Pre-Med for Study Abroad
This programme is for designed for students who are planning a career in medicine.
Our Pre-Med Study Abroad Programme
This programme is for designed for visiting students who are planning a career in medicine. It's a single-semester programme, running in Fall or Spring and also as a full-year programme. Students will live and study alongside undergraduate students studying medicine and biomedical sciences.
Medicine has been taught at Newcastle University since 1834. Our Faculty of Medical Science is home to world-leading researchers, doctors and teaching professionals. Our work has led to major advances in patient healthcare across the world.
Programme components
Students will take core modules that offer hands-on experience and the opportunity to develop practical skills. They will also benefit from a valuable two-week clinical shadowing experience. This opportunity provides unique exposure to the workings of British hospitals, allowing students to appreciate patient care. Students are carefully matched with named clinicians, experts in varied medical fields. Shadowing gives students direct insight into the life of a working practitioner and a chance to appreciate the variety of roles and responsibilities involved.
A good opportunity to get the inside scoop on what it's really like to be a med school student!
Modules
Visiting students create a full-time course-load by choosing two or three modules in addition to their core/required modules. Details of these core modules, as well as our vast range of elective modules, can be found in the Module Catalogue.
Additional modules are chosen based on student preferences and/or home university requirements. These might be offered within the Faculty of Medical Sciences or from a different academic department. Humanities and Social Science modules are also available, subject to timetabling.
Semester 1 modules
Semester 2 modules
Biomedical Research Skills (CMB2000)
Semester 1, 20 credits
This module aims to give students a broad understanding of the principles underpinning techniques commonly used within biosciences as well as develop skills competence in molecular biology techniques.
The syllabus for this module can be considered under four interrelated strands:
Practical - Molecular biology techniques covered in practical laboratory classes and other online supporting material are; DNA (plasmid)isolation/purification, heat shock transformation of E.Coli, PCR, agarose gel electrophoresis, restriction enzyme digest, SDS-PAGE, Western Blotting / immunoprobing and ELISA.
Informatics - The complexity of molecular biology and vast amount of data generated means that students need a clear understanding of how technologies can be used to search for, interrogate and analyse information and data effectively. A range of informatics tools, resources and databases will be introduced.
Statistics - The analysis of data requires the application of statistics, including basic data analysis, probability (including Hardy-Weinberg equation), normal distribution, inference, t-Test, correlation and regression.
Ethics - Much of the scientific research introduces a number of ethical dilemmas and questions that students (as scientists) must be aware of and consider throughout their career. A series of lectures will examine the concepts of ethical reasoning and extend this to animal and human research and clinical trials.
Clinical Skills (CMB2009)
Semester 2, 10 credits
Clinical Skills aims to provide an introduction to basic clinical skills. The module should provide a foundation in these areas for bioscience students who plan to study medicine.
The module consists of a number of practical procedures at the heart of medical training. The ability to perform physical examination of a patient and carry out procedures competently and safely is an essential requirement of clinical practice. The format of these sessions comprises a brief scene-setting introduction followed by a demonstration of the clinical skill by a tutor, practice on models, manikins and/or each other supervised by the tutor, ending with formative assessment.
The clinical sessions will include:
- venepuncture using arm-trainers
- venepuncture on each other
- pulses and blood pressure measurement
- basic cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and life support
- ECG interpretation
- chest examination (CVS)
All clinical skills procedures have the following components:
- basic procedure
- associated communication skill
- anatomical and basic knowledge that underpins the skill
- professional attitudes that allow you to use the clinical skill appropriately and competently
This module is assessed by an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) and a written essay, each counting for 50% of the module mark.
Human Anatomy (CMB2007)
Semester 2, 10 credits
This module aims to provide an introduction to human anatomy. It provides a foundation in these areas for bioscience students who plan to study medicine.
The human anatomy course consists of a programme of computer-based sessions that explore various anatomical topics and two gross anatomy practical classes in the dissecting room when you will have the opportunity to examine human material.
You will learn to understand and be able to use accepted anatomical language to describe normal structure, relationships and location of the major organs of the body. You will also study the anatomy of various body systems, including:
- cardiovascular
- respiratory
- gastrointestinal
- immune
- reproductive
- urinary
The module is assessed by two EMI tests, the first counting for 30% and the second 70% of the module mark.