Student Voice - Have your Say!
There are many ways to have your say on your experiences on the MBBS course, and to suggest or even get involved with improvements to our programme.
There are two ways to feedback on your learning experience, by completing a survey or by speaking to your Students Reps.
To find out more about how we are responding to your feedback and other QA developments, check out our QA newsletter which launched in Autumn 2023:
- October 2023:
- December 2023:
In addition you can use one of the methods below to get in contact with us.
- Submit a Raising Concerns Form
- Nominate someone for Name and Proclaim
- Post on Moodle Forums
- Send us an Email
If you have an idea for how to improve an aspect of the programme, we would also encourage you to undertake a SQUID project.
Carry out a SQUID Project
Fill out a Learning Survey
Learning Surveys are your opportunity to feedback on your individual modules and placements.
Learning Surveys are hosted on the Academic Student Record (ASR) and consist of three core questions:
- a numerical “satisfaction score”
- an option to nominate someone for a Top Teacher or Top Administrator Award
- a free text for any comments you would like to make
You can complete a Learning Survey for your module or placement at any time, whilst you are there or afterwards. You can also submit subsequent entries if you find you have more to add. Your module leaders may give you an opportunity to complete this as part of a teaching session.
Feedback should be constructive, i.e. how could we make the course better? Any negative comments which name individuals will be redacted and forwarded to the relevant year or module leads for review and follow-up if necessary.
Comments will be moderated by the QAEU and published regularly. This will enable Leads to react to your feedback more quickly, as do not need to wait for summary reports after each term has finished.
ASR provides a live dashboard where you can see your feedback alongside your peers’ in real time.
More information and guidance on using the Learning Surveys can be found here: Learning Surveys
Complete an Annual Survey
Each continuing year group will also be asked to complete a longer survey by UCL which will cover more general topics such as assessments, learning resources, etc. A link to complete these surveys will be sent to you towards the end of the academic year.
Final year students will be invited to complete the National Student Survey (NSS) which summarises your student experience throughout the whole MBBS programme.
Contact your Student Reps
At UCLMS we have a RUMS President and two Vice-Presidents, who look after matters relating to Years 1-3 or Years 4-6 respectively, as well as other committee members.
You can find out more about the RUMS Committee on their website.
In addition each module will have up to two Student Reps.
You can contact your Student Reps if there is something you would like them to take forward on your behalf, perhaps to a UCLMS committee. They will also be canvassing your opinions, either generally or on specific areas that have been identified as needing improvement.
Submit a Raising Concerns Form
Our Raising Concerns process gives you the opportunity to feedback at any time on incidents that have concerned you, for example if you have been subjected to bullying or harassment; or have witnessed patient safety issues whilst on placement.
More information on the process for Raising Concerns (for Years 4-6) and Report and Support (for Years 1-2) is available here: Raising Concerns
Nominate someone for Name and Proclaim
Name and Proclaim is your opportunity to shout out about members of clinical or administrative staff, or students, who have impressed and inspired you.
- Have you encountered an excellent clinician, who demonstrated a perfect bedside manner?
- Has a tutorial or lecture left you fascinated by new knowledge or impressed by someone’s unique and inspirational teaching style?
- Has an administrator gone the 'extra mile' to support you as a student?
If so, you can submit a Name and Proclaim form, and we will send them a certificate thanking them for their support of our students.
The form and more details can be found here: Name and Proclaim
Moodle Forums
Following the closure of Unitu, we are encouraging all of you to make use of the existing Moodle Forums to communicate with the medical school staff.
Each of your year and module pages should have a Forum section.
Send us an Email
A list of contacts for the medical school can be found here: Key Contacts
Carry out a SQUID Project
Do you have an innovative idea for a concept aimed at enhancing your medical student experience? If so, you can apply for funding to carry out a SQUID project. In addition to benefiting yourself and your colleagues and the medical school, it will also look great on your CV.
