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Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
Sir Alexander Fleming Building
Former names
Imperial College School of Medicine
Established2003 (2003)[1]
DeanProfessor Jonathan Weber[2]
Academic staff
450[3]
Administrative staff
1,114
Undergraduates2,188
Postgraduates1,927
Location
London
,
United Kingdom
CampusSouth Kensington, Hammersmith, Chelsea and Westminster, St Mary's, Charing Cross, Royal Brompton[4]
Colours
Websitewww.imperial.ac.uk/medicine

The Faculty of Medicine is the academic centre for medical and clinical research and teaching at Imperial College London. It contains the Imperial College School of Medicine, which is the college's undergraduate medical school.

History

Medical teaching at Imperial dates back to the founding of Charing Cross Hospital Medical School in 1823, which was followed by other medical schools including Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Medical School, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, and the Royal Postgraduate Medical School. These preceding medical schools were home to numerous medical researchers, including Sir Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin at whilst working at St Mary's.[5] St Mary's became part of Imperial in 1988, with the rest merging to form Imperial College School of Medicine in 1995.[1]

The Faculty of Medicine was created as part of a college-wide restructuring announced in 2001, taking over research responsibilities from the School of Medicine, which in turn was restricted to only teaching the undergraduate course.[6]

Queen Elizabeth II opening the Sir Alexander Fleming Building

Campuses

The medical school is based at the Sir Alexander Fleming Building on Imperial College Road in South Kensington. It also has many hospital campuses across London with teaching, research and library facilities:[4]

The faculty also has a presence at its many other associated hospitals across London.[7]

Academics

The faculty is closely linked to the National Health Service, and organises research and teaching through Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and associated hospitals. It has also conducted studies on strategies for improving medical teaching and student preparation.[8][9] The faculty is also one of the founding institutions of the Francis Crick Institute, an inter-university medical research centre in London, and the largest biomedical laboratory in Europe.[10][11]

Medical teaching

Further information: Imperial College School of Medicine

The faculty offers a 6-year MBBS course through its School of Medicine, which includes an intercalated year leading to a BSc. The school also offers intercalated programmes for external students, and has partnered with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore to run its Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, for which is has developed the medical curriculum.[12][13]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "A timeline of College developments". www.imperial.ac.uk. Imperial College London. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  2. ^ "Faculty Leadership". Imperial College London. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Statistics Pocket Guide 2018–19" (PDF). Imperial College London. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Campus Information". Imperial College London. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Discovery and Development of Penicillin". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  6. ^ Live! – News: Science Faculties to Re-Merge Archived 31 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Our NHS Trusts". Imperial College London. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Maximizing the acquisition of core communication skills at the start of medical training". Dove Press. 18 April 2019. doi:10.2147/AMEP.S212727. Retrieved 11 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  9. ^ "Preparing for the National Health Service: the importance of teamwork training in the United Kingdom medical school curriculum". Dove Press. 29 January 2019. doi:10.2147/AMEP.S203333. Retrieved 11 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  10. ^ "Our Founders". Crick. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  11. ^ Jha, Alok (19 June 2010). "Plans for largest biomedical research facility in Europe unveiled". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  12. ^ "NTU Singapore scientists convert plastics into useful chemicals using sunlight". eurekalert.org. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Curriculum Development". Imperial College London. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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