The curriculum at Barts and the London has been developed in accordance with the GMC’s Outcomes for Graduates (2018). This included recommendations that in all medical school curricula should: 

• place a greater emphasis on teaching outside the lecture theatre, hospital and laboratory, in community settings 

• enable a broader understanding of public health 

• include a greater degree of “vertical” integration of clinical and non-clinical subjects throughout the medical curriculum 

• ensure the principles of professional practice form the basis of medical education. 

Aims 

The overall aim of the Medicine in Society Year 1 unit is to introduce students to patients and their experience of health and ill-health over the course of their lives and for students to start to develop and explore their professional identity. 

Learning Outcomes  

By the end of the course students should be able to: 

• describe the roles of different members of the primary health care team 

• demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, peers, and other professionals 

• understand the importance of key ethical and professional principles e.g., confidentiality, consent, and capacity 

• explain how patients are affected by their condition/s 

• recognise how cultural diversity and health inequalities affect patients' and communities’ experiences of health and healthcare services 

• list the public health influences that affect the development of ill-health and the restoration of health 

• identify the consultation skills of healthcare professionals 

• review their own learning needs and professional development, including using reflective practice and engaging with the giving and receiving of feedback