Knowledge and understanding
Students should acquire the knowledge, skills and behaviours appropriate to the core curriculum of each clinical year and the additional aims of the MB/PhD Programme as follows:
By the end of Year 1, students should have;
- completed Year 4 of the Clinical Course;
- passed the Final MB Part 1 examination;
- investigated research project options;
- applied to and been accepted by a department and Research Supervisor;
- completed University and funding body research application forms;
- attended the annual MB/PhD
By the end of Year 2, Students should have;
- continued to develop clinical skills through attending weekly supervisions and monthly seminars;
- completed the Graduate School Induction Programme covering safety, library resources, ethics, literature searches, IP, data management, presentation skills ;
- attended Graduate School Researcher Development courses as directed by the Director of Graduate Education;
- completed a year’s research and submitted a satisfactory Year One report to the Degree Committee;
- maintained a Personal Progress Log;
- attended the annual MB/PhD
By the end of Year 3, Students should have;
- continued to develop clinical skills through attending weekly supervisions and monthly seminars;
- attended Graduate School Researcher Development courses as directed by the Director of Graduate Education;
- attended an external symposium/conference;
- completed two years’ ‘bench’, information gathering research according to plan;
- prepared a thesis plan;
- maintained a Personal Progress Log;
- attended the annual MB/PhD
By the end of Year 4, Students should have;
- continued to develop clinical skills through attending weekly supervisions and monthly seminars;
- attended Graduate School Researcher Development courses as directed by the Director of Graduate Education;
- prepared and presented a talk on their research to an appropriate group, g. a departmental meeting, MB/PhD Symposium, external symposia/conferences;
- completed the information gathering research phase and written and submitted the thesis;
- maintained a Personal Progress Log;
- attended the annual MB/PhD
By the end of the Year 5, students should have;
- attended the annual MB/PhD
- completed Year 5 of the clinical course and Final MB Part
By the end of Year 6, students should have;
- attended the annual MB/PhD Symposium;
completed the final year of the clinical course and Final MB Part 3.
Skills
Clinical Course Components:
As for Standard clinical course.