Assessment

The examination for each subject of MVST 1A and 1B is divided into three sections. Sections I and II are assessed for both the Tripos and the 2nd MB/2nd Vet MB. Section III is assessed for the Tripos only.
• Section I is a theory paper, and is assessed either by MCQ or short notes.
• Section II is a practical or data handling paper, and is usually assessed by MCQ or short notes.
• Section III is an essay paper.

The Third Year
An enormous range of courses is available in year three. Students may take in-depth courses in many of the subjects studied in their first two years; these are offered in the NST Part II courses. Students who wish to maintain breadth of study can combine courses from different departments in NST Part II BBS. Alternatively, they may choose to take courses in something rather different, such as Anthropology, Law, Management Studies or Philosophy.

Outline of the Part I Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos
Individual courses will focus on the “core” scientific knowledge, which doctors need to have in order to cope with clinical practice

First Year Courses
Second MB and Tripos
1) the overall layout of the structures of the body is covered in Functional Architecture of the Body (Medics) and Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology (Vets)
2) the chemical and molecular mechanisms underlying the functions of the body and the mechanisms that govern inheritance in Molecules in Medical Science (Medics and Vets)
3) the mechanisms that underlie communication within the body, and the maintenance of the stability of the internal environment in Homeostasis and Histology (Medics and Vets)
Second MB (Medics)
1) patients and societal context are introduced in Medical Sociology
2) basic concepts of epidemiology and biostatistics as tools for critical assessment of the quality of scientific evidence and appropriate inference are introduced in and epidemiology and basic statistics in the Introduction to the Scientific Basis of Medicine
3) students begin encountering patients in the community in Preparing for Patients A (PfPA). Subsequent parts of this course take place in the second year (PfPB and PfPC) and in the third year (PfP D), and satisfactory completion of all four parts is required for Second MB qualification.

Second Vet MB (Vets)
1) basic animal husbandry and nutrition is introduced in Farm Animal Husbandry
2) basic concepts of epidemiology and biostatistics as tools for critical assessment of the quality of scientific evidence and appropriate inference are introduced in and epidemiology and basic statistics in the Introduction to the Scientific Basis of Medicine
3) the nature of the veterinary vocation as well as some practical training in animal handling and restraint is covered in Preparing for the Veterinary Profession
Students who do not have A level Biology also take a short preparatory course in Cell Biology.