Text alternative - how can medical schools apply their duties

Published 20 August 2025

On ongoing or regular basis for the medical school

  • Promote health and wellbeing among students
  • Consider support structures and processes for specific course components (e.g. clinical placements and assessments)
  • Make the course inclusive by:
    • Reviewing accessibility of university premises
    • Putting equipment in place that students may need to access the course
    • Looking at how things are done to make sure practices do not disadvantage disabled learners

For each student with potential support needs

1. Student accepted

  • Consider using health clearance form and occupational health services to identify students needing support
  • Give opportunities for students to share information on support needs during induction
  • Give information on contacts and on financial support available

2. Student support needs raised

Initiate support arrangements:

  • Step 1: Form support group
  • Step 2: Decide key contact(s)
  • Step 3: Confidentiality arrangements
  • Step 4: Reach shared decision on student needs for the course across different components (e.g. lectures, labs, clinical placements, assessments)
  • Step 5: Decide whether student can be supported to meet Outcomes for graduates
  • Step 6: Form action plan
  • Step 7: Implementation, monitoring and review

3. Support in place

  • Assess effectiveness of support (e.g. through regular checking in with the student and termly/annual review)
  • Respond to evolving needs and significant changes
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