrs |
Lung MDTOR Acute Oncology |
| Friday – AM |
0900 hrs |
Tutorial |
| Friday – PM |
1400 hrs |
Oncology Clinic OR Acute Oncology Team |
Want to see what a medical student does in a week?
Read Jessie Bowie's and Beth Woodward's diaries of a week at Birmingham Medical School
Jessie's week
Beth's week