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NSS results 2013 - UCLMS top in London!

May 29, 2013 13:03PM

UCL remains London’s top ranked medical school for 4 years running!

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UCLMS Medical Education Conference - Transitions in Medical Education

May 07, 2013 09:15AM

Booking has now opened for our third Medical Education Conference on the 12th June 2013!

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UCLMS Seminar: 'Practicing professionalism in an age of digital social networking': exploring the digital divide

Mar 22, 2013 12:18PM

Dr Scott Rice – Practicing professionalism in an age of digital social networking:  exploring the digital divide

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UCL Medical School Hubs

Mar 22, 2013 12:17PM

We’re very pleased to announce that the first stage of a major estates upgrade for UCL Medical School is now underway.   The upgrade is designed to develop Student HUBS and enhanced teaching space at each of our 3 main campuses.   Plans and progress will be published on the UCLMS website as the projects develop at each site.

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NHS Change Day: do something better together

Feb 15, 2013 16:54PM

NHS Change Day will take place on 13.03.13.  It will be one day during which the collective energy, creativity and ideas of thousands of NHS staff, and those who support the NHS, in all areas of work and right across the country, will demonstrate how one simple action or new idea can make a difference and improve care for patients, their families and their carers. The team behind NHS Change Day are asking people to make pledges of an action or idea.  You can see our pledge on the NHS Change Day pledge wall .

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Luton and Dunstable Hospital is awarded UCL Medical School Teaching Hospital status

20 March 2012

Luton and Dunstable Hospital is awarded UCL Medical School Teaching Hospital status

Proud moment as L&D becomes a University Hospital for London’s top medical school

Luton and Dunstable Hospital has become a University Teaching Hospital of University College London, the top medical school in the capital which is ranked 4th in the UK.

The achievement is seen as recognition of the excellent teaching that student doctors receive at Luton and Dunstable Hospital.

“Becoming a University Teaching Hospital is the realization of a longstanding ambition,” said Dr Mark Alexander, consultant radiologist and Director of Medical Education at Luton and Dunstable Hospital.

“Arriving at this point is the next stage in our challenge to focus on clinical excellence, quality and safety. The enthusiasm and determination of our Chief Executive, Pauline Philip with the support of the Hospital Chairman, Governors and Board have helped make full university teaching status a reality. This is a great milestone in the history of Luton & Dunstable Hospital and means that we can now train more doctors here than ever before.”

The inauguration event in the hospital’s Centre of Medical Education and Training was standing room only and guests from University College London were greeted with enthusiasm by a packed assembly of medical students, consultants and clinical colleagues.

Guest of honour Professor Jane Dacre, Director of the School of Medicine for University College London said,

“We are delighted that Luton and Dunstable Hospital has become part of the University College London family helping to deliver high quality and breadth in medical education. The L&D leadership team has shown how much they value medical training and this has been essential to the creation of a very positive relationship between students and tutors which will have an excellent impact on future doctors and patients.”

Final year medical students from UCL who attended the inauguration praised their L&D clinical tutors and were delighted that they should receive the recognition of university teaching status. It is an honour which they said was richly deserved.