School of Graduate Entry Medicine and Health
University student services
A101 Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) Students
Pastoral Support Pathway
Medical
GEM
Registered GP
• Counselling service (bereavement, mental
Families
Student
Student Support Services
(1st Years
Students Union
supported by
Counselling
health issues, anxiety, stress)
2nd Years)
School
School Office
Bereavement Advice
Academic staff
(School
Occupational Health
GP Tutors
e.g Clinical/
Mentors
Manager)
External Agencies
• Workshops and courses entitled “coping
Academics.
E.C.E
PBL Facilitators.
with…..”
Academic
Progress
Disability Liaison
• Financial advisory
Committee
Senior Tutor
Officer
• Students Union offer lots of support
Exams
Officer
Director of Undergraduate
(housing, legal etc)
Studies
Head of School of
Associate Dean for
GEM and Health
Medical Education
• University health services
• Problem for our students is the geography
Mentoring
GEM PBL Medical Family
• Each second year group is linked up with a first
Information, advice and encouragement
Provide pastoral support
year group for the first 4 months of the academic
year
• A time tabled slot in the first couple of weeks
Mark assessments
Encourage development of
enables the second year PBL group to visit their
Reflective practice
first year PBL group.
GEM mentor
• A buffet picnic is provided in each of the 13 first
Guidance on
Action planning/
year PBL rooms which is sponsored by the MDU
Act as referee/
Goal setting
and MPS.
provide references
• Positive feedback
• Some groups meet up at other points in the year
Involved in 360 degree appraisal
Provide feedback
Accompany to APC meeting
Additional support
Very supportive caring staff
A new buddy system
• Student initiative
• Academics and University teachers
• A group of second year students have signed up
• Clinicians
to be available to buddy the new first years from
• Administrators
Sept 2009 until the end of the course
• This will mimic the medical families that run in
• Librarians
the Nottingham undergraduate course
• GEM office staff (Annemarie, Sarb, Cathy,
• At moment the senior tutor will oversee and
Victoria and Rebecca who know everything!)
provide advice if required
• Phil and Jane the building attendants
• In future will hope to recruit a member of staff for
• Karen the café lady
each buddy group
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Support system discussion
• What support systems do others have in
place ?
• What works well and what doesn’t?
• Why do some access the support and
others would rather struggle!
• How do we get these students to be more
open to the available support?
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