St George's, University of London
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| Established | 1733 |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Professor Peter Kopelman |
| Students | 2914 [1] |
| Location | London, England, UK |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Blue and Blue (Institution) Green and Gold (Students' Union) |
| Affiliations | University of London St George's Hospital |
| Website | http://www.sgul.ac.uk/ |
St George's, University of London (SGUL), previously known as St George's Hospital Medical School (SGHMS), is a specialist medical college of the University of London, and one of the United Hospitals. The college has its origins in 1733,[2] and was the second institution in England to provide formal training courses for doctors (after the University of Oxford). As of 2008 the medical school accepts around 100 graduates, 175 undergraduates and 10 students from overseas making it one of the larger UK medical schools.[3]
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. Following Quality Assurance Agency inspections St George's gained an excellent score of 23 out of 24 for its teaching of medicine [5] — 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. The inspection's report was published in January 2000 and the course, curriculum and teaching methods have been changed at St George's since then. In recent years, the university has expanded beyond its medical schools roots. Alongside its medical course now runs the successful Biomedical Sciences course, which has expanded to meet demand in the last 5 years from an initial intake of 30, to 150 students. There are now more places for Undergraduate Biomedical Science students than 5-Year Medical students.
In partnership with Kingston University, The Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences has moved the university into other areas. Amongst these are Nursing, Physiotherapy, Paramedic Science and Radiography. The Faculty has been congratulated for its high teaching standards, employment rates and cutting edge research in the social sciences.
St George's was also the first university in the country to offer a four year graduate entry medicine degree based on the program from Flinders University[4] with which it has an exchange program. 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 hugely successful Rag Week, the annual series of fund-raising events, which in the year 2007-2008 raised around £80,000 for various charities including Cancer Research, Barnardos and Leonard Cheshire. Year on year St George's 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 clubs including swimming, rowing, volleyball, rugby, football, netball, hockey and many others. In 2007-2008 the Men's and Women's Hockey teams both managed to win their respective ULU Premier Divisions.
Most recently St George's, along with other London medical schools, has been the setting for new television drama Vital Signs.
In 2008, St George's announced that it planned to merge with Royal Holloway to form a single institution within the University of London.[5][6] The merger was called off in a joint statement by the two colleges' principals on 25 September 2009.[7][8] St George's intends to keep working with Royal Holloway in the field of health and social care along with its well-established Joint Faculty with Kingston University.[9] St George's, Kingston University and Royal Holloway will continue to collaborate in the field of health and social care as part of the existing SWan (South West London Academic Network) healthcare alliance.[10]
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[edit] Principal
As of 1 April 2008 Professor Peter Kopelman took up the position of Principal of SGUL. He replaced Acting Principal Sean Hilton, who took over from Professor Michael Farthing, the current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sussex.
[edit] Student life
The university owns one halls of residence, Horton Halls, a large, modern site first opened to new students in late September 2007. This replaced St. George's Grove.
[edit] University Challenge appearances
2 October 2007 lost to University of York 130-175 (first round)
4 August 2008 lost to Queens' College, Cambridge 115-205 (first round)
28 September 2009 beat University of York 220-55 (first round)
2 November 2009 lost to Girton College, Cambridge 160-170 (second round)
The 2009 team consisted of Matthew Dennison, Gavin Haslehurst, Charlie Tinsley, and captain Jonathan Sturgeon.[11]
[edit] Alumni
Notable alumni include:
- Joseph Adams (1756-1818), British physician and surgeon
- Walter Butler Cheadle (1836-1910), English paediatrician
- Sir John William Fisher (1788-1876), British surgeon
- Henry Gray FRS (1827-1861), English anatomist and surgeon most notable for publishing the book Gray's Anatomy
- Harry Hill (1964- ), English BAFTA-winning comedian, author and television presenter
- John Hunter (1728-1793), Scottish surgeon
- William Hunter (1718-1783), Scottish anatomist and physician
- Edward Jenner FRS (1749-1823), English scientist and the first doctor to introduce and study the smallpox vaccine
- Christine Lee, Emeritus Professor of Haemophilia in the University of London
- Keith McCarthy (1960- ), Writer of crime fiction
- George Pearson FRS (1751-1858), physician, chemist and early advocate of Jenner's cowpox vaccination
- Heenal Raichura (1985- ) BSc MB BS - Britain's youngest medical student at 16 (2002)
- Paul Sinha (1970- ), Stand-up comedian
- Patrick Christopher Steptoe (1913-1988), British obstetrician, gynaecologist and pioneer of fertility treatment. Responsible for developing in vitro fertilization
- Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912), English polar explorer, physician, naturalist, painter and ornithologist
- Thomas Young (1773 – 1829), English polymath
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://ucas.prospectusuk.com/browse_by_region/greater_london/st_georges_university_of_london_formerly_st_georges_hospital_medical_school/
- ^ http://www.sgul.ac.uk/about/history.cfm
- ^ "www.study-medicine.co.uk British Medical School Statistics". Study-medicine.co.uk. http://www.study-medicine.co.uk/index.php?pageid=stats. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ http://www.sgul.ac.uk/dms/F896B7649D5E98A6A8F40DF4D361D38B.doc
- ^ St George's Council decision on merger - SGUL
- ^ "London universities merge". The Guardian. 2008-10-01. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/oct/01/universitymergers.highereducation.
- ^ Joint statement from St George's and Royal Holloway, University of London 25/9/09 [1]
- ^ RHSG St George's, University of London and Royal Holloway joint statement 25/9/09[2]
- ^ RHUL website 25/9/09[3]
- ^ R. Attwood 'Finance worries kill off medical school merger' Times Higher Education 1/10/09[4]
- ^ BBC University Challenge 2009/2010 Episode 12 28th September 2009
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