MBBS Year 5 Programme

The Life Cycle and Specialist Practice

The theme of Year 5 is “the life cycle” and you will encounter patients with medical conditions from across the “seven ages” of man. An Introductory and Orientation Module is followed by three, twelve-week integrated modules of clinical placements each preceded by related core teaching and relevant NHS mandatory training.  

A large part of the year is dedicated to beginnings of life, through women’s and men’s health, sexual health and child health. In addition, you will learn about family and adult health and behaviour through general practice, breast services, urology, psychiatry, dermatology and ophthalmology.

The latter parts of the life cycle will be explored in care of the older person, cancer medicine and palliative care.

Clinical and Professional Practice themes continue in teaching and learning sessions covering a wide range of topics relevant to the life cycle and specialist practice, and a patient-based patient pathway which runs throughout the year.

Career planning, preparation for your Foundation School application and planning your elective become important in year 5 and advice about these are provided during the IOM.  

The aims of this year are:

• to build on clinical knowledge and skills developed in year 4
• to build on, and apply,  knowledge learned through the CPP curriculum 
• to gain knowledge and understanding of life-cycle specialties and specialist practice
• to develop skills relevant to these areas of practice

This will be achieved through the following modules and assessments: 

• Introduction and Orientation Module - Life Cycle (MBBS0069);
• Life Cycle Module A (MBBS0066);
• Life Cycle Module B (MBBS0067);
• Life Cycle Module C (MBBS0068);
• Preparation for Medical Careers (MBBS0080);
• Patient Pathway - Person-centred (MBBS0071);
• Anatomy and Imaging, Clinical Skills, Doctor as a Data Scientist, Pathological Sciences, Use of Medicines (MBBS0045);
• Mental Health, Social Determinants of Health, Clinical Communication, Ethics and Law, Patient Safety, Professionalism (MBBS0050)
• Applied Knowledge Test (MBBS0090)
• Clinical and Professional Skills Assessment (MBBS0091)

Assessments:

Full information about formative and summative assessments can be found on our Assessment and Prizes webpage and Assessment And Feedback Moodle Page.

Key contacts and dates:

• Key Medical School Contacts and MBBS Dates
• Year 5 curriculum queries please email: medsch.year5@ucl.ac.uk
• Year 5 assessment queries please email: medsch.assessment.year5@ucl.ac.uk
• Medical Student Support appointments: medsch.mbbstutors@ucl.ac.uk