MBChB Year 3 Clinical Examination MED3005

  • Academic Session: 2025-26
  • School: School of Medicine Dentistry and Nursing
  • Credits: 0
  • Level: Level 3 (SCQF level 9)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

Objective Structured Clinical Examination

Timetable

Full-time programme, individualised placement timetables are made available to students.

Requirements of Entry

Successful completion of MBChB Year 2.

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

The MBChB Year 3 Clinical Examination is a performance-based assessment of student's clinical and professional skills, knowledge and behaviours. The examination consists of 8 stations in total; all stations are 10 minutes in duration.

Main Assessment In: April/May

Course Aims

To determine if students have achieved an acceptable level of clinical practice in the examinable domains of history taking, communication skills, clinical examination, clinical procedures, data interpretation and clinical reasoning that reflects real-life clinical scenarios.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

The MBChB Year 3 Clinical Examination is mapped to MBChB Year 3 General Practice teaching and Phase 4 Junior Medicine and Surgery Intended Learning Outcomes.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

D0