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| Established: | 1893 |
| Type: | Medical school |
| Dean: | Prof David Wynford-Thomas |
| Undergraduates: | 1000 |
| Postgraduates: | 1100 |
| Location: | Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom |
| Affiliations: | Cardiff University |
| Website: | http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/medicine |
Cardiff University School of Medicine was founded in 1893 when the Departments of Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Bacteriology were founded at University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (now Cardiff University), in the same year. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Medical education A medical school or faculty of medicine is a Tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches Medicine In Academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit or over a specific area of concern or both In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Morgannwg is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd is a leading University located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Anatomy (from the Greek anatomia, from ana separate apart from and temnein, to cut up cut open is a branch of Biology that is the consideration Physiology (from Greek grc φύσις physis, "nature origin" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of the mechanical physical Pharmacology (from Greek grc φάρμακον pharmakon, "drug" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of how Drugs Pathology (from Greek grc πάθος pathos, "fate harm" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study and Microbiology (from Greek grc μῑκρος mīkros, "small" grc βίος bios, " Life " and grc -λογία Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd is a leading University located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd is a leading University located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom Students finishing their preclinical studies at Cardiff went on to other medical schools to continue their clinical studies. Most went to University College Hospital in London, part of University College London to complete their clinical studies. University College Hospital is a Teaching hospital in London, England, part of the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. University College London ( UCL) is a multi-faculty university institution based in the United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London In 1931, the Medical School established a separate identity as the Welsh National School of Medicine, and in 1984, its name changed to University of Wales College of Medicine. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The University of Wales College of Medicine was a medical school based in the University Hospital of Wales Cardiff, that formed a part of the University of Wales. In 2004, University of Wales College of Medicine was re-united with Cardiff University, forming the Cardiff University School of Medicine. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd is a leading University located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
The Medical School is situated at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK. University Hospital of Wales (referred to locally as "the Heath " or UHW) opened in 1971 is a major 1000-bed hospital situated in the inner city district Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales.
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Curriculum
In 1995, the college introduced a new medical curriculum from which students should be able to combine and use knowledge, skills and judgement and develop appropriate attitudes to deliver a high standard of professional care. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995
Cardiff University offers an integrated medical course, whereby majority of the teaching is through lectures, but there also are problem-based learning, self-directed sessions and tutorials for demonstrations of clinical components. Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd is a leading University located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Academic departments
The School's 21 academic departments are organised into three divisions: Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, Division of Community Specialties and Division of Hospital Specialties.
The pre-clinical years are mostly spent within the School of Biosciences at Park Place before moving on to the University Hospital at Heath Park for the remainder of the course. There are however a few teaching sessions within University Hospital during the pre-clinical years.
Research
The School has a strong reputation for research. Research is defined as Human activity based on Intellectual application in the investigation of Matter. Research facilities have recently been enhanced with the £11m Henry Wellcome Building for Biomedical Research in Wales. The building includes 4500 of state-of-the-art laboratories and equipment for research into Infection & Immunity, Cancer Biology and Psychiatric Genetics, adjacent to a purpose-built Clinical Research Facility. A laboratory (informally lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific Research, Experiments and An infection is the detrimental Colonization of a host Organism by a foreign Species. Immunity is a material term that describes a state of having sufficient biological defenses to avoid Infection, Disease, or other unwanted biological invasion Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Psychiatry is a medical specialty which exists to study, prevent, and treat Mental disorders in Humans Psychiatric Genetics (from Ancient Greek grc-Latn genetikos, “genitive” and that from grc-Latn genesis, “origin” a discipline of Biology, is The Henry Wellcome Building is the largest development of its kind ever undertaken in Wales and will be a flagship for biomedical research in Wales and the Principality. Health science is the applied science dealing with Health, and it includes many sub disciplines
Cardiff University hosts the Healing Foundation UK Centre for Burns Research in collaboration with the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery at Morriston Hospital, Swansea. Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd is a leading University located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom Morriston Hospital is a 750 bed hospital located in Cwmrhydyceirw near Morriston, Wales, UK. Swansea ( Abertawe "mouth of the Tawe " is a city and county in Wales. [1]
Alumni
There are many distinguished alumni of the Cardiff University School of Medicine. These include Professor Sir Keith Peters, who is Regius Professor of Physic at the University of Cambridge, where he is also the Head of the School of Clinical Medicine. From 1987 to 2005 Professor Sir Keith Peters FRS PMedSci has been Regius Professor of Physic in the University of Cambridge where he was head of the School The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Another distinguished alumnus is Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz. Sir Leszek K Borysiewicz, KBE, is a British Physician, Immunologist and scientific administrator Professor Borysiewicz was Professor of Medicine and Head of the Department of Medicine at Cardiff University School of Medicine until 2001, when he became Principal of the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London. Imperial College London (officially The Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine as given in its Royal Charter It is one of only three universities to have reached since 2004, he has been Deputy Rector of Imperial College London. Imperial College London (officially The Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine as given in its Royal Charter It is one of only three universities to have reached
Staff and Students
The School of Medicine welcomes around 320 undergraduates and around 80 post-graduates each year. The Dean of Cardiff University School of Medicine is Professor David-Wynford Thomas.