With this in mind, the Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) Programme here in Swansea has been developed with an innovative curriculum based on contemporary best educational practice. All of your learning will be in a clinical context, either actually in the clinic or framed in a way to make it directly relevant to the everyday practice of Medicine and, with appropriate supervision and regard for patient safety, you will be given every possible opportunity to manage your own learning in the context in which it will be applied when you graduate.

The educational philosophy that underpins the design and delivery of the GEM Programme values and encourages your development as a lifelong, self-directed, learner who is equipped with learning skills not only to function effectively as a ‘day one’ Foundation Doctor, but which will stand you in good stead for the rest of your working life in medicine. We seek to stimulate your curiosity and develop your expertise and knowledge about learning in the clinical context.

From the very beginning of the Programme, you will work individually and with your peers in small and large groups to develop your own clinical problem-solving skills and to explore the professional practice of medicine. The curriculum contains a series of interlinked educational experiences, which together allow you to build the knowledge, practical skills and professional approaches you will need to practise medicine safely and competently.

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