Phase 1
Phase I Contacts
Phase 1 Academic Lead: Dr Greg Moorlock
Email: g.moorlock@warwick.ac.uk
Administrative Lead - Laura Cranshaw
Email: L.Cranshaw@warwick.ac.uk
Phase 1 Secretary - Anjula Kang
Email: A.Kang@warwick.ac.uk
MB ChB Admissions Assistant - Ann Malczewski
Email: A.C.Malczewski@warwick.ac.uk
Phase I has 3 Terms:
- September – December
- January – March
- April – June
Please note: the MB ChB course operates outside University term dates.
Phase I Blocks
The first year is divided into Blocks with assessments at the end of each block. Block topics in Year 1 are:
- Welcome Week
- Health, Metabolism and Homeostasis
- Blood, Lungs and Heart
- Brain and Behaviour
- Locomotion
- Reproduction and Child Health
Themes
As well as Blocks, woven through the whole course are Themes - these are:
- Cell & Tissue Biomedicine
- Clinical Anatomy & Imaging
- Clinical Skills
- Personal & Professional Development
- Pharmacology, Prescribing & Therapeutics
- Social & Population Perspectives
- Values, Law & Ethics
- Communication skills and lived experience
- Community
These theme topics are integrated into the Blocks and in every Phase of the course.
Each theme has an Academic Lead.
Students may have specific theme topic teaching on Academic Days.
Educational activities
We employ a range of educational activities in Phase I:
- Case-based learning
- Online learning resources
- Group work
- Clinical skills practical sessions
- Clinical Anatomy plastinated specimens
- Interactions with patients
- Seminars
- Workshops
- Drop-in sessions
- Self-directed learning