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Queen Mary University, Barts and the London School of Medicine Interview

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december 15, 2022

Teaching Overview

Queen Mary University, Barts and the London School of Medicine adopts a systems-based approach for its curriculum, which is closely linked to the recommendations outlined in the General Medical Council’s ‘Tomorrow’s Doctors’. A key feature of the curriculum delivery is problem-based learning (PBL); you can find out more about PBL at Queen Mary University under their ‘learning and teaching’ section here.

You’ll also experience a range of other teaching methods to support your learning, including:

  • Lectures
  • Practical sessions
  • Communication skills
  • Project work
  • E-learning

You’ll experience contact with patients from your first term and throughout the programme, including the following clinical experience:

  • Phase 1 (Year 1 & 2): Regular patient contact.
  • Phase 2 (Year 3 & 4): A series of hospital-based placements to introduce clinical medicine.
  • Phase 3 (Year 5): Community placements, including GP practices, and clinical placements in the hospital you will be based in for your Foundation Year 1 training.

You can find out more information about the structure of the programme here.

Teaching Hospitals / Clinical Partnerships

Queen Mary University, Barts and the London School of Medicine brings together "two venerable teaching institutions" – St Bartholomew’s Hospital and The London Hospital Medical College.

During your clinical years, you may also gain clinical experience in some of the following hospitals:

  • The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel
  • St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London
  • Whipps Cross University Hospital, Leytonstone, London
  • Newham University Hospital, Newham, London
  • Homerton University Hospital, Homerton, London
  • Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex
  • Southend University Hospital, Southend, Essex
  • Colchester University Hospital, Colchester, Essex
  • The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, Essex
  • Queens Hospital, Romford, Essex
  • King George Hospital, Romford, Essex

Extracurricular / Additional Opportunities

You will undertake thirteen student selected components (SSCs) throughout the five-year course, providing you with some choice and allowing you to explore areas of interests within the curriculum.

Within your final year, you’ll also undertake an elective period, allowing you to study a topic of your choice, either within the UK or abroad.

In addition to this, Queen Mary University also offers the option of an intercalated degree, which allows you to take one year out of your medical course to study for an additional qualification. Medical students have a choice from a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes; you can find out more about the intercalated programme here.

Selling Points

Queen Mary University offers a five-year MBBS programme taught in Malta. You can find out more about this programme here.

There is also the option to study an accelerated four-year Medicine Graduate Entry Programme MBBS, if you already have, or are expecting to obtain, a honours degree in any discipline, with a minimum 2:1 grade.

Interview Information

Queen Mary University, Barts and the London School of Medicine uses a panel-style approach for its interview format. The following are identified on their website as areas which will be evaluated through the interview process:

  • Motivation and realistic approach to medicine as a career
  • Initiative, resilience and maturity
  • Teamwork
  • Organisation and problem solving abilities
  • Contribution to university life
  • Communication skills

For 2023 entry, interviews will take place between January and February 2023. You can find out more information about the interview process here.

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