Intercalated BSc

Clinical Sciences
The Centre for Hepatology Royal Free Campus www.ucl.ac.uk/medicine/teaching/undergraduate

Marsha Y Morgan

Course Director

Clinical Sciences IBSc

Knowledge and understanding of clinical science applied to medicine

Interface between basic and clinical sciences How basic research has contributed to the
understanding of disease pathogenesis and influenced clinical practice

Clinical Sciences IBSc

Core 0.5 unit Core 1.0 unit Core 1.5 units (project) Optional unit(s) : 12.5% 25.0% 37.5% 25.0%
12.5% 12.5%

Optional 0.5 unit Optional 0.5 unit

or
Optional 1.0 unit 25%

Core
Clinical Transition 0.5 Course Unit

Clinical Sciences IBSc

CORE: Clinical Transition

New 2012/13

Designed to accommodate 2nd year students Clinical knowledge/skills sufficient for course

More intensive instruction as needed

Clinical Sciences IBSc

CORE: Clinical Transition
Anatomy/Physiology Pathology/Disease Interactive tutorials, ward visits, visits to clinical investigation facilities e.g. lung function, endoscopy

Clinical Sciences IBSc

CORE: Clinical Transition

Basic clinical skills

History taking Examination Results interpretation

Clinical skills centre, ward visits, laboratory visits

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CORE module: Assessment

In course clinical case appraisal

Mini OSCE

One 2 hour unseen written examination

October

Core
The Basics of Clinical Science 1 Course Unit

Eugenics

Helsinki Declaration & GCP

Governance & Human Rights

--political correctness

Data Retrieval

The Pharmaceutical Industry

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Advanced Investigational Techniques

The Bench to the Bedside

Endocrinology Gastroenterology Hepatology Metabolic Nephrology Neurology O&G Oncology Respiratory/CVS Rheumatology Surgery/OLTx

Clinical Sciences IBSc

CORE Module Assessment

One 3 hour written examination One clinical complaint One sleuthing project (pairs)
Mid-November

20% 40% 40%

Alder Hey

Beverley Allitt

Shipman

Bristol

Roy Meadows

MMR

Sally Clark

Fred West Peter Sutcliffe Ian Huntley

Ian Brady

Kings Cross Fire Aberfan Moorgate Crash

Manchester Air Disaster

Hillsborough

Core
Project 1.5 Course Units

Clinical Sciences IBSc Projects

Clinically orientated Laboratory/investigational techniques Wide variety of projects available Department of Medicine O&G, ICH/GOS and Surgery

Clinical Sciences IBSc Projects

Ethanol Pharmacokinetics in South Asians

B lo o d a lc o h o l ( m g / 1 0 0 m l)

90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 15 30 45 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 Time (min)

Clinical Sciences IBSc Projects

The EEG in Hepatic Encephalopathy

Clinical Sciences IBSc Projects

Biomarkers in Biliary Tract Cancer
Glucose
nucleic acids

Fructose 1,6-P2

phospholipids amino acids

Phosphoenolpyruvate ADP

M2-PK (Tetramer)

Oncoproteins
ATP

M2-PK (Dimer)

Lactate

Pyruvate

Glutamine

Clinical Sciences IBSc Projects

Deaths in Scleroderma

New treatments unmask hidden complications

Clinical Sciences IBSc Projects

Dengue virus and innate immunity

Basis for vaccine development

Clinical Sciences IBSc Projects

Assessment

Written report: Presentation & viva: Supervisors report: 65% 15% 20%

June

Optional Modules
Optional Extras
2 x 0.5 Course Units or 1 x 1.0 Course Unit

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Optional Courses

Selected from other BSc programmes List of options provided Free choice no restrictions

Clinical Sciences IBSc

Examples of Optional 1.0 Unit Courses

Foetal and Neonatal Physiology Neurodegenerative Diseases Biochemistry of Health and Disease Immunopharmacology

Clinical Sciences IBSc

Examples of optional 0.5 Unit Courses

Sex, Genes and Evolution Medical Imaging with Non-Ionising Radiation History of Asian Medicine Topics in Clinical Psychology Allergy, Autoimmunity & Transplantation

Clinical Sciences IBSc

Optional Courses: Assessment
Variable Majority have in course assessments Majority have 3 hour written exams in May

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Successes

Over 60% students awarded 1st PhDs: x 2 2008/9; x 4 2009/10; x 2 2010/11 Academic foundation programme success very high Abstracts at national & international meetings Several papers published or in press Research prizes and travel fellowships

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Selection for this Course

A total of eight to ten students: 2012/13 First choice applicants: interactive open day Pass second year examinations No other prerequisites

Clinical Sciences IBSc

Why Chose this Course?

Challenging, innovative, flexible

Clinically orientated

Highly successful Happy students