Imperial College School of Medicine
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| Type | Medical school |
|---|---|
| Established | 19971 |
| Dean | Professor Stephen Smith |
| Undergraduates | 1800 |
| Location | , |
| Affiliations | Imperial College, University of London |
| Website | http://www1.imperial.ac.uk/medicine |
| 1 1834 as separate schools | |
The Imperial College School of Medicine is the medical school of Imperial College London in England. The Faculty of Medicine was established in 1997, bringing together all the major West London medical schools into one world-class institution.[citation needed] It incorporates the old St Mary's Hospital (London) Medical School, the National Heart and Lung Institute, the Royal Postgraduate Medical School and the Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School.
The Faculty is one of Europe's largest medical institutions - in terms of its staff and student population and its research income.[citation needed] Over 700 Faculty members are active in research, with an annual research income approaching £100 million. It houses many centres of excellence, including the National Heart And Lung Institute, a centre for excellence for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
The Faculty takes more than 300 medical undergraduates a year for a six year course (including an intercalated BSc science year), and from 2008 will include a four year course for graduates in a biological subject. There are also over 1,500 postgraduate students.
Joint research projects with other faculties include initiatives in imaging technology, tissue engineering, bioinformatics and structural biology.
It was ranked the country's top medical school by The Guardian in 2005, and ranked fourth among medical schools globally by the THES in 2005.
Students are supported by the Imperial College School of Medicine Students' Union
Campuses
Its main teaching campuses include:
- South Kensington (which is the location of the main campus of the parent institution, Imperial College London)
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
- St Mary's Hospital (London)
- Hammersmith Hospital
Also attached to the faculty is the Royal Brompton Hospital and 6 more district general hospitals: Central Middlesex Hospital, Ealing Hospital, Hillingdon Hospital - Hillingdon, Northwick Park Hospital, West Middlesex Hospital & Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals
Future
The Faculty is currently exploring merger options with Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust and St Mary's Hospital (London) to form the UK's first Academic Health Centre which is envisaged to be the UK's foremost medical research and innovation centre.
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