UCL Medical School

UCL Medical School is committed to excellence in education and has a strong reputation for teaching informed by cutting-edge research. The School has a distinguished cadre of academic staff who are at the forefront of international research in medical sciences and clinical medicine.

Staff research activities, directed towards patient-centred outcomes, are supported by partnerships with NHS trusts. Several world famous clinical and research institutions are closely associated with the Medical School.

UCL Medical School is one of the largest in the country with a yearly intake of 330 undergraduate students on the MBBS programme and it has the widest range of intercalated BSc opportunities in the UK. The Medical School also offers postgraduate programmes and clinical training.

UCL Medical School is situated in the heart of London at three main campuses; the Bloomsbury campus, the Royal Free campus, and the Whittington campus; all with clinical facilities, teaching laboratories, lecture theatres and libraries. This infrastructure, dedicated team of internationally acknowledged world leaders and of highly trained technical staff, provides the ideal learning environment for medical students.

UCL Medical School has a distinguished history; it emerged from the amalgamation of Middlesex Hospital, University College Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital. These organisations combine a rich past in the history of science and medicine with advanced clinical practice. Among past and present staff are Nobel Prize winners (Huxley, Hill and Katz) and numerous Fellows of the Royal Society and the Academy of Medical Sciences.

From Professor Sir John Tooke

I am delighted to have been appointed Vice Provost (Health) at UCL and Head of such a prestigious Medical School.  I very much look forward to working with colleagues to build on the successes of the School and to ensure our doctors of tomorrow are optimally educated to respond to unparalleled opportunities in the world of health.  I am absolutely committed to both educational and research excellence and believe we have the best opportunity to marry these sometimes conflicting activities for the benefit of our students, and ultimately the patients they serve.

The latest version of Tomorrow’s Doctor, the GMC blueprint for undergraduate medical education, lays down some challenges for our programme to which I know we can respond.  Our success will make a very good programme really great. 

This page last modified 27 August, 2010 by Medical School Web Coordinator