This component is based at the University Hospital, City Hospital, Derby City Hospital and in the community. Students gain experience on the hospital wards, out-patient clinics, the children's accident and emergency department, community child health clinics and special schools. Emphasis is placed on clinical skills. Teaching is by ward round, tutorial or seminar rather than being lecture-based. Obstetrics and Gynaecology Teaching in this discipline is based at the University Hospital, City Hospital, Derby City Hospital, King's Mill Hospital near Mansfield, and Lincoln General Hospital.
Students take an active part in the management of normal pregnancy and normal labour.
They are also involved in studying common gynaecological problems and in clerking and assisting with the care of patients on the gynaecological ward. Students are required to be resident when on call. Health Care of the Elderly Teaching is provided by physicians, psychiatrists and other professions concerned with the elderly. Attached students take part in clinical work, both inside and outside the hospital. Alongside clinical teaching, there is a programme of teaching on physical, psychological and social aspects of ageing, and the disorders and care of old people.