knowledge, skills and attitudes
During your academic studies and clinical training you will gain knowledge and understanding of:
- fundamental medical sciences
- the structure and function of the healthy human body and how it alters in disease
- pregnancy, childbirth, development and ageing
- the causes, pattern, treatment, and outcomes of common medical conditions
- the principles of population and environmental health, showing the wider determinants of disease and the impact of ill health on society
- the principles of health promotion, disease prevention and therapy
- human relationships in the context of the family, community and culture in health and disease
- the organisation and provision of health care in the UK
- the ethical and legal responsibilities of doctors.
You will develop the skills to:
- take an accurate and detailed medical history
- identify the clinical signs of disease
- use a patient's history and clinical examination to reach a diagnosis
- design an appropriate treatment plan
- carry out specified clinical procedures confidently
- deal safely with medical emergencies
- listen to and work in partnership with patients, relatives and carers, across a range of organisational settings, in order to make shared decisions about the maintenance or improvement of the patient’s health
- make effective use of laboratory and other diagnostic services.
As your academic and clinical knowledge progress you will also develop:
- an understanding of your responsibility for life-long self-education
- the habit of evaluating critically your professional performance
- the critical use of scientific evidence for medical practice
- an awareness of the need to involve patients and their relatives in decisions about their treatment and care
- a recognition of the need to work as part of an effective multi-professional team
- the judgement to recognise when you have reached the limits of your own knowledge or skills and need to seek assistance.
'BSMS offers a totally integrated approach to the development of your academic knowledge in combination with clinical experience. We teach research skills to keep medicine moving forward, and train you to use the latest clinical evidence in decision making.'
Dr John Kay, Associate Dean