School of Medicine, Medical School

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School of Medicine, Medical School

• MBChB Student Welfare

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Well done and Welcome from Welfare Team

• Welcome to MBChB
• New experiences ahead
• Welfare Team supporting your wellbeing
  throughout
• Professor Fiona Lyall
• Mrs Gillian Laird (Gillian.Laird_at_glasgow.ac.uk)
• Ms Rona Miller (Rona.Miller_at_glasgow.ac.uk)
• On intranet.

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Challenges you might face

• Adjusting to a different learning style
• Social environment new friends and peers
• Personal and family circumstances
• Health

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Welfare Support

• Advisory System
• Welfare Team
• University Services
• Student Learning Services (Scott Ramsay) your
  tutors
• Counselling
• Your GP
• Peer support

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Attendance and Absence

• Attendance expected
• Unavoidable absence inform Year Secretary
• See welfare (Gillian.Laird_at_glasgow.ac.uk or
  Rona.Miller_at_glasgow.ac.uk if there is an ongoing
  problem.
• Disengagement leads to problems.
• Time out possible

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Peer Support

• Network for academic support discussion
• Social life important for good balance medics/
  non-medics, clubs
• Preparation for being a good doctor