A

Ablution facilities

Ablution facilities

You'll find a comprehensive guide to prayer spaces, ablution facilities, and much more advice on practising the Islamic faith in this Muslim Student's Handbook to Medical SchoolLink opens in a new window, created by WMS students in 2023.

Absence

Absence Forms

You must complete these as they're part of the engagement criteria. Find them here for Phase I ('23)Link opens in a new window | Phase II ('22)Link opens in a new window | Phase III ('21)Link opens in a new window | Phase III ('20)Link opens in a new window

If you need to work during a uni day, you should be honest that the reason was to work to afford to stay at WMS! Plus, the form asks how you will make up for lost learning - so be realistic (i.e. a full day missed needs a full day to catch up).

Academic Days

Academic Days

In Phase II & III of the MB ChB, most of your time is spent on placement. So every 2 weeks on a Friday, you return to Gibbet Hill campus for a full day of WMS-based teaching, typically including lectures, workshops, & CBL.

Note: with the Phase II curriculum changes for cohort 2023 and beyond, placement blocks are separated by a few weeks back at WMS. We're not yet sure how this will change the set-up of Academic Days.

Academic Technology

Academic Technology

The systems, equipment, and processes that enable and enhance your learning, and teaching, through fluent and effective use of digital resources.

Cath Fenn (MB ChB)

Hannah Thein (MB ChB)

Richard Clay (PGT, UG & Research)

Craig Summerton (PGT, UG & Research)

What do the WMS AcTech team do?

• Provide support and guidance to academics using technology to enhance and support research, teaching and learning.
• Identify and assess opportunities offered by technology and provide support and advice on implementation.
• Promote and support staff and students working together to explore the impacts of digital technology on learning, on learning-teaching relationships, and on health and wellbeing.

If you have any questions about any tech in the learning environment, read more on their page!Link opens in a new window

ACC

ACC - Advanced Clinical Cases

The 'Revision Block' in Phase III of the MB ChB course, it's the first few weeks after Winter Break where you consolidate the knowledge and practise the skills you have learnt in a practical clinical context, to prepare for Finals (final exams of MB ChB) and your clinical Assistantship. There's opportunity for time in a range of clinical settings to review common and important clinical cases, plus flexible opportunities for individual learning needs.

AED

Automated External Defibrillator

A portable electronic device used in supportive management of someone experiencing sudden cardiac arrest.

The proper use of this device is taught in the RMD Warwick course.

There are two at Gibbet Hill; check the campus map for their locations.

Anki

Anki

An external study resource, check out the quick Student-made Guide to them here.

Asynchronous

Asynchronous

Learning resources and materials for you to complete in your own time.

Typically, they're an online, pre-recorded lecture - located on or via Moodle, maybe linked to an Lt workbook.

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Bikes

Bikes

For any support with cycling around the University of Warwick - such as routes, incident notifications, or storage - you can join the Teams channel University of Warwick Bicycle User GroupLink opens in a new window.

Block

Block

A 'Block' of learning that Phase I is structured around. There are five, each lasting five weeks;

1. Health, Metabolism, & Homeostasis [includes your Gastrointestinal system]
2. Blood, Lungs, & Heart
3. Brain & Behaviour
4. Locomotion
5. Reproduction & Child Health

Read a brief introduction to them in this Student-made Guide.

BLS

Basic Life Support

An initial, brief qualification in some simple practical skills, either in or out of hospital.

Taught at your Trust induction, and in the RMD Warwick course.

BMJ

BMJ

British Medical Journal

Free access & app via your Warwick account hereLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window. It has step-by-step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, & prevention - good for CBL & presentations.

BST

Bedside Teaching

A learning opportunity on placement with real patients, in all Phases of MBChB, for you to receive focused feedback.

Some are arranged for you (usually in GEH & SWFT), & some you can request for yourself, including extra sessions via Trust UG Admin teams & the CEFs.

In Phase 1, a CEF will observe you & a peer as you practice a consultation & examination. The CEF decides which the system, but it should only be an examination you have covered so far. You may do both parts each, or you may split the role with your peer.

In Phase 2 & 3, a CEF, Registrar, or Consultant will observe your consultation & examination, then discuss the case with you further, such as the underlying pathophysiology, differentials, investigations, & management - like a more informal OSLER. Typically with your CP, or even 4 or more students.

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CAI

Clinical Anatomy & Imaging

A Theme spanning all four years, covering gross anatomy, embryology, neuroanatomy, and medical imaging.

It's delivered via multiple formats;

• Watch-It tasks are pre-recorded lectures to introduce key areas and concepts, and clarify level of depth).
• Workbooks, designed as guides through a subject area, via clinical relevance, oversight of workshop content, and clear LO's.
• Workshops have a few learning opportunities;
  • See-It is your rotations through anatomical specimens (plastinates)
  • Plastic models with weekly mini-quizzes
  • Do-It tasks are creative quick-projects, lovingly crafted by Associate Professor Dr Erin Fillmore
  • Live models (surface anatomy)
  • Medical imaging (also learnt by weekly quizzes, worked on in groups of 3)
  • Tutor guidance of small groups

Theme co-Leads are Dr Erin Fillmore (email hereLink opens in a new window) and Professor Richard Tunstall (email hereLink opens in a new window).

Capsule

Capsule

An external study resource recommended by WMS, check out the quick Student-made Guide to them here.

CBL

Case Based Learning

The learning method that WMS uses to teach a variety of concepts in one session, designed around a realistic scenario.

The case will always have elements, pathologies and diseases, that you have not learnt about yet as the lectures haven't been released. This is intentional. The purpose of CBL is not about you knowing the answers already. The purpose is the group work, problem-solving, rapid research, communication, delegation - so many other skills!

The Lead for CBL is Dr Louise Davis (email her hereLink opens in a new window).

CBL group

CBL group

8–12 students who work together on a new case twice a week - to 'open' the case, and to 'close' it - guided by a facilitator, who could be a retired GP, member of teaching staff, PhD candidate, or someone with no health or higher education background - they're just interested in what we do (though they have been trained)!

You keep this group for all of Phase 1 before changing. Each session has a voluntary (or volunteered...) Chair, who keeps the group moving forwards and allocates tasks, like reading the slide or researching a new term. You also choose a Scribe, who can keep notes (we suggest a live Google Doc for everyone's accessibility needs) you can refer to during or after the session - though they may prefer to write and draw on the wipe board.

(Some groups have an allocated Snack-Provider each week too - ideally baked, but store-bought is fine too!)

You also have this group for your workshops (which mix two CBL groups), group sessions with your Personal Tutor, and some members will be in your Anatomy and Skills classes. It's a great way to meet and work with people you may not know otherwise; many find housemates, teammates, revision groups, Clinical Partners, and genuine friends from their CBL.

CCE

Core Clinical Education

How placements are organised in Phase 2. There are 3 rotations of 10 weeks each, covering Medicine, Surgery, & Specialities (where you experience a different clinical area each week - Anaesthetics, Community, Psychiatry, O&G, etc).

You also have a GP placement in each CCE block - this is a set day every week at a GP practice (you're typically allocated either Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays). These are only for the last 7 weeks of your 10-week placements, & you have a different GP for each CCE block - so 3 different practices over Phase 2.

CEF

Clinical Education Fellow

A clinician with a current focus on education. They may be at WMS delivering lectures and other sessions, or hosting BST on placement.

Charging

Charging of devices

There isn't a set space to charge your devices or borrow cables.

Currently, students tend to:

• Post in their WhatsApp group chat, asking if anyone is available with the cable they need
• Ask at MTC reception to borrow a cable
• Ask any faculty they know - there's usually someone in the CEF office (MD 1.04/1.05/1.06)

There are plug sockets available in every room, at wall points or in the floor (spot the small square 'trap doors'), and by every PC.

Checklists

Checklists

• Moodle has Checklists to help you keep track of your weekly tasks.
• We strongly advise you bookmark these pages and follow them!
  • Some weeks are incredibly busy, and it can be difficult to track everything.
• You can also add your own items to these lists.
  
  • Outside tasks, or add approximate time required.

ClinicalKey

ClinicalKey

A depository of all the textbooks you need, plus thousands of questions to make your own question bank.

How To Guide | ClinicalKey Student Hub | Making your own Question Bank Guide

COMET

Clinically Observed Medical Education Tutorial

It simulates OSLERs and you get very good feedback from the CEFs!

Found at: GEH

Community Learning

Community Learning

One of the curriculum Themes, it also forms part of the CS training and PPD Theme, contributing towards person-centred care.

It covers topics such as the MDT, HNA, and in Phase II, Palliative care.

The Theme Lead is Jan Cooper (email her hereLink opens in a new window).

Consolidation week

Consolidation week

A week at the end of each Phase 1 Block with no assigned learning, either classes or asynchronous work. It gives you a chance to catch up on your checklists, review what you've covered, and monitor your progress via a self-assessed, online, formative exam.

CP

Clinical Partner

A student in your cohort that you're partnered with for placements.

You make this agreement before you start full-time placement in CCE1 (January of 2nd year).

For a full guide on making this choice, check it out here.

CPG

Course Progress Group

Their aim is to support you to meet the academic and clinical challenges of the MB ChB course, so you can successfully progress. They review your circumstances, and plan how they can best help you manage any barriers.

• CPG Chair: Louise DavisLink opens in a new window, MD0.17
• Deputy CPG Chair: Helen Strachan-JonesLink opens in a new window, MD 1.04/1.05/1.06

CPR

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CPT

Clinical Personal Tutor

These clinicians replace your WMS Personal Tutor in Phase II and III, so they provide pastoral, rather than educational, support.

They support your entire new CBL group, and stay with you until you graduate.

They're still full-time doctors, so you may see them on placement!

CrashCourse

CrashCourse

An external study resource, check out the quick Student-made Guide to them here.

CSB

Clinical Sciences Building

Located at UHCW, it hosts most of your workshops and seminars if you're on placement here.

CSc

Clinical Skills

A core Theme with weekly sessions in Phase 1, focused upon history taking, communication skills, clinical examination, and practical procedures.

The objective is for WMS graduates to be able to perform these clinical skills safely and effectively by their first post as a junior doctor.

The Theme lead is Professor Vinod Patel (vinod dot patel at warwick dot ac dot uk) and deputy is Lindsay Muscroft (L dot Muscroft dot 1 at warwick dot ac dot uk).

CTB

Cell & Tissue Biomedicine

One of the Themes running throughout the curriculum.

It concerns the normal structure, function, and control of the body's cells and tissues, plus the associated microorganisms.

These concepts help you deduce modes, patterns, and causes of cell and tissue injury. Understanding normal function helps you predict the signs and symptoms of malfunction, which then helps you know, and interpret, appropriate investigations to reach a diagnosis and its management.

CWPT

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

One of our clinical placement Trusts, CWPT is a wider network of community services, such as mental health and learning disabilities.

For clinical placement contacts, check the Phase pages.

See the student-made guide for CWPT here.

Cycling

Cycling

For any support with cycling around the University of Warwick - such as routes, incident notifications, or storage - you can join the Teams channel University of Warwick Bicycle User GroupLink opens in a new window.

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Digital Education Interns

MB ChB Digital Education Interns

The MB ChB Digital Education Interns are a team of MB ChB students who work in collaboration with the MB ChB Education Team on a range of projects aimed at enhancing the quality of MB ChB digital education and improving the student experience.

Contact: mbchbdigistudent@warwick.ac.uk

DST

Deputy Senior Tutor

Members of the Student Support Team who each provide pastoral-support to students in a specific Phase of the MB ChB course. They are in turn supported by the Senior Tutor.

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Echo360

Echo360

The lecture recording platform used by Warwick University. All asynchronous lecture recordings are stored here, plus live sessions that are eligible to be recorded. Students do not need an account to access the content.

Eduroam

Eduroam

The wifi network on campus.

Some external devices (i.e. Firestick) may be barred from access due to security restrictions.

Login details:

• Username: your student ID number, i.e. u1234567 (not your whole email)
• Password: whatever you have set as part of getting your Microsoft / email / PC access

Email

Email

• We use Outlook, with your email usually Firstname.lastname@warwick.ac.uk​.
• You use StudentID@live.warwick.ac.uk as your Microsoft sign-in.
  • They're basically the same account; think of them like an alias of each other, just for different systems.
• Make sure you sign-up to student discount platforms - we list some here!
• If you want a warwick.ac.uk email for your society, the guide is here.

Email signature

Email signature

You'll find this option in Settings of your Outlook window; usually just search for 'Signature'. If you access your emails via separate apps, you'll likely need to replicate the signature in each app.

You should receive an email with the mandatory and advised email signature template. But it's usually something like:

Firstname Lastname
pronouns | Hear my nameLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window

U1234567 | MB ChB | Phase #

any society or network positions
simple badges, links, or alternate contact details

Note: the Digital Education Interns promote accessibility and inclusivity. We hope that our peers will demonstrate these values too by including in their signature the auditory recording of their name, and their pronouns, where an individual feels it is safe for them to do so.

EMATS

Event Medical, Ambulance & Training Services Group Limited

A pre-hospital care event medicine provider covering marathons, sports matches and competitions, festivals, stadium events, firework & bonfire nights, and more.

EoB

End of Block (form)

Mandatory items to be signed off in ePortfolio by your MBChB placement supervisor. It includes reviewing your placement experience, feedback, strengths, areas to improve, & (in Phase 3) reflection.

ERC

European Resuscitation Council

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Finances

Finances

For more information on managing your finances, including course fees, bursaries, grants, budgeting tips, working as a student, read the Student-made Guide on Managing Your Finances here. Information was also provided by WHAMLink opens in a new window (Widening Access to Healthcare And Medicine), ran by WMS students.

formative

Formative (exam or assessment)

An exam or test that does not contribute to your overall grade; they're usually online, and usually self-marked. However, it may be mandatory to complete it, usually with a deadline, so you can meet the engagement criteria for the course.

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Geeky Medics

Geeky Medics

An external study resource, check out the quick Student-made Guide to them here.

GEH

George Eliot Hospital NHS TrustLink opens in a new window

One of our clinical placements, based at the main hub hospital by Nuneaton (CV10 7DJ), but covers north Warwickshire, south-west Leicestershire, and north Coventry.

They provide a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services, plus community services (sexual health, smoking cessation, community dentistry, tuberculosis services, and hosts the Blue Sky Sexual Assault Referral Centre) to more than 300,000 people.

Clinical placement key contacts are on Phase pages.

See the student-made guide for GEH here.

GoodNotes

GoodNotes

An external study resource, check out the quick Student-made Guide to them here.

Guides

Guides

• There are numerous Student-made Guides to help students across the cohorts, including this A-Z.
• They're available for continuous improvement by various students, and will be reviewed at least annually by students with appropriate internships or committee positions.
• You can find them all here, including:

Phase I	Phase II	Phase III	Digital Learning	Electives	Muslim Students Guide to Med School
Pre-learning	Clinical Partners	SSC2	iPads	Assistantship	External Study Resources
Study Tips	GP Audit	Themes	Blocks	Placements	Exams and Resits
How to Revise	SSC1	AC1	Finances	CCE's	NHS E-portfolio

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HNA

Health Needs Assessment

A systematic process to identify the unmet health needs of a specific population or patient.

In a group of five, you will make presentations on this for Phase I Community Days, as part of the Community Learning Theme.

HWP

HWP - Health, Welfare, & ProfessionalismLink opens in a new window

This group meet monthly to discuss any FtP queries or concerns with MB ChB students, or support that students may need due to health conditions or a disability.

If you have a registered disability or health condition, the point is to self-refer and briefly let them know your external or self-management, so you can show you've been transparent as per what the GMC requires. Therefore, if your capability due to your health or disability were ever questioned, you can show that you have notified WMS and have appropriate support in place, though sometimes they may recommend anything else they think is appropriate.

They also discuss matters like misconduct allegations, FtP concerns, and Reasonable Adjustments. For full information, their page is here.

If you're worried about any aspect of the HWP process, you can also speak in confidence to WMS Disability Network, which is run entirely by students.

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IBRB

Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building

Predominantly used by the School of Life Sciences, and sometimes WMS. It's the newest building located on Gibbet Hill Campus; often described as the 'big glass building'!

Find an interactive map and floor plans here.Link opens in a new window

ID

ID badges

• Your ID badges enable you access across campus where student IDs are required, and to course-specific buildings, like the MTC.
  
  • Is also required for checking out library books and using printing and scanning services.
• You can collect new ones from Senate House on main campus.
  • The photo you sent for registering is used, until you change this on Tabula and request a new ID.
• Any issues, email Cardoffice@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window

iPad

iPad

• All MB ChB students are loaned an iPad for the duration of their studies.
  
  • Currently iPad Mini 6th Gen. with Apple Pencil (charge by placing in case holder) and protective case (not screen protector).
• It must be returned on Assistantship Sign-Off Day as part of graduating.
• You are not financially liable for any damage or loss, but must notify WMS-IT@warwick.ac.uk immediately.
• You can use your WMS ID, or your personal Apple one - the choice is yours.
  • Buying apps under one account doesn't allow you to share with your other account.
  • And you're welcome to use Find My if you wish.
• A Student-made Guide on using the iPads, including our Top Tips, is here.

IT

IT

For IT help, contact them by;

• Self-service: go.warwick.ac.uk/helpdeskLink opens in a new window - select Self-Service Online.
  • Can log and monitor help requests, browse for info, and book IT training.
• Phone: 024 76573737.
  • Open 8:30am-5:30pm, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays).
• Email: helpdesk@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window

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Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Usually shortened to 'LO's'.

The aims or objectives that are in the handbook for the year; typically they're assigned to a specific asynchronous class, though some are linked to workshops and group work. We'd recommend you structure your learning around these, as exams have to be based upon LO's (it's ideal that lectures are framed around them too, but sometimes it's not that straightforward - so always refer back to the LO's!)

locker

Locker - at MTC

If you'd like a locker at the MTC, located in the walkthrough of the MTC's PC room MD1.02, speak to Caroline at the MTC reception. For a £15 cash refundable deposit, you get a key for as long as you need the locker.

LO's

Learning Objectives

LO is the commonly used shorthand.

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Map

Map

campus.warwick.ac.uk is an interactive map that can give directions to any room or facility you need to find.

MCQ

Multiple Choice Question

As it says - a question with multiple answers to choose from; in exams it's typically five.

The MB ChB exams use more MCQs than SAQs in Phase I, predominantly MCQs in Phase II, and only MCQs in Phase III.

MDT

Multi-Disciplinary Team

The whole team that contributes to patient care. It can involve doctors of all levels and specialities, but also nurses, physiotherapists, dieticians, pharmacists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists, social workers, advocates, healthcare assistants, and so many more - and, also, the patient and their carers.

MedSoc

MedSoc

The student society representing all students at WMS - MB ChB, UG, PGT, & PGR.

With a few exceptions of societies that have sought independent status, MedSoc are the only society recognised and registered with Warwick SU. All other WMS societies are essentially 'sub-societies' under MedSoc.

For more information on their committee, activities, and contact details, please check their page here.

Mini-CEX

Mini-CEX

An SLE within the MBChB course. You must complete at least one per CCE, per Phase 2 GP, & per SCP, & document these on ePortfolio.

It can include any aspect of patient interaction; history/exam/management/etc, but also other aspects such as clerking a new admission or completing a follow-up, or procedural skills such as administering an injection or cannulation.

Mitigating Circumstances

Mitigating Circumstances [MCs]

Exceptional unforeseen short-term circumstances, outside your control, which might have a negative effect on your studies and meeting the engagement criteria, including deadlines and assessments. This includes the late identification of a disability, as often no Reasonable Adjustments have been put in place in time.

If you feel you have MCs, you can ask for these to be considered for summative assessments, deadlines, and non-completion of other engagement criteria.

MCs are dealt with through this University procedureLink opens in a new window and submitted via your TabulaLink opens in a new window - here's a guide on how to declare MCsLink opens in a new window, and here's guidance for students on MCs.Link opens in a new window

You should tell your PT, deputy PT, or CPT of any MCs or Reasonable Adjustment needs early, so they can ensure appropriate support is put in place. They can advise you on writing them, and they also typically write your supporting statementLink opens in a new window.

Moodle

Moodle

The main learning platform we use at Warwick, it contains timetables, recorded lectures, announcements, and additional advised resources. Flowchart of its basic structure:

Navigating Moodle is a common learning curve too. We strongly recommend that you Bookmark important pages to your iPad home screen and any other device - especially the weekly checklists! Warwick does not use the Moodle app. If there are any issues with the content, including accessibility and navigation issues, please email the lecturer responsible, or the Block or Theme lead, or your Phase admin. Warwick University Guide for Students *Note* - there is currently a coding issue with Moodle where if you have any form of Dark Mode enabled on your device, it forces Moodle to use Dark Mode too - but it's incomplete, so very difficult to read, and resets to this mode whenever you navigate to a new page. IT are working to solve this, but their current advice is to select the Accessibility options and use High Contrast, making the text yellow.

MSB

Medical Sciences Building

The main building located on Gibbet Hill Campus; contains most WMS-staff offices, plus our library and cafeteria.

Find an interactive map and floor plans here.Link opens in a new window

Though on main campus, MSB means Mathematical Sciences Building!

MTC

Medical Teaching Centre

The main building for MB ChB students, located on Gibbet Hill Campus.

Find an interactive map and floor plans here.Link opens in a new window

Though the map's room numbers use MD, rather than MTC.

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NICE

NICE

National Institute for Health & Social Care Excellence

NICE guidelinesLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window underpin investigation & management plans across UK healthcare. Refer to these concise, current evidence summaries in CBL & presentations.

Notability

Notability

An external study resource, check out the quick Student-made Guide to them here.

Notion

Notion

An external study resource, check out the quick Student-made Guide to them here.

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OSCE

Objective Structured Clinical Examination

A practical assessment of clinical and communication skills.
There's a series of stations, each being focused upon a history-taking consultation, an examination sequence, or a clinical task, such as handwashing or taking manual blood pressure. They typically have additional questions.

OSLER

Objective Structured Long Examination Record

An assessment of clinical competence within Warwick's MBChB course. Longer than an OSCE station, they include multiple aspects of a patients care.

In Phase 2, you must do one practice OSLER per CCE block & document it on ePortfolio.

In Phase 3, you must do one formative OSLER per SCP block & document it on ePortfolio, & will have around 6 OSLERs during Finals exams.

OSLER example:

Station 1a:	10 minutes	History taking from simulation patient
Station 1b:	5 minutes	Choose an examination, give rationale, perform exam
Station 2:	15 minutes	Thinking time, in a separate room
Station 3a:	10 minutes	Present case summary, answer 'Viva' questions (patients main (biopsychosocial) problems, differentials, investigations, management)
Station 3b:	5 minutes	Patient communication (explain X diagnosis or Y investigation or Z management)

Osmosis

Osmosis

An external study resource, check out the quick Student-made Guide to them here.

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Parking

Parking

To find somewhere, the campus map for parking is here.

Register with APCOA to get the appropriate rate for MB ChB students.

On campus or placement, there are a few things to know to get it cheapest, or free. Read the Student-made guide section here.

PassMed

PassMed

An external study resource, check out the quick Student-made Guide to them here.

Peer Teaching Network

Peer Teaching Network

There’s a community with Warwick’s medical students...

...shown with how willing everyone is to support each other to get through the course. Our Peer Teaching is a great tradition – teaching the cohort after you all the summaries, mnemonics, and tricks we pass down (or newly create).

These sessions have fostered real friendships, across cohorts, and the encouragement of the Peer-Teachers helps you realise – you are learning the lectures, even when you feel overwhelmed!

Personal Details

Personal Details

If you want to change any of these, access your e:Vision accountLink opens in a new window.

Amend your name, pronouns, address, demographic data, medical information, emergency contact details, or request a Student Status / Bank letter.

Personal Tutor

Personal Tutor

A member of WMS teaching staff allocated to you and your CBL group for Phase 1. They'll provide you with pastoral support; checking in at least once a term, supporting you with any WMS procedures (like mitigating circumstances) if you need them, and pointing you in the right direction if you have any questions that you're not sure how to figure out.

PPD

Personal & Professional Development

One of the curriculum Themes, it concerns managing your own wellbeing, professionalism, how to reflect, teamwork, and the human and environmental factors influencing patient safety.

The Theme Lead is Dr Louise Dunford (email her hereLink opens in a new window).

PPT

Pharmacology, Prescribing, & Therapeutics

One of the Themes running through the curriculum, you learn about the many drugs used in healthcare, how they work, how to select and use medications for effective patient management, and how to prescribe accurately and safely.

You learn all of this through online presentations, CBL, and Block or Phase Drugs Lists.

The Theme Lead is Dr Dan Mitchell - email him hereLink opens in a new window, or message him via Teams.

Prayer spaces

Prayer spaces

You'll find a comprehensive guide to prayer spaces, ablution facilities, and much more advice on practising the Islamic faith in this Muslim Student's Handbook to Medical SchoolLink opens in a new window, created by WMS students in 2023.

Presentation list

Presentation List

How your LO's are structured from Phase II.

Taken from the GMCs MLALink opens in a new window, the list consists of symptoms, or presentations, that a patient may see you with, i.e. sore throat, headache.

Each has 5 areas, with 1-3 LO's each. The areas are History, Examination, Differentials, Investigations, and Management.

Printing

Printing

You can print from our PCs or your own device; access is via your ID card, which you load with credit online.

Printing & Scanning for students | Buy credits & check balance | Printing locations | Scanning documents | Scan to email | Other FAQs

Available in MTC: PC room, & MSB: BioMed Grid, A0.52, A0.10, ICL Suite

Issues? Email helpdesk@warwick.ac.uk

Professionalism

Professionalism

Struggling to word a professional-enough email response? Use goblin.toolsLink opens in a new window - it's Formaliser tool lets you just brain-dump what you're trying to say, choose the 'spicy strength' of rewording you want, and you'll have a much more professional phrasing to use and still get your point across.

Louise Dunford (email hereLink opens in a new window) leads the Personal and Professional Development Theme, and is happy to answer any queries you have.

Progression Requirements

Progression Requirements

To progress to the next year of the course, and in Year 4 to graduate as a doctor and take up a foundation post, you must:

• Pass all summative assessments.
• Demonstrate full engagement with the course.
  • By fulfilling the engagement criteria.
• Demonstrate fitness to practice.

Progression criteria with deadlines for 2022/23 are found here.Link opens in a new window

PT

Personal Tutor

PT is the commonly used shorthand.

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QuesMed

QuesMed

An external study resource, check out the quick Student-made Guide to them here.

quiet rooms

Quiet rooms

There is currently no accurate, updated list or guide to available 'quiet' spaces for study or decompression for the Gibbet Hill campus.

If you'd like to help with noting anywhere, there is a live doc available through the Inclusive Education Subgroup (email Emily Roisin ReidLink opens in a new window) or WMS Disability NetworkLink opens in a new window.

Find an interactive map of all of Warwick University, with floor plans, here.Link opens in a new window

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RAP

Reasonable Adjustments Plan

The changes to your learning experience agreed between Disability Services and yourself, and submitted to WMS, that are intended to accommodate your needs and support your learning.

You must register with and meet Disability ServicesLink opens in a new window or the Mental Health and Wellbeing TeamLink opens in a new window to discuss what support may enable you to engage with the course. Adjustments are considered on an individual basis and in the context of the impact of a disability or learning difference, the Equality Act, and University-wide policies.

Reasonable Adjustments for exams need to be submitted before the deadline (usually 4 weeks before the exam period) set by the MB ChB examinations team - email Melanie StoreyLink opens in a new window for more information.

RMD

Resuscitation for Medical Disciplines

A Basic Life Support (BLS), Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) and First Aid course available for free for WMS students.

The course is fully endorsed by the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and the Resuscitation Council UK, and has been developed in cooperation with RMD Birmingham (where it's ran since 1995!).

Full details on their webpages here.Link opens in a new window

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SAQ

Short Answer Question

As it says - a question where you have to write out the answer. However, it includes any non-MCQ, such as 'On this x-ray, mark where the X is located'.

Pay attention to the marks given:

• If it asks for one example but gives two marks, it's because you have to very briefly explain or define your answer.
• If it asks for three examples for three marks, only the first three answers you give will count.
  • Any further answers you write, even if correct (and even if your first three answers are wrong), will be ignored!

SCP

Specialist Clinical Placement

How placements are organised in Phase 3. There are 8 rotations, lasting 6 weeks each, covering Acute care, Musculoskeletal health, General Practice, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Child Health, Care of the Medical Patient, Care of the Surgical Patient, & Psychiatry.

SDL

Self-Directed Learning

Additional reading or other learning opportunities that support your learning when working towards LO's.

There are recommended textbooks on Moodle that give the appropriate depth and breadth for this.

SLE

Supervised Learning Event

A mandatory part of engagement criteria within MBChB. Examples include OSLER, BST, CBD, & Mini-CEX.

Get into the habit of identifying what you need in a CCE or SCP block, finding the opportunity, asking a clinician if they're happy to co-sign the SLE, & submitting it on ePortfolio - before you forget the details, & they forget you did it!

SocPop

Social & Population Perspectives

One of the Themes running through the curriculum, it covers topics such as:

Social determinants of health Global and national health patterns Health promotion and illness prevention

Epidemiology Evidence-based medicine Person-centred care

The Theme co-Leads are Dr Beck Taylor (Soc) (email hereLink opens in a new window) and Dr Deepak Parashar (Pop) (email hereLink opens in a new window).

Solstice

Solstice

A wireless screencasting tool to share from your devices to a larger screen - ideal for group work, including CBL.

SSLC

Student-Staff Liaison Committee

A forum of student representatives and staffLink opens in a new window, who meet quarterly to discuss issues you raise about teaching, learning, and student support. It enables direct feedback on proposals, discussion of new ideas, collaborative problem-solving - all to improve WMS. The Chair is always a student, who you can contact with any questions.

• MB ChB Chair - Chloe Berg
• UG Chairs - Arianna McCoy & Maddie Lee
• PG Chair - Catriona Conway

The SSLC should always be consulted regarding major or significant changes to course structures or content; this enables students and staff to input on departmental updates, so they work for everyone.

Student Status letter

Student Status letter

If you need one for council tax exemption, opening a bank account, or anything else, download one from your e:Vision account here.Link opens in a new window

Support

Support

There are lots of avenues of support available. Check out our Student Support section, which can tell you about the Student Support Team, the SU, Wellbeing & Disability Team, and initiatives by your peers, like the WMS Grief Group and Peer Teaching Network.

This linktr.ee/WMSWellbeingLink opens in a new window was also created by '23 MedSoc Welfare Officer Grace Fisher, with numerous links to external support services on everything from accommodation to addictions.

Soon we will be adding brief explanations of the various reporting avenues and professional / progression processes, so you can decide how to approach any situation in a way that's right for you.

SWFT

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust

Typically meaning Warwick Hospital (CV34 5BW), it has the majority of SWFT's acute services, including Accident and Emergency, Maternity, Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) and Intensive Care.

Check the Warwick Hospital mapLink opens in a new window; for key contacts on placement, check the Phase pages.

See the student-made guide for SWFT here.

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TAB

Team Assessment of Behaviour

A mandatory engagement item in MBChB Phase 3, completed in ePortfolio - you also need them during Foundation & Specialist training.

They give feedback on your Patient Focus, Communication, Teamwork & Leadership, Coping with Pressure & Organisational Skills, & Professionalism.

Requirements:

x2 per SCP

x6 by end of SCP3

x12 by end of SCP7

at least half completed by non-doctors

Non-doctors can include nurses, pharmacists, physios, OTs, HCAs, PAs, ANPs, ODPs, ward clerks, other students - & the UHCW Clinical Skills team!

It may be easier to explain to a clinician unfamiliar with TABs as:

"Would it be okay if I email you a TAB on NHS ePortfolio? It's an anonymous, mini questionnaire on what you've thought of me & my interactions - just as I've spent some time with you, I thought you might have some good feedback to help my learning?"

You don't need to wait weeks to ask - there's no minimum time required - but also, someone you've silently shadowed for only an hour isn't best placed either. If they've spent time with you & seen you interact with patients & colleagues, it's reasonable to ask!

Tabula

Tabula

An online platform with multiple functions;

• Holds your Student Profile (identifying information, course details)
• Records your Reasonable Adjustments for exams.
• Records your monitoring points ('key' and registered sessions to track attendance).
• Submission of absence forms.
• Submission of coursework.
• Submission for extension requests (for some modules).

Go to Tabula here.

TDAE

Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses

Reimbursement of excess costs from travelling to and from placement or accommodation to attend it. Example of what you can claim;

Distance between your home and Gibbet Hill = 2.3 miles, so 4.6 miles daily return.
Distance between your home and placement = 5.1 miles, so 10.2 miles daily return.
10.2 - 4.6 = 5.7 excess miles per day
5.7 x cost-of-travel-method (car = 42p p/mile, cycle = 30p p/mile, passengers = extra 7.5p p/mile) = driving means £2.39 reimbursed per day

Theme

Theme

A general area or topic that runs through the entire curriculum, covering all Blocks and all Phases. It includes;

1. Cell & Tissue Biomedicine
2. Clinical Anatomy & Imaging
3. Clinical Skills
4. Pharmacology, Prescribing, & Therapeutics
5. Social & Population Perspectives
6. Virtues, Law, & Ethics
7. Personal & Professional Development
8. Communications & Lived Experience
9. Community Learning

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UHCW

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS TrustLink opens in a new window

One of our clinical placement sites (CV2 2DX), and one of the UK's largest teaching Trusts.

Also has the Hospital of St Cross, in Rugby - together, they serve over a million people.

For clinical placement contacts, check the Phase pages.

See the student-made guide for UHCW here.

University of Warwick

University of Warwick - name origin, as people ask why we weren't named Coventry!

From the University's Art CollectionLink opens in a new window page:

By the start of the 1960s, it was evident that post-war society needed more graduates. Seven new universities were founded between 1961 and 1965. The process was overseen by the University Grants Committee (UGC) who specified that any new campus should have a site of at least 200 acres to facilitate future expansion. The civic leaders of Coventry identified a site on the southern edge of Coventry. Made up of farmland with small woods, it was bounded by Cannon Park, the Kenilworth Road, Kirby Corner Road and the city/county boundary of Gibbet Hill Road.

There was one principal drawback. The site was not large enough. Warwickshire County Council agreed that farmland on the other side of the county boundary could be incorporated into the site to offer the necessary 200 acres. The Bishop of Coventry was tasked with naming the university. He decided on the University of Warwick, arguing that Coventry would probably see most economic benefit, so Warwickshire should gain some of the prestige. He may also have been influenced by the names of the other six universities: Essex, Kent, Lancaster, Norfolk (East Anglia), Sussex and York, which recall the names of the knights in Shakespeare's history plays. Together with Warwick, the group became known as the Shakespeare Seven.

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VLE

Values, Law, and Ethics

A Theme running through the whole curriculum, it covers the need for doctors to take a values- and evidence-based approach to medical practice; working ethically, and within the law, is an integral part of what it means to be a doctor.

The Theme Lead, overall and for Phase I, is Dr Greg Moorlock (email him hereLink opens in a new window).

Phase II Lead is Professor Heather Draper (email her hereLink opens in a new window), and for Phase III it's Professor Anne Slowther (email her hereLink opens in a new window).

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Water fountains

Water fountains

Locations:

• MTC
  • Common Room kitchen - MD1.01A
  • Ground floor kitchen next to MD0.13
• MSB
  • At the very back left of the Cafe
  • Ground floor of PG Hub region, outside of A0.46
• IBRB
  • Cafe and Social Space - lower ground floor to rear of building

Wifi

Wifi

On campus, we use Eduroam. Login details:

Username: your student ID number, i.e. u1234567 (not your whole email)

Password: whatever you have set as part of getting your Microsoft / email / PC access

Working

Working as a student

See our student-made guide to finances - including working - here.

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