Imperial College School of Medicine
Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School | |
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Established | 1984 as a combined institution; (1834 as separate medical schools) |
Location | London, England |
University | University of London |
Dean | Prof Stephen Smith |
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Undergraduates | |
Website | http://www.med.ic.ac.uk |
The Imperial College School of Medicine is the medical school of Imperial College London in South Kensington, West London. The Faculty was established in 1997, bringing together all the major West London medical schools into one world-class institution.
The Faculty is one of Europe's largest medical institutions - in terms of its staff and student population and its research income. 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 Insitute, a centre for excellence for cardiovascular and respiratory disease.
It's main teaching campuses include:
South Kensington
Charing Cross Hospital
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
St Marys Hospital
Hammersmith Hospital
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.