Lancaster Medical School

Lancaster Medical School
TypeMedical school
Established2006
Parent institution
Lancaster University (Faculty of Health and Medicine)
HeadDr Rachel Isba
Studentsc. 300
Location
Lancaster, Lancashire
,
UK

54°00′37″N 2°47′08″W / 54.01028°N 2.78556°W / 54.01028; -2.78556Coordinates: 54°00′37″N 2°47′08″W / 54.01028°N 2.78556°W / 54.01028; -2.78556
Websitewww.lancaster.ac.uk/lms/

Lancaster Medical School (LMS) is the smallest public medical school in the UK. It is located in Lancaster, Lancashire in North West England and is part of the Faculty of Health and Medicine at Lancaster University. It is currently the UK's newest public medical school, with its first graduates, a cohort of 31, graduating in 2011.[1] The current head of the medical school is Dr Rachel Isba[2]

History

LMS admitted its first cohort of students in 2006 and, from September 2006 to July 2013, it delivered the University of Liverpool School of Medicine MBChB degree curriculum to 50 undergraduate students per year. In November 2012, the General Medical Council approved LMS's request to begin delivering its own medical degree independently from the University of Liverpool. Students beginning their studies from September 2013 are registered as Lancaster University students and are awarded a Lancaster University degree.[3]

Curriculum

The five year MBChB degree is taught using a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum. Whilst the University of Liverpool School of Medicine discontinued PBL as the mainstay of its curriculum in 2014,[4] LMS has retained and updated its own PBL curriculum.[5] LMS Students sit their final examinations at the end of Year 4, which is followed, during the summer, by the Elective (medical) period.[6]

The School also offers a one-year foundation course,[7] and in 2018 will begin teaching a new degree in sports and exercise science, described as one of the first in the UK to be delivered by a medical school.[8][9]

Clinical Placements

Clinical placements for students in years 2 to 5 are arranged by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust.[10] As well as the time spent in hospitals (mainly the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Furness General Hospital in Barrow-in-Furness), students spend around a third of their clinical contact time in the community. Primary care placements are based in general practices across the Cumbria and North Lancashire region, with the North Lancashire Primary Care Trust and the Lancashire Care NHS Trust providing mental health placements.[11] The proportion of time spent in placements ranges from 38% in year 2 to 100% in year 5 [12]

Student Admission

The current number of places is 125 per year, with 4 places reserved for international (non-EU) students.[13] There are three entry routes into the MBChB degree course; A-level or equivalent qualification, Science undergraduate degree and Access to Medicine course, such as Lancaster University's own Pre-Medical Studies course. LMS introduced the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) for the admission of students starting in September 2016. LMS do not use the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT).[14]

References

  1. ↑ "BBC News - Lancaster University celebrates first medical graduates". bbc.co.uk. 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  2. ↑ "New Head of Lancaster Medical School". Lancaster Medical School. Lancaster University. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ http://www.liv.ac.uk/media/livacuk/schoolofmedicine/New,MBChB,curriculum,2014,FINAL,231013.pdf
  5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2013-07-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "Course Structure". Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  7. ↑ "Foundation Year". Lancaster Medical School. Lancaster University. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  8. ↑ Lauder, Bob; Michelle, Swainson (Autumn 2017). "New Sports and Exercise Science degree to launch in October 2018". Morecambe Bay Medical Journal. 7 (11): 263. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Sports and Exercise Science BSc Hons". Lancaster Medical School. Lancaster University. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust - Furness General Hospital - Royal Lancaster Infirmary - Westmorland General Hospital :: Undergraduate Medical Education". Uhmb.nhs.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  11. ↑ "University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust - Furness General Hospital - Royal Lancaster Infirmary - Westmorland General Hospital :: Medical and Dental Education". Uhmb.nhs.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  12. ↑ "UNISTATS". Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  13. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ↑ "Entry Requirements and Policies : Selection Process". Retrieved 2015-03-29.
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