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GEP Medicine in Society Guide 2023/24

7. Assessment

Student Assessment

There are three  components to the student assessment for Medicine in Society: 

  • Reflective pieces (2) 

  • Student attendance and professionalism

Tutors will be asked to submit each student's attendance record, marks for their reflective pieces and comments on professionalism. 

Tutors will be sent an excel spreadsheet at the start of the placements.  Tutors will need to update attendance on a weekly basis on this form.  Additionally the marks for the reflective pieces, and professionalism marks can be uploaded on to this excel spreadsheet.


Attendance

Student attendance is recorded at each placement.  Students should consider a placement day to be a work day and attendance is expected every day.  If you are unable to attend you must inform your tutor in advance and report your absence to the school via the MedSoc QM+ area. 

Please click here for link to the self certificate form.

https://form.jotform.com/212944643419359


Tutors must inform us at the time of any non-attendance and whether the student informed them of this or if it was unexplained.  

If tutors could please report and record this information on the excel spreadsheet that will be sent out to them at the start of the placement.  This spreadsheet is to updated on a weekly basis by the Tutors which will help us to monitor attendance.

There may be occasions during the year when students have an in-course assessment exam on the Friday after a MedSoc day; these exams contribute only in a relatively small way to the students’ end of year marks. Students must attend their placement as usual. If tutors have any concerns about a student’s attendance, behaviour, health etc. they should contact the unit convenor as soon as possible. 

Repeated and/or unexplained absences will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.  Students cannot sit the end of year exams until they have completed their MedSoc placement.