Keele University Medical School
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Keele University School of Medicine based at Keele University
in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire
, England, was established in 2002. The first two years of the school's MBChB course are taught on Keele University campus. Years three to five are mainly taught within the University Hospital of North Staffordshire
in Stoke-on-Trent
, at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Trust, Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, North Staffs Combined Healthcare Trust and South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare Foundation Trust. Medical students also have placements in general practices in Staffordshire and Shropshire. The school accepts 120 British medical students per year and another 10 from overseas.
, Southampton
and Leicester
, but that this would still not produce enough doctors. It considered the possibility of medical schools being established at Keele University, Hull University
, Warwick University
and Swansea University
(then University College, Swansea). It was generally considered that North Staffordshire would be a very good site for a new medical school, having a large local population and several large hospitals. However, it was considered that a minimum intake of 150 students a year would be necessary to make the medical school economically and educationally viable, and it was considered that Keele University
was at that time too small an institution to be able to support a medical school of this size. However, it was recommended that the hospital rebuilding programme, which was going on at that time, should take into account the possible future establishment of a medical school in North Staffordshire, and the Commission envisaged that a medical school would be established at Keele between 1975 and 1990.
In 1978, Keele
Department of Postgraduate Medicine opened. This department conducted medical research, and played a part in postgraduate medical education, but did not teach undergraduate medical students
.
In 2002, over 30 years after the publication of the Todd Report, the current medical school was founded, teaching clinical undergraduate medicine
to clinical medical students who had completed their pre-clinical medical education at either Manchester Medical School
(University of Manchester
) or the Bute Medical School (University of St Andrews
). These students followed the curriculum of the Manchester Medical School
clinical course, and after three years of clinical study at Keele University Medical School, were awarded the degrees of M.B, Ch.B. by The University of Manchester
.
In 2003, Keele University Medical School started teaching the full five year course, using the Manchester curriculum. Therefore, both pre-clinical and clinical medical education is now being undertaken in Staffordshire and Shropshire.
Keele is now in the process of developing its own undergraduate medical curriculum. Implementation of this began in 2007 and, at the start of the academic year 2010-11, the first four years of the curriculum were the Keele curriculum. By academic year 2011-12 all students will be following the Keele curriculum and those graduating at the end of that year will then receive a medical degree from Keele University
.
Keele's curriculum is integrated, with clinical experience and skills being taught in years one and two, and weekly science teaching in year three.
A limited amount of graduate entry places are available for year two of the course.
A six-year option is available for applicants with non-science qualifications.
The first cohort of students that completed their course at Keele did so in 2005. From 2006, applicants have been required to sit the UKCAT
admission test.
Years 1-2 take place on Keele University
campus, whilst clinical teaching (years 3-5) takes place in the University Hospital of North Staffordshire
site, in Hartshill. Teaching at Keele also involves attachments at District General hospitals in Stafford
, Shrewsbury
and Telford
, as well as attachments to General Practitioner
s (GP) in Staffordshire and Shropshire.
Keele medical students formed the Keele Medical Society (KMS) in 2005. This organisation aims to represent students and promote social inclusion.
Keele Medical School also promotes the use of online learning material, such as Keele Basic Bites, which is a free online video-based learning tool for Keele University Medical students, created by Senior Academic Staff Dr Russell Crawford and Dr Andrew Morris, providing medical education in an entertaining, as well as an informative fashion.
Keele University
Keele University is a campus university near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as an experimental college dedicated to a broad curriculum and interdisciplinary study, Keele is most notable for pioneering the dual honours degree in Britain...
in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England, was established in 2002. The first two years of the school's MBChB course are taught on Keele University campus. Years three to five are mainly taught within the University Hospital of North Staffordshire
University Hospital of North Staffordshire
The University Hospital of North Staffordshire is a major teaching & research hospital in Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England, near the border with Newcastle-under-Lyme...
in Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
, at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Trust, Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, North Staffs Combined Healthcare Trust and South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare Foundation Trust. Medical students also have placements in general practices in Staffordshire and Shropshire. The school accepts 120 British medical students per year and another 10 from overseas.
History
The Royal Commission on Medical Education (1965-68) issued its report (popularly known as the Todd Report) in 1968 on the state of medical education in the United Kingdom. The Commission estimated that by 1994 there would be a need to train more than 4,500 doctors a year for the United Kingdom, and that this would need to be achieved by both increasing the numbers of medical students at existing medical schools, and by establishing a number of new medical schools. It recommended that new medical schools should be immediately established at the Universities of NottinghamUniversity of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
, Southampton
University of Southampton
The University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...
and Leicester
University of Leicester
The University of Leicester is a research-led university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is a mile south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park and Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College....
, but that this would still not produce enough doctors. It considered the possibility of medical schools being established at Keele University, Hull University
University of Hull
The University of Hull, known informally as Hull University, is an English university, founded in 1927, located in Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire...
, Warwick University
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
and Swansea University
Swansea University
Swansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes...
(then University College, Swansea). It was generally considered that North Staffordshire would be a very good site for a new medical school, having a large local population and several large hospitals. However, it was considered that a minimum intake of 150 students a year would be necessary to make the medical school economically and educationally viable, and it was considered that Keele University
Keele University
Keele University is a campus university near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as an experimental college dedicated to a broad curriculum and interdisciplinary study, Keele is most notable for pioneering the dual honours degree in Britain...
was at that time too small an institution to be able to support a medical school of this size. However, it was recommended that the hospital rebuilding programme, which was going on at that time, should take into account the possible future establishment of a medical school in North Staffordshire, and the Commission envisaged that a medical school would be established at Keele between 1975 and 1990.
In 1978, Keele
Keele University
Keele University is a campus university near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as an experimental college dedicated to a broad curriculum and interdisciplinary study, Keele is most notable for pioneering the dual honours degree in Britain...
Department of Postgraduate Medicine opened. This department conducted medical research, and played a part in postgraduate medical education, but did not teach undergraduate medical students
Medical school (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, medical school generally refers to a department within a university which is involved in the education of future medical practitioners...
.
In 2002, over 30 years after the publication of the Todd Report, the current medical school was founded, teaching clinical undergraduate medicine
Medical school (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, medical school generally refers to a department within a university which is involved in the education of future medical practitioners...
to clinical medical students who had completed their pre-clinical medical education at either Manchester Medical School
Manchester Medical School
The School of Medicine at the University of Manchester is one of the largest in the UK with around undergraduates, 1400 postgraduates and staff. The school is divided into five separate divisions, also called schools, one of which, Manchester Medical School is responsible for medical...
(University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
) or the Bute Medical School (University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
). These students followed the curriculum of the Manchester Medical School
Manchester Medical School
The School of Medicine at the University of Manchester is one of the largest in the UK with around undergraduates, 1400 postgraduates and staff. The school is divided into five separate divisions, also called schools, one of which, Manchester Medical School is responsible for medical...
clinical course, and after three years of clinical study at Keele University Medical School, were awarded the degrees of M.B, Ch.B. by The University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
.
In 2003, Keele University Medical School started teaching the full five year course, using the Manchester curriculum. Therefore, both pre-clinical and clinical medical education is now being undertaken in Staffordshire and Shropshire.
Keele is now in the process of developing its own undergraduate medical curriculum. Implementation of this began in 2007 and, at the start of the academic year 2010-11, the first four years of the curriculum were the Keele curriculum. By academic year 2011-12 all students will be following the Keele curriculum and those graduating at the end of that year will then receive a medical degree from Keele University
Keele University
Keele University is a campus university near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as an experimental college dedicated to a broad curriculum and interdisciplinary study, Keele is most notable for pioneering the dual honours degree in Britain...
.
Keele's curriculum is integrated, with clinical experience and skills being taught in years one and two, and weekly science teaching in year three.
A limited amount of graduate entry places are available for year two of the course.
A six-year option is available for applicants with non-science qualifications.
The first cohort of students that completed their course at Keele did so in 2005. From 2006, applicants have been required to sit the UKCAT
UKCAT
The UK Clinical Aptitude Test is a test that is beginning to be used in the selection process by a consortium of UK university Medical and Dental Schools. It is run by the UKCAT Consortium in partnership with Pearson VUE...
admission test.
Keele University Medical School today
Keele University
Keele University is a campus university near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as an experimental college dedicated to a broad curriculum and interdisciplinary study, Keele is most notable for pioneering the dual honours degree in Britain...
campus, whilst clinical teaching (years 3-5) takes place in the University Hospital of North Staffordshire
University Hospital of North Staffordshire
The University Hospital of North Staffordshire is a major teaching & research hospital in Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England, near the border with Newcastle-under-Lyme...
site, in Hartshill. Teaching at Keele also involves attachments at District General hospitals in Stafford
Stafford
Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies approximately north of Wolverhampton and south of Stoke-on-Trent, adjacent to the M6 motorway Junction 13 to Junction 14...
, Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
and Telford
Telford
Telford is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, approximately east of Shrewsbury, and west of Birmingham...
, as well as attachments to General Practitioner
General practitioner
A general practitioner is a medical practitioner who treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education for all ages and both sexes. They have particular skills in treating people with multiple health issues and comorbidities...
s (GP) in Staffordshire and Shropshire.
Keele medical students formed the Keele Medical Society (KMS) in 2005. This organisation aims to represent students and promote social inclusion.
Keele Medical School also promotes the use of online learning material, such as Keele Basic Bites, which is a free online video-based learning tool for Keele University Medical students, created by Senior Academic Staff Dr Russell Crawford and Dr Andrew Morris, providing medical education in an entertaining, as well as an informative fashion.
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See also
- Medical education in the United KingdomMedical education in the United KingdomMedical education in the United Kingdom includes educational activities involved in the education and training of medical doctors in the United Kingdom, from entry-level training through to continuing education of qualified specialists. A typical outline of the medical education pathway is...