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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)Graduate Entry MedicineCourse Outline The RCSI Graduate entry Programme (GEP) started in 2006 and was the first of its kind in Ireland. Prospective. GEP students will have an honors (2:1 or higher) degree in any discipline and now wish to go on to complete a medical degree. The course duration is four years, with the first two years being spent in an accelerated programme in dedicated facilities. After this GEP students merge with their colleagues in the 5 year programme for the final two years. There is an emphasis on small group teaching and early clinical exposure. Class sizes are around 60 with equal numbers of EU/Irish and non-EU (mainly North American) students.
Programme of study The RCSI Graduate Entry Programme uses an integrated, modular, outcomes based curriculum. The programme consists of 3 Cycles; Junior Cycle (Year 1), Intermediate Cycle (Year 2) and Senior Cycle (Years 3 & 4). The modules that make up each of these Cycles can be viewed on the RCSI GEP website (http://www.rcsi.ie/GEP) How you will be taught
The first year of the programme is based in Sandyford in South Dublin. GEP students have a state of the art building equipped with a lecture theatre, small group teaching rooms, full AV facilities (including video conferencing and wireless internet access) and kitchen facilities. Some activities take place in St. Stephens Green and the adjacent Luas tram system, provides door-to-door access. All students are provided with a laptop computer on arrival and the majority of course materials and some assessments take place within the College’s Learning Management System, ‘Moodle’. The core curriculum is presented in modules based around the systems of the body with weekly case studies illustrating the application of clinical medicine. Additional modules in each semester are part of longitudinal themes such as Health, Behaviour & Society, which progresses to Health, Disease and Society in Year 2. Teaching & learning methodologies include lectures, small group tutorials, anatomy dissection practicals, clinical competencies and self-directed learning. Personal and professional development is an integral part of the curriculum and is supplemented by well defined learning outcomes. There is an emphasis on early clinical exposure with weekly hospital attachments in semester 2 and an intensive 4-week hospital attachment between years 1 & 2. Students also participate in surgical and medical Grand Rounds by video link with Beaumont Hospital. Year 2 of the programme is based in Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown in West Dublin. Connolly Hospital is one of three hospitals providing acute medical and surgical services to North Dublin. It has a catchment population of 290,000 and receives in excess of 7,000 acute admissions annually. The hospital has a busy Emergency Room, intensive care and coronary care units in addition to acute medicine and surgery units, and as the hospital has recently undergone a substantial development, the facilities in all of these units are state of the art. GEP students have access to new purpose built facilities very similar to those in year 1. Core material is delivered using co-ordinated, systems-based modules with emphasis on case-based teaching. Teaching of Clinical Competencies is linked to the systems-based format of the core material and include clinical skills tutorials, clinical observation sessions, ward tutorials and practical skills sessions. Each Semester is followed by a 4-week intensive clinical attachment during which the students function as active members of hospital teams.
GEP students undertake years 3 & 4 (Senior Cycle) with their colleagues from the undergraduate entry programmes. Most of the activities in the Senior Cycle involve rotations and attachments in RCSI Teaching Hospitals and other institutions. Disciplines covered in currently include: Medicine and Surgery, Medicine and Surgery of Childhood, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Neonatal medicine, Psychiatry, Family Practice, Ophthalmology, Oto-rhino-laryngology.
Methods of Assessment Continuous Assessment includes monthly online MCQs, clinical case group submissions, anatomy dissection room card signings and individual and group project work. Summative assessment occurs at the end of each semester. Assessments are modular and integrated comprising of MCQ and short note papers. Clinical Competencies are assessed by OSCEs (Objective Structured Clinical Exams) and TOSCEs (Team OSCEs). Entry requirements
Fees Non-EU: See RCSI website www.rcsi.ie/admissions
Application Requirements
Funding/Scholarships: EU GEP fees are set by the Higher Education Authority (HEA). The HEA make a contribution to each EU student as part payment of their annual fee. The value of the HEA contribution is currently €13,000 per annum. The student is responsible for the balance of the tuition fee. Allied Irish Bank has made an arrangement with RCSI to provide non secured loans to Irish students who have received an offer from RCSI to study in the 4 year GEP programme. Non EU students are responsible for the total Non EU fee. RCSI does not offer scholarships to offset the cost of tuition fees. Contact Details: For further details please consult the RCSI Graduate Entry Programme website (http://www.rcsi.ie/gep) or call the GEP office on 01 4028671. Tours of the GEP teaching facilities are welcome by appointment.This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |