Imperial’s Faculty of Medicine is one of the largest in Europe, with medical campuses across north and west London and partnerships with a wide range of NHS Trusts, hospitals and clinics. In response to several drivers for change, including updated GMC guidance, technological development in education and healthcare, the planned Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA) and expectations of medical practice within the NHS of the future, a review and curriculum development of the MBBS programme has been undertaken.

Our teaching is enriched by our internationally competitive research and clinical expertise, so you’ll be learning at the very cutting edge of the subject. We deliver the course through a range of innovative and traditional teaching methods, including lectures, small group teaching, computer workshops, laboratory classes and problem-based learning.

The emphasis of our evolved MBBS programme is on the development of Professional Values and Behaviours, Professional skills, and Professional Knowledge, in line with the GMC’s recently published Outcomes for Graduates (2018). The new spiral curriculum is delivered in three phases and provides exciting new opportunities for our students and staff including:

• More opportunities for clinical skills training and patient experience.
• A case-based learning approach to facilitate integration and translation of scientific knowledge to clinical care.
• A structure to facilitate active, life-long learning, with each module building on the previous one, adding more depth and complexity.
• A Programmatic Assessment strategy, to enable you to build your knowledge throughout your studies.
• A focus on the application of science and research skills in Phase Two, expanding upon early science exposure in Phase One.
• Continued opportunities across Phase Three for reflective learning, to be recorded and reviewed by you and your Tutor.
• A tutoring programme to support your progression with a focus on Study Skills.

The evolved MBBS curriculum is aligned to the College Learning and Teaching Strategy, and our Curriculum Map (Sofia). This will enable you to study specific learning outcomes, mapped to your assessments.

In Phase One you will focus both on the scientific basis of health and disease and the foundations of clinical practice, including early clinical exposure. The course will include modules on lifestyle medicine and prevention and case-based learning, with opportunities to undertake clinical improvement and research projects.

During Phase Two, you will work towards the BSc by completing a series of modules and a supervised research project in a scientific/medical subject of your choice.

This gives you the chance to develop your scientific knowledge and research skills, as well as expose you to research at the cutting edge of the field.

In Phase Three, students will build on the knowledge, skills and behaviours developed in the first four years of the MBBS. In hospital and community settings, students will experience how clinical teams work together to deliver patient care from beginning to the end of life. Throughout Phase Three, significant emphasis will be placed on preparing students for clinical practice.