Flinders GEMP I & II (the pre-clinical years)

What academic resources the Flinders SOM offers in the pre-clinical years

• ~ 50 PBL cases over 2 years covering major concepts in physiology, general pathology and common diseases
• PBL cases developed by clinicians and biomedical scientists but usually delivered by non-clinicians
• A weekly list of general learning objectives
• A wide range of online resources e.g. recorded lectures, handouts, slideshows
• Supporting supplementary lectures
• Past exam papers (online)
• Anatomy elective
• Biochemistry elective

What resources the Flinders SOM doesn't offer in the pre-clinical years

• A formalised or systematic lecture program that chronologically supports every component of the PBL syllabus
• Systematic pathology lectures
• Specific coverage of pharmacology or therapeutics (and variable number at GEMP III)
• Formal coverage of clinical sciences e.g medicine or surgery
• Specific guidance on the depth or breadth of knowledge required
• Regular clinician involvement in PBL or lectures
• Advice on how to integrate the biomedical sciences with clinical application

Immediate tasks for the student

• Develop a grounding in the biomedical sciences in preparation for clinical exposure in GEMP III
• Able to sift, organise and remember a large amount of material crossing many biomedical and clinical disciplines
• Able to answer clinically-orientated problems in the exam which will draw upon many knowledge disciplines (as well as questions that will be discipline-specific)