Swansea University School of Medicine
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Swansea University College of Medicine is a medical school in the Swansea University
campus with additional teaching centres located throughout South and West Wales, including Cefn Coed, Singleton Hospital
and Morriston Hospital
in Swansea, Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli, Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest and Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth. The College also has an extensive network of primary care teaching centres. The College offers a four- year graduate only entry medicine programme (MB BCh) and higher degree programmes, including PhD, MD, MCh and Masters degrees. The College conducts biomedical and healthcare research as one of its principal activities.
In 2007, the Welsh Assembly Government announced that the school would offer full medical degrees to students whereby students can take a full four-year degree course at Swansea University.
campus in Swansea
, equipped with an IBM
Blue-C supercomputer
. A Centre for NanoHealth, the first of its kind in Europe is set to be developed at the Singleton Park Campus for research into NanoHealth technologies. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise
, 87% of staff in the school were assessed as producing research of international quality or above.
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...
campus with additional teaching centres located throughout South and West Wales, including Cefn Coed, Singleton Hospital
Singleton Hospital
Singleton Hospital is a 550 bed hospital located in Sketty Lane, Swansea, Wales, operated by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board. The main building was completed in 1958. The hospital adjoins Singleton Park and the main campus of the Swansea University where there is a nursing school and...
and Morriston Hospital
Morriston Hospital
Morriston Hospital is a 750 bed hospital located in Cwmrhydyceirw near Morriston in Swansea, Wales. Morriston is the largest hospital in the city and county of Swansea and is operated by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board. Alongside its role as a district general hospital, Morriston...
in Swansea, Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli, Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest and Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth. The College also has an extensive network of primary care teaching centres. The College offers a four- year graduate only entry medicine programme (MB BCh) and higher degree programmes, including PhD, MD, MCh and Masters degrees. The College conducts biomedical and healthcare research as one of its principal activities.
History
The Swansea University College of Medicine was formed (as the School of Medicine) in 2001 as a teaching and academic centre in collaboration with the University of Wales College of Medicine (itself now part of Cardiff University). The school launched a 4 year fast track graduate entry programme in 2004 whereby students would spend an initial two years at Swansea University then complete the final two years of their degree at Cardiff University.In 2007, the Welsh Assembly Government announced that the school would offer full medical degrees to students whereby students can take a full four-year degree course at Swansea University.
Research
The school has a dedicated research centre, The Institute of Life Sciences, a £52 million purpose-built facility based at Swansea University's Singleton ParkSingleton Park
Singleton Park is the largest urban park in the city of Swansea and is located in Sketty. The park has hosted many entertainment and cultural events such as Party in the Park and Proms in the Park which were regular events by local stations The Wave & Swansea Sound and other music events held by...
campus in Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, equipped with an IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
Blue-C supercomputer
Supercomputer
A supercomputer is a computer at the frontline of current processing capacity, particularly speed of calculation.Supercomputers are used for highly calculation-intensive tasks such as problems including quantum physics, weather forecasting, climate research, molecular modeling A supercomputer is a...
. A Centre for NanoHealth, the first of its kind in Europe is set to be developed at the Singleton Park Campus for research into NanoHealth technologies. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise
Research Assessment Exercise
The Research Assessment Exercise is an exercise undertaken approximately every 5 years on behalf of the four UK higher education funding councils to evaluate the quality of research undertaken by British higher education institutions...
, 87% of staff in the school were assessed as producing research of international quality or above.