Structure

Key Information

Programme starts

September 2018

Location: London, Bloomsbury

Course content

The course has been designed to provide 3rd year medical students with a connected curriculum in cardiovascular medicine, which feeds into a series of clinical case studies. The course modules cover a variety of aspects of heart and vascular function in health and disease from pathophysiology, pharmacology and therapeutic strategies through to genetic and anatomical basis of congenital heart disease. Each module is led by one or more course tutors who direct the content of the module and oversee tutorials or and laboratory-based practicals.

Modules

Core modules

Optional modules within ICS

Teaching staff

Assessment

Modules are assessed in a variety of ways including oral presentations, written essays, poster presentations, practicals and unseen written exams.

Heart & Circulation

3000 word assessed essay (20%),

Unseen three-hour written examination consisting of single best answer MCQ and two essays (60%),

Poster project, including 5 min oral presentation (15%)

Organ Bath Pharmacology - Practical session report (5%).

Clinical Case Studies in Cardiovascular Medicine Page

Oral - 15-minute presentation (10 mins + 5 mins questions) around a therapeutic scenario discussing evidential basis for established treatments and future directions (15%)

Written - Student writes an abstract based on a clinical research paper (unseen before exam) with abstract hidden. (2 options) (45%)

Written - Student writes short notes on previously seen research article in the context of a clinical case. Questions will assess critical appraisal of the research study and interpretation of the evidence for clinical decision making. 5 articles will be issued to the students 2 weeks prior to the exam, from which 2 options will be used in the exam. (40%)

Research Project

Dissertation (7500 words) 80%

Assessment by supervisor of performance throughout the project 10%

Oral presentation 10-15 mins 10%