St George's, University of London
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| Established | 1834 (as St George's Medical School) |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Professor Michael Farthing |
| Students | 3,510[1] |
| Undergraduates | 2,930[1] |
| Postgraduates | 575[1] |
| Location | London, UK |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University of London |
| Website | http://www.sgul.ac.uk/ |
St George's, University of London (SGUL) is a specialist medical college of the University of London. The college has its origins in 1733 [1], and was the second institution in England to provide formal training courses for doctors (after the University of Oxford).
Originally set up in 1733 next to Hyde Park Corner (now the site of The Lanesborough hotel), in central London, the college was transferred to its current site, Tooting in South London in 1980, where it shares a site with St George's Healthcare NHS Trust. In 2005, the institution's name was changed from St George's Hospital Medical School to St George's, University of London, in line with the broader range of subjects now offered within the institution. In addition to Medicine, St George's offers undergraduate degrees in Biomedical Science and Biomedical Informatics and, through the joint Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences with Kingston University, offers degrees in Pharmacy, Diagnostic Radiography, Therapeutic Radiography, Physiotherapy, Nursing (Adult Nursing, Healthcare Sciences and Nutritional Support), and Social Work. The faculty also offers diplomas in all branches of Nursing and Midwifery.
Following Quality Assurance Agency inspections St George's gained an excellent score of 23 out of 24 for its teaching of medicine — the highest of any of the London medical schools — making it, by academic teaching standards, the best medical school in London and second only to Oxford and Cambridge among England's 25 or so medical schools.
St George's was also the first university in the country to offer a four year graduate entry medicine degree. The first intake was in 2000 with 35 students and the course has since been emulated by many other universities. Entry to the course is highly competitive with candidates being required to sit the GAMSAT as part of the application process.
The Students' Union (until recently, the School Club) organises various activities, the best known being its fancy dress discos and its contributions to Rag Week, the annual series of fund-raising events, when it regularly raises more money for charity per capita than any other London medical school. In recent years the Union has become more politically aware and shown greater interest in National Union of Students of the United Kingdom and British Medical Association activities.
St George's also boasts a plethora of sports including swimming, rowing, volleyball, rugby, football, netball, hockey and many others. In 2005-2006 the 1st XI Hockey team managed to win their BUSA league, ULU premier league, UH cup and UL cup beating much bigger universities in London such as UCL, Kings and Imperial. The netball team has had a similar successful story.
Most recently St George's, along with other London medical schools, has been the setting for new television drama Vital Signs.
[edit] Alumni
Famous alumni include:
- Edward Jenner
- Henry Gray
- Harry Hill
- John Hunter
- William Hunter
- Patrick Steptoe
- Thomas Young
- Edward Wilson
[edit] External links
- St George's, University of London website
- St George's, University of London Students' Union website
- Discussion forum for applicants to St George's
- Clinical Skills Online at St George's, University of London
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2004/05. Higher Education Statistics Agency online statistics. Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
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