Master of Medicine (MMed)

University of Buckingham

Course Info

The Master of Medicine (MMed) is a comprehensive 3-year medical training programme providing structured postgraduate training in General Medicine leading to the award of a Master of Medicine from the University of Buckingham.

It is designed to deliver core training for speciality training by the acquisition of knowledge and skills as assessed by the workplace based assessments and the MRCP. The programme is broad-based consisting of four to six placements in medical specialities. These placements must include direct involvement in the acute medical take.

The key features of the MMed are:

• Student-led – we will use an ePortfolio to encourage a learner-centred approach with the support of Educational Supervisors. The ePortfolio contains tools to identify educational needs, enables the setting of learning goals, reflective learning and personal development.
• Competency-based – the curricula outline competencies that trainees must reach by the end of the programme. The curriculum is directly linked to the ePortfolio as it defines standards required for good medical practice and formal assessments including the MRCP exams.
• Continuation of Good Medical Practice – building on existing training the curriculum contains important emphasis on generic competencies necessary for practice as a physician.
• Supervision – each student has a series of people with clearly defined roles and responsibilities overseeing their training including Clinical Supervisor, Educational Supervisor, University Tutor, Pathways to Postgraduate Training in Medicine Director, and Dean of Postgraduate Medicine.
• Appraisal meetings with supervisor – regular appraisal meetings and review of competence progression are set out in the ePortfolio.

Teaching & Assessment

Teaching

The principle methodology will be bedside teaching. Each student will be assigned to a clinical team and will be supervised by a consultant. The student will see patients at speciality clinics and on the ward together with the supervisor. The student will also undertake medical ward duties and outpatients as defined by the hospital. There will also be on-call duties.

Students will be required to undertake self-directed reading of medical journals based on their clinical specialism in order to build up an understanding of the leading edge medical practice.

Students will be required to maintain an e-portfolio detailing their clinical experience and they will need to show reflection on that experience. The e-portfolio will be monitored by the supervisor to ensure that it meets requisite standards.

Assessment

• The key assessment output is the e-portfolio which will be audited annually by an NHS appointed auditor.
• Case Based Discussion
• OSCE
• Dissertation defended in a traditional viva voce examination.

After Your Course

Attainment of MMed and MRCP will allow the student to consider higher medical training.