IT Requirements
Students must use their own IT devices for studying and assessments. Please ensure your device meets the following minimum standards to be compatible with Medical School software requirements.
Windows PC (Running Windows 10 Home/Professional)
Minimum hardware:
- Hard Drive 256GB
- Memory: 4GB
- Processor: Intel Core i3, series 6 or above
Recommended hardware:
- Hard Drive 256GB SSD
- Memory: 8GB
- Touch: Integrated Touch (for Anatomy Apps)
- Camera: Integrated Camera
- Processor: Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, series 6 or above
- Dedicated Graphics Card (optional)
Mac Books (Running macOS Mojave) Intel chips only (M1 chips not supported by ExamSoft)
MacBook: Early 2015 or newer
MacBook Air: Mid 2013 or newer
MacBook Pro: Late 2013 or newer
Mac Mini: Late 2014 or newer
iMac: Mid 2014 or newer
iMac Pro
Mac Pro: Late 2013 or newer
iPad (Running iOS 11 or later)- iPad Air (all models)
- iPad Pro (all models)
- iPad (2017 or newer)
- iPad mini 4
Augmented Reality (for Anatomy apps):
- iPad Pro (all models)
- iPad (2017 or newer)
Stethoscopes
Our students need to purchase a stethoscope as part of their medical
training. Students can seek advice from clinical staff.
Costs of stethoscopes typically start from around £60.
Visits to Hospitals and GP Practices
Our students will rotate across our partner hospitals and a number of
local GP practices throughout the Clinical Skills Unit in Phase 1 of the
course.
Travel costs are incurred once a week in Phase 1 and it is
around 45p per mile. We reimburse students whose travel is longer than 25 miles
where we refund any mileage over 25 in one direction.
Patient Visit
As part of the Narrative Medicine component of the course, each of our students
is assigned a patient whom they will visit on a regular basis. The frequency of
the visits and the distance they need to travel vary from patient to patient.
Travel cost is around 45p per mile. We reimburse students
whose travel is longer than 25 miles where we refund any mileage over 25 in one
direction.
Workbooks
Printed copies of the digital Workbooks supplied for each unit are available to purchase at an additional cost. These optional workbooks cost upto £25 each. There are 26 Phase I workbooks in total that can be purchased individually as printed copies; however digital online copies are provided free.