Clinical information
Local Hospitals
During Block 3-5 in your first year of the MBChB programme, you will be allocated to a local hospital for Clinical Skills 2 teaching. This will either be UHCW in Coventry, Warwick Hospital or George Eliot in Nuneaton. You will also attend a community placement within the local region. You will be required to make your own way to sessions not taught at Warwick Medical School on Gibbet Hill site. Transport will not be provided.
Please familiarise yourself with the Guidance on Personal Appearance and Dress Code (PDF). Note that our NHS partners operate a Bare Below the Elbows policy.
Occupational Health Services
What is Occupational Health?
- A specialist team of doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and heath care professionals
- Understanding of the work environment and the effects of:
- Work on health
- Health on work
- Health screening for employees and medical/healthcare students
Infection risks - Vaccinations and immunisations
- Hepatitis B, BCG, MMR, Chickenpox
- Standard infection prevention and control precautions
- Reporting infections (Chickenpox, rashes, gastric illness etc.)
- Contract tracing (COVID-19, norovirus, tuberculosis, chickenpox)
New Starter Assessment
All students will be seen by the Occupational Health team. What to bring with you:
- Corrective vision aids if normally required for close work or distance vision.
- Examples of acceptable evidence of immunisations would be:
- Printout from your GP's records
- Printout from current Occupational Health team
- Baby immunisation book
- If no evidence of you immune status is available, bloods, injections and tests can be carried out to assess whether you are protected for the relevant infectious disease.
Be prepared and ensure you are well hydrated and have eaten before your appointment. This is likely to reduce the risk of feeling unwell or faint. Avoid excessive alcohol the night before your appointment.
Contacting OH Shared Service
University Hospital Walsgrave Coventry
4th Floor, West Wing UHCW
WMS Branded Scrubs
You will be required to wear scrubs during Clinical Anatomy teaching in Phase 1 and whilst on Clinical placement. We will provide you with WMS branded scrubs.
We will have scrubs available in a variety of sizes for you to pick up during Welcome week. Each student will get two pairs of trousers and two tops.
Clinical Skills Equipment
For clinical skills sessions, all students are also recommended to purchase:
- a stethoscope,
- a reflex hammer (optional) and
- a pen torch.