Aston Medical School

Aston Medical School
Type Medical School
Established 2014[1]
Dean Professor Asif Ahmed[2]
Location Birmingham, England
Affiliations Aston University
Website www.aston.ac.uk/ams

Aston Medical School (AMS) is a recently opened fifth school[3][4][5] within Aston University, located in Birmingham city centre, UK. It will become the 34th medical school in the UK and 6th in the Midlands.[6] The Dean of Aston Medical School is Professor Asif Ahmed.

Course and admission

From September 2015 Aston Medical School has started to take PhD students into Aston Medical Research Institute (AMRI). In September 2016, Aston Medical School started a taught MSc course in Surgery for Specialist Registrars and which coincided with Aston’s 50th Anniversary. The first undergraduate MBChB students will join Aston Medical School in 2018, following approval to recruit students by the General Medical Council. Aston Medical School will offer various research options for postgraduate students alongside the taught degree in Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) which is combined with a "mini-MBA".

Fees

Aston Medical School will be funded through an entirely new model, involving widening participation and social mobility. At present, there will be 100 students in each year, with 80 paying premium, realistic fees, which will subsidize 20 places for students from disadvantaged backgrounds in Birmingham and the Black Country.

Research

Aston Medical Research Institute (AMRI) is the Translational Medicine arm of Aston University and brings together all five schools with a distinct focus: to rapidly develop new and affordable medical therapies and diagnostics for global use with relative ease. In the first instance, AMS researchers are focused on two complementary areas of Cardiology and Pregnancy Complications. A number of Early Career Researchers from the USA have joined AMRI and AMS on Marie Curie Fellowships. The ACALM Study Unit founded by Rahul Potluri is in collaboration with Aston Medical School and has undertaken notable research.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.aston.ac.uk/aston-medical-school/
  2. ↑ Asif Ahmed (Scientist)
  3. ↑ http://bma.org.uk/news-views-analysis/news/2014/july/third-private-medical-school-plans-to-open
  4. ↑ http://www.aston.ac.uk/about/news/releases/2014/june/aston-medical-school-announced/
  5. ↑ http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/business-news/aston-universitys-new-60m-medical-7255020
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
  7. ↑ Why Statins Could Be the Next Treatment for Breast Cancer. http://time.com/2954609/statins-breast-cancer/. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Heart attack victims more likely to die if admitted to hospital at weekend. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/nhs/11834427/Heart-attack-victims-more-likely-to-die-if-admitted-to-hospital-at-weekend.html. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

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