Student Support

Most students will have good and bad days, but overall they will manage the clinical attachment and undertake  the requirements e.g. CbDs etc.  Students may have many different problems including academic progress, ill health, financial problems, relationship problems.  

The following are ‘red flags’ for a student who may be struggling:  

• Persistently late arrival or early departure/missing teaching sessions  
• Failing to engage with learning opportunities offered  
• Failing to engage with e portfolio requirements  
• Poor performance in basic skills/knowledge eg clinical skills  
• Signs of depression, eg unkempt appearance, poor eye contact, tearful.

WMS students undertake an accelerated training programme with little time for rest. To support their wellbeing, each student is allowed and encouraged to take 5 additional days of leave during each academic year, in addition to the Medical School holidays.

Leave is allowed for the following reasons:

• Wellbeing/rest days
• Family/social events

Students decide when they will take these days and notify the appropriate Phase admin team and their clinical teams. They will also make a plan to catch up on any missed learning. WMS encourages all faculty to support students’ requests for leave, especially if for wellbeing purposes.

The MBChB students are very active running a multitude of support networks. These also provide advice and information for teaching staff. You don't need a Warwick login to access these pages:

WMS Student Networks

Student co-created guides - useful for students and staff

• Speak to the WMS Admin staff at your Trust  
• Highlight your concerns to the block lead.   
• Please contact the student support team early  
• It is important that a student who may be struggling is identified early, so that we can provide appropriate academic and pastoral support.   
• It is good practice to inform the student that you are concerned about them and that you are going to contact WMS staff.  
• Contact the University Wellbeing services

Students are encouraged to consult their GP. Please do not undertake your own informal clinical assessments of students on attachment with you, or offer informal treatment advice to students.  

Any treatment you do provide for a student should be done via usual formal referral routes and be properly recorded. 

Please report any outstanding activities of students, or any concerns (such as upsetting incidents) using the WMS process. Each report will be considered individually. You can report incidents anonymously.

Concerns reporting page here