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Programme profile
RCSI offer two medical programmes; a five/six year course for school leavers and a four year course for graduates. The curriculum model for the Graduate Entry Programme takes the best from the developments of the five/six year programme at RCSI to include learning opportunities for a more experienced cohort of students.
The medical school curriculum and assessment procedures are constantly monitored and reviewed. Educational best practice has seen a general move towards greater integration throughout the curriculum. Teaching is largely systems based with the early introduction of clinical case studies and data interpretation.
Early patient contact facilitates integration of the basic sciences and is followed by a clinical programme, which embodies the best of the Irish clinical experience, complimented by a comprehensive IT support infrastructure and excellent educational facilities. To this end, the curriculum is designed to ensure that the student develops a balanced perspective of domiciliary, community and hospital care, and acquires a sound knowledge of the principles of both the science and art of medicine. Students are exposed to a variety of specialities providing them with comprehensive training, enhancing career options, both at home and abroad.
Programme content
The curriculum is modularised in three cycles: Junior, Intermediate and Senior.
In the Junior Cycle, clinical case studies apply lecture content in the biomedical sciences to clinical medicine in small group tutorials. Students learn effective communication and clinical skills, initially with simulated patients and later with patients and their families in both hospital and community environments. Students also receive training in such practical skills as basic life support. During the Senior Cycle, both the five/six year students and the GEP students are combined for the final two years of the programme.
Students are encouraged to take clinical electives as visiting students during summer vacations in the Intermediate and Senior Cycle. Clinical placements, in any part of the world, are facilitated by formal and informal exchange agreements supervised by the Dean's Office.
Progression
Recognised by General Medical Council
Entry Requirements
Passes in 6 recognised subjects with at least two subjects at Grade C or better in GCE A-Levels or equivalent, and at least four subjects at Grade C or better in GCE O-Levels or equivalent.
Subjects to include Biology or Chemistry or Physics at A Level. Other subjects to include Maths, English and another language, at a minimum GCSE C
Student are exempted Foundation Year, if they have Biology, Chemistry and Physics at A-Level
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05 November
01 February
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