2011 Medical School Annual Return (MSAR)
QABME monitoring update: University College London Medical School
For submission by 1 December 2011
Please note that responses to this section may be published on the GMC’s website.
The School’s previous QABME visit report can be found at:
http://www.gmc-uk.org/education/undergraduate/undergraduate_qa/medical_school_reports.asp.
For all requirements and recommendations listed below please provide an update indicating how they are being addressed and
list any relevant supporting documents in the appropriate column. We may ask you to provide supporting documentation
following receipt of your return.
If you have completed action towards meeting a requirement or recommendation please indicate this by stating that it is
‘complete’ in the timeline column and provide any relevant supporting documents with your return. Supporting documents
should be provided for requirements or recommendations marked as ‘complete’ so we have all the information we need to
decide if they can be signed off.
Your return and any supporting documents will be analysed by GMC staff and, if appropriate, the GMC Quality Scrutiny Group
and you will be provided with feedback. If you have reported any requirements or recommendations as ‘complete’ this feedback
will include advice on whether the requirement or recommendation has been signed off as complete by GMC staff/the Quality
Scrutiny Group.
Contact Nick di Paolo or another member of the quality team on quality@gmc-uk.org or 020 7189 5479 if you have any queries
about completing the 2011/12 MSAR.
Recommendation
Action taken – If none, explain why
Contact
Some clinical staff are involved in
teaching of Phase I, but at present,
no basic scientists are involved with
teaching in the later stages of the
course. This is an issue the School
wishes to work towards and the
visiting team would commend this
approach (report paragraph 26).
Professor Michael Gilbey (Cardiovascular Physiology)
has been involved in the teaching in the cardiorespiratory modules in Year 3 and the Introductory
Course in Clinical Method.
In the new curriculum, Anatomy and Imaging are
being taught in an integrated way in the vertical
modules, and so anatomy teachers will be more
involved in the latter years of the course. The same
is true for Social Determinants of Health
(epidemiologists) Use of Evidence (statisticians) and
Mental Health (psychologists).
Dr Deborah Gill
The School needs to ensure
sufficient teaching space and staff is
available as the course develops
(report paragraph 35).
UCH has developed an Education Centre and also
has furbished its ward seminar rooms with
equipment to facilitate teaching in those spaces.
Pressure from other Trust wide educational
requirements means that there needs to be a
continuous re-emphasis of the Trust’s responsibility
to provide space for medical student teaching, but
things are much improved.
Professor Jean
McEwan
Supporting
documents list
Timeline
Complete
Rollout of the new
curriculum started
in 2010/11 (Final
Year students) and
will begin the final
stages of
implementation in
September 2012.
N/A
Complete