Bristol Medical School was originally a medical institution in

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which existed from 1833 to 1893. It later became amalgamated with

University College, Bristol University College, Bristol was an educational institution which existed from 1876 to 1909. It was the predecessor institution to the University of Bristol, which gained a royal charter in 1909. During its time the college mainly served the midd ...

the predecessor institution to the

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History

It was built in order to give training to those who worked on the wards of Bristol Infirmary (founded 1737), the Clifton Dispensary (founded 1812) and the General Hospital (founded 1832). In 1873 due to poverty and poor building infrastructure the Medical School sought Association with the Bristol Library Society and the Bristol Institution for the advancement of Science, Literature and the Arts. The Library and the Museum were promoters of the scheme for a College of Science which

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and

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were able to translate into

. During this time the Medical School was hampered by a political split with the Infirmary Conservative and the General Hospital Liberal which for some time damaged the development of the hospital. An agreement to affiliate with

was agreed in 1879 and amalgamation finally took place in 1893.

Present-day

As of 2008 the medical school accepts some 216 home students and a further 19 from overseas. The 5-year MB ChB degree is offered. Students may study an additional year if they opt to do the additional BSc degree jointly with the MB ChB.

References

;Notes ;Sources *D. Carleton 1884, A University for Bristol, Bristol University Press.

External links

University of Bristol Medical School
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