Our mission is to improve patient health by developing competent, caring doctors who are life-long learners, driven by scientific enquiry and the desire to serve our society’s evolving healthcare needs. We aim to develop in our medical students an in-depth knowledge of the fundamentals of health and disease and an understanding of modern medicine including its applications and limitations. We teach our students to be self-directed learners and as graduates to be life-long participants in education and research. Our objective is to build strong professional, inter-personal and decision-making skills that are key to success in their careers. We develop in our students an innate sense of responsibility, commitment to social and cultural diversity, equity and ethical standards. We strive for a supportive, dynamic learning environment where each student in the Medicine Programme will have been supported in reaching their individual potential.

We use innovative and creative evidence based educational approaches to develop in our students a repertoire of analytical, cognitive and examination skills and teach them key procedural techniques which become essential to their work as doctors.  A patient centred reflective approach is key to all our teaching methods. Our assessment strategy is driven by the necessity to translate knowledge, skills and attitudes to face- to- face patient care.

1 - Possess and apply in-depth knowledge of the core biomedical and clinical sciences that underpin the practice of medicine.
2 - Be able to maintain and enhance professional activities through lifelong learning.
3 - Critically evaluate information and its sources and apply this appropriately in their decision making.
4 - Facilitate the learning of patients, families, junior colleagues, other health professionals, the public, and others, as appropriate.
5 - Contribute to the creation, dissemination, application, and translation of new medical knowledge and practices through research and audit.
6 - Recognise personal and professional limits of knowledge and competence and consult appropriately.
7 - Establish and maintain the clinical skills to perform a complete and appropriate patient centred assessment of a patient and to use therapeutic interventions effectively.
8 - Have acquired proficient practical skills for diagnostic and therapeutic use as required of an intern in practice.
9 - Understand and accept the roles and responsibilities of the doctor as defined by the Medical Council or other professional regulatory body.
10 - Be committed to the professional ethical and legal codes of practice.
11 - Possess health advocacy skills to promote health of individuals and communities.
12 - Be committed to physician health and wellbeing including self.
13 - Possess team working skills to promote and maintain the effectiveness of the multidisciplinary team in healthcare provision.
14 - Develop and maintain communication skills to support all roles.
15 - Possess the capacity to develop management and leadership skills over time in the knowledge of the principles of the Irish healthcare system, the fundamentals of management science and personal professional development.

The medical degree programme is an exciting pathway to becoming a doctor.

One of the strengths of the undergraduate medical degree programme is patient-based teaching in small groups where our students learn the necessary skills under the tuition of highly qualified clinical tutors. We aim to enhance your experience by attention to student welfare and by adopting innovative teaching strategies and assessment methods.

The UCD teaching hospitals are leading, modern national medical centres that deliver the highest quality in patient care. The major general teaching hospitals are the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and St Vincent's University Hospital, based in Dublin.

UCD's Health Sciences centre, opened in September 2005, is a state-of-the-art facility for medical education and research and brings the research and teaching activities of physicians, nurses, physiotherapists and radiographers together under one roof.

STAGE 1
In Stage 1, you will take modules in the basic sciences including Physics, Chemistry, Cell Biology and Genetics. Modules in Healthcare Informatics will equip you with the appropriate information technology.

STAGE 2
Stage 2 modules examine the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of healthy cells, tissues and organ systems. Both semesters contain clinical modules that introduce students to patient care in community and hospital settings.

STAGES 3 & 4
Stage 3 modules begin to review the pathology, microbiology and pharmacology of organ systems in a clinically integrated approach. Modules in Stage 4 complete the study of the diseased organ systems with continued clinical integration.

STAGES 5 & 6
In the final two stages, modular programmes in Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Psychiatry are studied. This involves periods of clinical attachments in the general and specialist hospitals, attachment to a general practice and systematic instruction in the various medical specialties. Clinical tuition is patient-based and is largely carried out through small group sessions at the bedside.

Extensive international links offer you a variety of opportunities to widen your experience. Scholarships awarded on the basis of an essay competition are available to support elective periods in centres of clinical and research excellence in the USA, Europe and Malaysia.

The UCD School of Medicine & Medical Science has links with several USA medical schools (e.g. University of Pennsylvania, University of Kansas, University of California, San Diego, Emory University and Washington University, St Louis) and Penang Medical College in Malaysia where you may take elective programmes and gain valuable experience overseas.

Graduates of the School have achieved worldwide recognition in clinical practice, research and healthcare leadership. Upon graduation, you must complete one year as an intern to gain full registration with the Irish Medical Council. You may then pursue training towards a career in a wide variety of specialties, in diverse settings, including hospitals and primary care facilities, or laboratory-based diagnosis and research.

Candidates must agree to undergo testing to assess levels of immunity to certain infectious diseases (Hepatitis B and Tuberculosis). The results of such tests are not used to determine entry to the course but are used to provide the student with a suitable immunisation programme schedule. For further information, please read Information on Infectious Diseases Procedures and General Health available from the Medical School Office.

UCD Health Sciences Programme Office,
Health Sciences Centre (Ground Floor)
Belfield,
Dublin 4
+353 1 716 6656
Email: healthscience@ucd.ie
Web:www.ucd.ie/healthsciences

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
CHEM10130	Applied Intro. & Phys Chem	Autumn	5
MDCS10310	Patients, Doctors & Healthcare	Autumn	5
PATH10020	Basic Principles of Cell Biolo	Autumn	5
PHYC10120	Physics in Medicine	Autumn	5
RDGY10090	Healthcare Imaging and Information Systems	Autumn	5
ZOOL10010	Medical Zoology	Autumn	5
CHEM10080	Inorganic Chemistry	Spring	5
CHEM10090	Organic Chemistry	Spring	5
MDSA10210	Science Medicine and Society	Spring	5
PATH10200	Basic Principles of Genetics	Spring	5
PHYC10130	Physics II Medical Science	Spring	5
Stage 1 Core Modules
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN0OF: Non-mandatory Options
MEIN10030	Multimedia Studies	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN0OF: Non-mandatory Options
Stage 2 Core Modules
ANAT20030	Basic Tissues & Early Develop	Autumn	5
ANAT20080	Musculoskeletal Biology	Autumn	5
GPRS20010	Clinical Science and Healthcare Informatics 1	Autumn	5
MDSA20210	Molecules in Medicine 2	Autumn	5
PHYS20100	Cell-Cell Signalling	Autumn	5
MDSA20170	Vascular Biology	Spring	5
MDSA20180	Cardiac Biology	Spring	5
MDSA20190	Renal Biology	Spring	5
MDSA20200	Respiratory Biology	Spring	5
PHPS20010	Introduction to Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Public Health	Spring	5
Stage 2 Core Modules
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN0OF: Non-mandatory Options
ANAT10030	Introduction to Physical and Forensic Anthropology	Autumn	5
FDSC10010	Food Diet and Health	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN0OF: Non-mandatory Options
Stage 3 Core Modules
ANAT20040	Neurosciences	Autumn	5
ANAT20060	Locomotor Biology	Autumn	5
MDSA20010	Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver Biology	Autumn	5
MDSA20030	Endocrine Biology	Autumn	5
PATH30080	Disease Mechanisms & Pharmacological Principles	Autumn	5
MDSA30090	Understanding Disability for Healthcare Students	Spring	5
MEMI30040	Principles of Infection and its Treatment	Spring	5
PATH30060	Genetics, Perinatal and Paediatric Diseases	Spring	5
PATH30190	Oncology & Immunopathology	Spring	5
PHAR30110	Cardiovascular and Renal Diseases	Spring	5
Stage 3 Core Modules
Stage 3 Options - A)MIN0OF: Non-mandatory Options
ANAT10030	Introduction to Physical and Forensic Anthropology	Autumn	5
ANAT20050	Basic Principles of Trauma	Autumn	5
PHYS30110	Adaptation to hypoxia: high altitude and lessons for disease	Autumn	5
PHYS30160	Control of Vascular Resistance	Autumn	5
PATH30220	Rare Genetic Disorders	Spring	5
Stage 3 Options - A)MIN0OF: Non-mandatory Options
Stage 4 Core Modules
MDSA30050	Respiratory Disease	Autumn	5
PATH30030	Haematology/Immunosuppression	Autumn	5
PATH30040	GI/Hepatobiliary Diseases	Autumn	5
PHAR30060	Central Nervous Systems Diseases	Autumn	5
PHAR30070	Endocrine Diseases	Autumn	5
MDSA30300	Clinical Skills	Spring	10
MDSA30310	G.P. & Professionalism	Spring	5
MDSA40060	Otolaryngology/Ophthalmology	Spring	5
MEDN30000	Therapeutics	Spring	10
Stage 4 Core Modules
Stage 4 Options - A)MIN0OF: Non-mandatory Options
CLIP30240	Stem Cells in Medicine	Autumn	5
PHYS30110	Adaptation to hypoxia: high altitude and lessons for disease	Autumn	5
RDGY30470	Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging	Autumn	5
Stage 4 Options - A)MIN0OF: Non-mandatory Options
Stage 5 Options - B)MIN3OF: Students should ONLY select Year One modules in the first year of this stage. Please DO NOT select year two modules until next year.
SURG40080	Surgery	2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)	20
FLME40130	Forensic & Legal Medicine	Autumn	5
MEDN40090	Medicine I	Autumn	10
MEDN40100	Medicine II	Spring	10
Stage 5 Options - B)MIN3OF: Students should ONLY select Year One modules in the first year of this stage. Please DO NOT select year two modules until next year.
Stage 5 Options - C)MIN 4OF: Complete all modules over 2yrs
MDSA40140	Medicine in the Community	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
OBGY40110	Obstetrics & Gynaecology	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
PAED40120	Paediatrics	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
PSYC40150	Psychiatry	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
Stage 5 Options - C)MIN 4OF: Complete all modules over 2yrs
Stage 5 Options - D)MIN1OF: Year 2 Option modules:non core
MDSA40240	Medicine Elective	Spring	10
MDSA40270	Clinical Elective A	Spring	5
Stage 5 Options - D)MIN1OF: Year 2 Option modules:non core
Stage 5 Options - E)MIN2OF: Students should ONLY select the Year Two modules when they are in their second year of this stage. Please DO NOT select any year one modules you did last year.
PHPS30020	Public Health Medicine, Epidemiology & International Health	Autumn	5
MDSA40160	Professional Completion	Spring	20
Stage 5 Options - E)MIN2OF: Students should ONLY select the Year Two modules when they are in their second year of this stage. Please DO NOT select any year one modules you did last year.

		Award		GPA
Programme	Module Weightings	Rule Description	Description
BHMED001	Stage 5 - 100.00%	Standard Honours Award	First Class Honours	3.68	4.20
			Second Class Honours, Grade 1	3.08	3.67
			Second Class Honours, Grade 2	2.48	3.07
			Pass	2.00	2.47