University of Glasgow Medical School

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name = Glasgow University Medical School
latin_name =|established =1751


type =Medical school
dean=Prof David Barlow
head_label= Head of the Undergraduate Medical School
head =Prof Jillian M Morrison [cite web| url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/stafflist/?action=person&id=4fddefe78797| title=Prof Jillian M Morrison - Head of the Undergraduate Medical School | publisher=University of Glasgow| ]
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city =Glasgow
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country =Scotland
campus =Wolfson Medical School Building, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ; teaching hospitals
affiliations =University of Glasgow
website = [http://www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/medicine/ www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/medicine/]

Glasgow Medical School is the medical school of the University of Glasgow, and offers a 5 year MBChB degree course. As of 2008 the medical school accepts some 241 home medical students and a further 18 from overseas per year cite web|url=http://www.study-medicine.co.uk/index.php?pageid=stats|title=www.study-medicine.co.uk British Medical School Statistics|publisher=Study-medicine.co.uk|accessdate=2008-09-08]

History

Robert Mayne MA was appointed the Professor of Medicine in 1637 and held this post until 1645. After a lapse of almost 70 years, John Johnstoun MD was appointed in 1714. However, the modern medical school did not come into being until 1751, when William Cullen was appointed Professor of Medicine.

The Faculty of Medicine (and the rest of the University) moved from it original location in High Street, to Gilmorehill in the city's west end in 1870.

In 1996, the medical school introduced a new curriculum. In response to the GMC document 'Tomorrow's Doctors', the new course was integrated and delivered by Problem-based learning.

In 2002, the medical school moved into the purpose built Wolfson Medical School Building located at the bottom of University Avenue. [ cite web| url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/medicine/history/| title=History of the Glasgow Faculty of Medicine - A Significant Medical History| ]

Course Structure

The Core (Years 1-3)

This is an integrated programme of clinical and scientific topics. The material covered has been selected toprovide a comprehensive overview of medical and scientific principles. The knowledge component of thecurriculum relies largely on Problem-based learning. It is seen as a preparation for a professional careerbased on lifelong learning. The programme has been developed by NHS and academic clinical staff workingwith scientists from the Faculties of Medicine and Biomedical & Life Sciences at the University.

Each year is split into 5 week blocks in which the PBL sessions, labs and plenaries all relate to a specific system or theme:

Year 1

*Block 1 - Hierarchy of Systems, Core Values in Medicine
*Block 2 - Elementary Topography
*Block 3 and 4 - Determinants of Health; Disease Patterns; Nutrition, Metabolism, Growth and Development
*Block 5 - Homeostasis
*Block 6 - Risks and Responses

Year 2

*Block 7 - Conception, Growth and Development
*Block 8 - Musculoskeletal and Neurological Systems
*Block 9 - Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Renal Systems
*Block 10 - Digestion and Metabolism
*Block 11 - Regulation and Responses

Year 3

*Block 12 - Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems
*Block 13 - Haematology, Musculoskeletal Systems, Dermatology
*Block 14 - Neurology, Psychiatry
*Block 15 - Abdomen and Breasts

tudent Selected Modules

Student selected modules (SSM) constitute approximately 20% of the structured course time and aredesigned to allow the selection and in depth study of special interest subjects. A wide variety of topics forstudy are available. Increasingly, students are proposing their own SSMs and in addition there is the facilityfor an SSM to be linked to an elective, allowing for projects to be carried out overseas or a small researchproject to be completed.

Clinical Skills and Vocational Studies

Medical students have contact with patients from early on in the medical degree programme. Training in communication and clinical skills starts in Year 1, while Vocational Studies assists students in the acquisition of professional skills and attributes, standards and behaviour. The learning objectives are defined as follows:

*understanding people, patients and communities"'
*communication skills "'
*working with others "'
*clinical skills "'
*the clinical context, seeing encounters with patients as part of a larger clinical picture "'
*information skills "'
*evidence-based medicine "'
*finding out (research and experiment) "'
*the right thing to do (legal, moral, ethical) "'
*personal and professional development"'

Years 4 & 5

Years 4 and 5 form the final part of the core and take the form of a series of clinical attachments throughMedicine, Surgery, Psychological Medicine, Child Health, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and General Practice.A series of Academic Days during the clinical attachments continues the process of integrating the biologicaland clinical sciences. Continuing training is given in both communication skills and clinical skills. All students are required to undertake one week of shadowing a junior doctor after their final exams before they can graduate. [cite web| url=http://www.medicine.gla.ac.uk/allyears/allyears/mbchb/student%20handbook%202007-2008.pdf| title=University of Glasgow - MBChB Course Student Handbook | ]

Wolfson Medical School Building

The purpose build Wolfson Medical School Building opened in September 2002, designed by Reiach and Hall Architects at a cost of £9m. [cite web| url=http://www.betterpublicbuildings.gov.uk/finalists/2004/wolfson/| title=Wolfson Medical School for the University of Glasgow| publisher=Better Public Building| ] Its facilities include:

tudy Landscape

The Walton Foundation Library and Resource Area (also known as the Study Landscape) occupies three levels of the building and is open to medical students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It offers a wide variety of resources:
*120 study carrels (booths)
*Access to over 3000 books, including multiple copies of Core texts.
*120 flat screen computers
*CD-ROMs and Computer Aided Learning packages
*video recorders and DVD players for Clinical Skills videos/DVDs
*6 project rooms [cite web| url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/medicine/aboutthefaculty/wolfsonmedicalschoolbuildingfacilities/thestudylandscape/| title=Wolfson Medical School facilities - The Study Landscape| publisher=Faculty of Medicine at the University of Glasgow| ]
*A sky bar on the 6th floor offering a variety of beverages to students taking a break from studying. Current staff at this bar include Terry from the atrium and Alison Howarth.

Clinical Skills

Clinical Skills is made up from a fully equipped ward and side rooms complete with audio visual equipment, allowing student to document, analyse and improve their performance. This area also contains Harvey (a cardiology patient simulator which can help students to diagnose cardiac abnormalities) and Sim-man (a life support patient simulator).

The Vocational Studies Suite

In Vocational Studies students acquire professional skills and attributes. In our Vocational Studies Suite medical students can practise consulting in a realistic environment, interacting with actors in the roles of patients. The suite comprises 10 small group learning rooms equipped with audiovisual technology as well as two soft seating pre-consultation ‘waiting’ areas for the simulated patients. In addition, there is a resource room with teaching materials and videos.

Consulting rooms are positioned adjacent to small group learning rooms, where their classmates and tutors can observe their simulated consultations on a TV monitor. These rooms also provide the opportunity for student-tutor encounters over a period of time that are essential to professional development.

As well as communication skills, the Vocational Studies Suite is a base from which ethics, professional development and other aspects of doctors’ behaviour and attitudes are explored.

eminar Rooms

Three mini lecture theatres which can hold around 80 people each.

PBL Rooms

The 10 PBL rooms are furnished with tables, chairs, AV equipment and white boards to allow small group work.

The Atrium

The central triangle of the medical school, covered by a glass roof and with its own café and seating area. [cite web| url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/medicine/aboutthefaculty/wolfsonmedicalschoolbuildingfacilities/| title=The Wolfson Medical School Building| ]

Associated Hospitals

Hospitals that are associated with the Medical School include:

*Ayrshire Central
*The Ayr Hospital
*Crosshouse Hospital
*Dykebar Hospital
*Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary
*Falkirk & District Royal Infirmary
*Gartnavel General
*Gartnavel Royal Hospital
*Glasgow Royal Infirmary
*Golden Jubilee National Hospital
*Hairmyres Hospital
*Inverclyde Royal Hospital
*Leverndale Hospital
*Monklands Hospital
*Parkhead Hospital
*Princess Royal Maternity
*Queen Mothers Hospital
*Royal Alexandra Hospital
*Ravenscraig Hospital
*Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Yorkhill)
*Southern General Hospital
*Stobhill Hospital
*Stirling Royal Infirmary
*Victoria Infirmary
*Wishaw General Hospital
*Western Infirmary [cite web| url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/medicine/aboutthefaculty/teachinghospitals/| title=Teaching Hospitals| publisher=Faculty of Medicine at the University of Glasgow| ]

Famous alumni

Past students of the University of Glasgow Medical School include:
*William Cullen (1710 - 1790) Physician and chemist.
*William Hunter (1718 - 1783) Anatomist and obstetrician.
*Tobias George Smollett (1721-1771) Novelist and physician.
*Joseph Black (1728-1799) Chemist and physician.
*Joseph Lister (1827-1912) Physician.
*Murdoch Cameron (1845-1930) Obstetrician.
*Sir William MacEwen (1848-1924) Surgeon.
*John Glaister Snr (1856-1932) Forensic Scientist.
*John Glaister Jnr (1892-1971) Forensic Scientist.
*Marion Gilchrist (1864-1952) Ophthalmologist.
*Marbai Ardesir Vakil (1868- c.1948) Physician.
*Dame Anne Louise McIllroy (1878-1968) Gynaecologist and obstetrician.
*John Boyd Orr (1880-1971) Nutritionist.
*Osborne Henry Mavor (1888-1951) Dramatist, GP and Professor of Medicine at Anderson’s College.
*Ian Donald (1910-1987) Obstetrician.
*RD Laing (1927-1989) Psychiatrist.
*Dr Harry Burns "(Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, 2005-present)"
*Dr Ernest Macalpine ("Mac") Armstrong "(Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, 2000-2005)"
*Prof Sir Kenneth Calman "(Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, 1989-1991; Chief Medical Officer, United Kingdom of England, 1991-1998; Vice Chancellor and Warden of Durham University, 1998-2007; Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, 2007-present"
*Dr Archibald Joseph Cronin "(Novelist; author of The Citadel and The Stars Look Down)"
*Dr Liam Fox "(Conservative politician; Shadow Defence Secretary; MP for Woodspring)

External links

*cite web| url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduate/prospectus/faculties/medicine/| title=Glasgow University Undergraduate Prospectus: Medicine|

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