Commending Excellence in the Peninsula Medical School (BMBS)

Find out how you can commend excellence for a student on Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery within the Peninsula Medical School

Medical student's behaviour

Commending excellence

The school encourages feedback on the positive behaviour of individual students, with the aim of promoting on-going excellence.
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    On the spot professionalism excellence – this is awarded when a student has demonstrated excellent professionalism behaviour in excess of reasonable expectations

How do I commend a student for excellent professionalism behaviour?

Please provide your feedback by completing the form available from the link below.
On the spot (professionalism excellence and concerns) and low level concerns form

What happens to the information I submit to the Faculty Office?

Information you submit will be held by the Medical School in accordance with the University of Plymouth GDPR Policy. Your submission, including your name, is made available to the student, academic tutor and professionalism lead.

Contacts

Professionalism Lead:
Rachel Leyland. Email: rachel.leyland@plymouth.ac.uk
Fitness to Practise Lead:
Hisham Khalil. Email: meddent-concerns@plymouth.ac.uk
Faculty Office Years 1–2:
Portland Square Faculty Office
Email: bmbsadmin1-2@plymouth.ac.uk. Telephone: +44 1752 585332
Faculty Office Years 3–5:
John Bull Faculty Office
Email: bmbsadmin3-5@plymouth.ac.uk. Telephone: +44 1752 585332

Further reading 

Medical students: Professional Values and Fitness to Practise. GMC and Medical Schools Council Guidance 2016.
Raising and acting on concerns about patient safety. GMC Guidance 2012.
Openness and honesty when things go wrong: The professional duty of candour. GMC Guidance 2015.
Good medical practice. GMC Guidance 2014.