Norwich Medical School
Motto | Omnium artium medicina nobilissima est |
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Type | Medical school |
Established | 2002 |
Dean | Professor William Fraser |
Students | ~1000 |
Location | Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Affiliations | University of East Anglia |
Website |
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Norwich Medical School is a medical school based at the University of East Anglia, in Norwich. It was previously called University of East Anglia School of Medicine Health Policy and Practice.The school has a 5-year MBBS course, with the possibility of intercalation after year 3 or 4.[1] The first intake of 110 students was in 2002, of whom 56% were not straight from school.[2]
As of March 2018, the medical school is expanding from 167 to 208 places per year by 2019 as part of the government plan to increase training places within the UK. [3]
Courses
Norwich Medical School offers two undergraduate courses: a five-year MBBS and a six-year MBBS with a foundation year. Students must complete the foundation year to a satisfactory standard before progressing to the rest of the course; they join the five-year program after foundation.[4][5]
The Medical School also offers postgraduate courses, the newest of which (Founded in 2016) is an MSc in Physician Associate Studies - which in 2016 is one of only 11 courses in the UK.[6]
Students undertake clinical rotations throughout their course at various general practice surgeries and the following hospitals: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, James Paget University Hospital, Colchester General Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn, and Ipswich Hospital.
Notable alumni
- D. N. Samarasekera, Chair of Surgery at the University of Colombo
- Leah Totton (graduated 2011), winner of series nine of The Apprentice[7]
Notable faculty
- Colin Cooper, cancer researcher
- Amanda Howe, General Practitioner and President of the World Organisation of Family Doctors [8]
- Sir Tom Shakespeare, 3rd Baronet, sociologist
- Ailsa A. Welch, nutritional epidemiologist [9]
Societies
The Medical School has various active medical societies, including the MedSoc which offers some education and social events.[10] The MedSoc activities include "MedSoc's got talent" and MRAG week (Medicine Raising and Giving week). The society's selected charity for the 2016/17 academic year is "Medical Aid for Palestinians". [11] The medical student rugby club, Norwich Medics RFC, was established in 2005 by a group of medical students and continues to compete in the Eastern Counties league and local or inter-school competitions.
References
- ↑ "MBBS Medicine". Retrieved 2013-08-05.
- ↑ "New perspectives—approaches to medical education at four new UK medical schools". Retrieved 2013-08-05.
- ↑ Scott, Geraldine. "More than 40 new medical school places created at UEA over two years". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ↑ "Undergraduate Degrees - Norwich Medical School". Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ↑ "MBBS Medicine With a Foundation Year". Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ↑ "MSc Physician Associate Studies Postgraduate Study - UEA". www2.uea.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/the-apprentice/10184750/Apprentice-winner-Leah-Totton-says-My-pout-makes-me-cringe-its-just-terrible.html
- ↑ "Professor Amanda Howe - UEA". www.uea.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ↑ "Dr Ailsa Welch". uea.ac.uk. University of East Anglia. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "UEA MedSoc". www.uea.su. University of East Anglia Students' Union. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ "Charity". UEA MedSoc. Retrieved 12 November 2016.