Undergraduate education publications
Contents
Tomorrow's Doctors
The GMC sets the knowledge, skills and behaviours that medical students should learn at UK medical schools. The GMC also sets standards for teaching, learning and assessment. These requirements are set out in Tomorrow’s Doctors (2009). The 2009 edition applies from the academic year 2011/12.
Web version: Tomorrow's Doctors (2009)
Download: Tomorrow's Doctors (2009) (pdf)
Published: 2009
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Medical students – professional values and fitness to practise
The GMC and the Medical Schools Council have produced joint guidance called Medical students: professional values and fitness to practise which sets out the professional values expected of medical students and guides medical schools on fair and consistent fitness to practise procedures.
Web version: View Medical students - professional values and fitness to practise
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Published: 2009, updated October 2010
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Welcome to medicine
This booklet sets out what is expected of medical students as future doctors and gives some practical advice to help students get the most out of their time at medical school.
Download: Welcome to medicine (pdf)
Published: 2011
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The State of Basic Medical Education
Published in March 2010, this book reviews the quality assurance of the regulation of, and recent developments in, UK medical education.
Download: The State of Basic Medical Education (pdf)
Published: 2010
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Gateways to the professions – advising medical schools: encouraging disabled students
Revised in 2010, this advisory guidance for medical schools provides practical suggestions to help schools ensure that disabled students do not face unnecessary barriers to successful medical careers.
Web version: Gateways to the Professions
Download: Gateways to the Professions (pdf)
Published: 2010
Order a hard copy: The 2010 edition has not been printed. But if you would like a hard copy contact publications@gmc-uk.org