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This is the first of four modules taken in year 1. This module is the first step in your medical training and, as such, is highly relevant to your future in medical practice.

The overall aim of this module is to provide you with a firm foundation of the knowledge and skills you will need in order to appreciate and understand the later systems-based and clinical modules. In medical practice, you will be expected to care for as well as treat patients and therefore this module will introduce you to palliative, mental health and social care aspects of medical practice.

The module aims to provide:

• an understanding of the structure and function of the body: cells, tissues, organs and the integrated whole as a foundation to the systems-based modules in years 1 and 2
• the development of critical and analytical thinking, through the use of self-paced learning activities and small group sessions
• the application and integration of scientific knowledge to the diagnosis, management and care of individuals and populations
• the development of critical scientific, analytical and clinical thinking including the ability to assess, understand and synthesise evidence through appreciation of (and explanations for) the variation in clinical measurements through statistical evaluation
• an introduction to the relationship between health, illness, people and society by introducing epidemiology, sociology, psychology and palliative care, emphasising the relevance of knowledge to clinical practice and professionalism (CPP modules)
• clinical exposure to create a foundation of experience, through early patient contact
• an appreciation of what medicine will look like in the 2020’s