Support services
Looking after our students
On the Graduate Entry Medicine Course we consider the wellbeing of our students important and so we have comprehensive academic and pastoral support systems in place. These include:
Mentoring
The GEM mentoring system is designed to provide both academic and pastoral support on a one to one basis to help you to review your progress throughout the course
You will be assigned to a personal mentor for the 4-year course. Mentors meet with you regularly throughout your first 18-months on GEM and on a more informal basis during the clinical course.
The role of the mentor is to provide both pastoral and academic support and to work with you to regularly review your progress on the course. The mentor also, as part of the appraisal process, helps you to identify your personal goals and monitor your progress towards achieving those goals.
Medical Families
Second year GEM students organise an informal system of “medical families” for the first term. The intention is to provide you with a small reference group of experienced students who can talk to you about matters to do with the course, and who can answer queries on local knowledge. Anything from “How do I get to my GP practice?”– to – “Where are the best pubs and places to eat out?”.
Senior GEM team
These staff are available to help with any academic or personal problems.
The University of Nottingham support services
You’ll have access to all the general support services offered on the main University Park campus in Nottingham, including teaching and learning support, chaplains, students’ union, MEDSOC (the medical society), counselling, student finance and accommodation services. Some of these facilities are also available on site at Derby.
GEMSOC
As a GEM student you will automatically become a member of GEMSOC, the Derby branch of MEDSOC.