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Medicine MBBS induction information

Everything you need to know before you begin your studies at St Mary's

Congratulations on joining the MBBS course, and a very warm welcome to St Mary’s!

Your induction timetable

The MBBS team are really looking forward to seeing you at our 2-week on-campus induction (14 - 21 September). You can see details of our induction timetable below. Please make every effort to attend each session and let the if you are unable to attend any of the sessions.

In addition to the MBBS induction sessions there are a variety of optional jointly organised by the University and St Mary’s Students' Union (SMSU). When you have free time in the MBBS induction schedule, you are encouraged to explore social activities and make connections.

Please note there are some online (Microsoft Teams) sessions specifically designed to help you start your academic journey at St Mary's successfully. These are being held on 10, 11 and 18 September and further information about these sessions will be shared by the SMU Learning Development Team.

Thursday 10 September

Friday 11 September

Monday 14 September

Tuesday 15 September

Wednesday 16 September

Thursday 17 September

Friday 18 September

Monday 21 September

Tuesday 22 September

Wednesday 23 September

Thursday 24 September

Friday 25 September

University-wide induction

Welcome week

Student essentials sessions

Pre-induction activities

Pre-induction tasks

Preparing for university

About your programme

Module information

You’ll complete your course one block or ‘semester’ at a time. In each semester you’ll study modules. Some are core modules you have to take – others you’ll be able to choose between when you arrive, personalising the course to your interests.

Further information about the structure of your course can be found within the document.

Resources

Once you’re registered, you can loan textbooks and other resources from our library. We have plenty of copies of key texts, though some students choose to buy their own.

We’ll let you know more in our induction sessions. Plus how to use our online learning environment Moodle – where you can access, lecture recordings, copies of lecture slides, handouts, further reading, and interactive resources.