Student selected component
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Student selected components (SSCs; formerly known as special study modules or SSMs) are optional elements within the undergraduate medical
syllabus in UK medical schools, introduced following the recommendations of the 2002 report, "Tomorrow's Doctors", by the General Medical Council
(GMC) that the syllabus should include student choice. In 2003, the GMC required that between 25% and 33% of curricular time be available for SSCs.
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
syllabus in UK medical schools, introduced following the recommendations of the 2002 report, "Tomorrow's Doctors", by the General Medical Council
General Medical Council
The General Medical Council registers and regulates doctors practising in the United Kingdom. It has the power to revoke or restrict a doctor's registration if it deems them unfit to practise...
(GMC) that the syllabus should include student choice. In 2003, the GMC required that between 25% and 33% of curricular time be available for SSCs.