The School of Clinical Medicine is the
medical school of the
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world's third oldest surviving university and one of its most pr ...
in
England
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. According to the QS World University Rankings 2020, it ranks as the 3rd best medical school in the world. The school is located alongside
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Addenbrooke's Hospital is an internationally renowned large teaching hospital and research centre in Cambridge, England, with strong affiliations to the University of Cambridge. Addenbrooke's Hospital is based on the Cambridge Biomedical Camp ...
and other institutions in multiple buildings across the
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
The Cambridge Biomedical Campus is the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe. The site is located at the southern end of Hills Road in Cambridge, England.
Over 20,000 people work at the site, which is home to Cambridge ...
.
The Clinical School
Students from the
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world's third oldest surviving university and one of its most pr ...
typically enter the clinical school on completion of three years of pre-clinical training.
Approximately half of clinical training in Cambridge takes place at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, with the other half located in regional hospitals and general practices across the
east of England.
The Clinical School was established in 1976 while construction of the new building at its present site was underway. The clinical course was restructured in 2005 with the addition of a new final year, as the clinical course had previously been less than three years in length. Before 2017, approximately half of medical students left Cambridge after the pre-clinical course as there were not enough places on the clinical course for them all; common destinations included medical schools based in Oxford, London and Manchester. From 2017, all medical students continue to study in Cambridge for the full six years provided they pass the pre-clinical component of the course.
Students at the School take either a six-year standard course or an accelerated graduate course. Around 280 students are accepted to the standard course each year (with 21 places for overseas fee-status applicants). Around 40 students are accepted to the graduate course each year.
Entry
Students enter the clinical course at Cambridge following satisfactory progression during the pre-clinical component of the combined medical course
or as part of the graduate course.
Departments
* Clinical Biochemistry
* Clinical Neurosciences
** Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair
**Neurology Unit
** Neurosurgery
** Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre
* Haematology
** Transfusion Medicine
** Diagnostics Development Unit
* Medical Genetics
* Medicine
** Anaesthesia
** Clinical Pharmacology
*Obstetrics and Gynaecology
* Oncology
* Paediatrics
** Brain Mapping Unit
** Development Psychiatry
* Public Health and Primary Care
** The Primary Care Unit
** Clinical Gerontology
*Radiology
* Surgery
** Orthopaedic Research
Institutes
*
MRC Cancer Unit
* Institute of Metabolic Science (IMS-MRL)
* Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR)
* Institute of Public Health
* Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
*
MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit
The MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit (formerly the MRC Dunn Human Nutrition Unit) is a department of the School of Clinical Medicine at the University of Cambridge, funded through a strategic partnership between the Medical Research Council and th ...
Herchel Smith Laboratory for Medicinal Chemistry
The Herchel Smith Laboratory for Medicinal Chemistry is a laboratory under the aegis of the
Regius Professor of Physic in the School of Clinical Medicine.
Notable academics
The
Regius Professorship of Physic is based at the School of Clinical Medicine. It is currently held by
Patrick Maxwell.
Other current academics:
*
Kay-Tee Khaw, Professor of Clinical Gerontology
Former academics:
*
Ieuan Hughes, Professor Emeritus of Paediatrics
See also
*
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
The Cambridge Biomedical Campus is the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe. The site is located at the southern end of Hills Road in Cambridge, England.
Over 20,000 people work at the site, which is home to Cambridge ...
*
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Addenbrooke's Hospital is an internationally renowned large teaching hospital and research centre in Cambridge, England, with strong affiliations to the University of Cambridge. Addenbrooke's Hospital is based on the Cambridge Biomedical Camp ...
References
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Medical schools in England
University and college laboratories in the United Kingdom
Medical research institutes in the United Kingdom