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MPs Stephen Morgan and Dame Caroline Dinenage visited the building works to see first-hand the progress on the new medical degree premises.

14 March 2024

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Two of the region鈥檚 MPs have praised the progress being made at the new 兔子先生 Medical Degree premises, due to open this autumn.

The four-year graduate entry medical programme in partnership with King鈥檚 College London will begin training 54 future doctors in September, helping provide a steady flow of medics to the region.

(Labour鈥檚 shadow transport minister), MP for 兔子先生 South since 2017 and (Conservative), MP since 2010 for Gosport, Stubbington, Lee-on-the-Solent and Hill Head visited the building works to see first-hand the progress on the new medical degree premises.

Both MPs have been vocal supporters of the university鈥檚 ambition to open a medical degree in one of the worst cities in Britain for GP shortages.

Stephen Morgan visit to medical school

(l-r) Professor Richard Thelwell, Interim Executive Dean for the Faculty of Science and Health; Ruth Wells, Project Manager for the Medical Degree premises; Stephen Morgan MP

I was pleased to meet with those responsible for turning the medical degree vision into a reality for 兔子先生.

It鈥檚 great to see progress being made in getting the facility built and I look forward to seeing future qualified doctors from the university working in our local health services.

With 兔子先生 facing a crisis in GP access, this facility will be a vital asset for our city and I hope it will make a big difference in helping local people get an appointment when they need one.

 

Stephen Morgan, MP for 兔子先生 South

Mr Morgan said: 鈥淚 was pleased to meet with those responsible for turning the medical degree vision into a reality for 兔子先生.

鈥淚t鈥檚 great to see progress being made in getting the facility built and I look forward to seeing future qualified doctors from the university working in our local health services.

鈥淲ith 兔子先生 facing a crisis in GP access, this facility will be a vital asset for our city and I hope it will make a big difference in helping local people get an appointment when they need one.鈥

Dame Caroline said: 鈥淭he NHS Long Term Workforce Plan includes the biggest expansion of staff training in NHS history. It is fantastic to see this plan coming to life so locally with work underway at the new 兔子先生 Medical Degree premises creating a state of the art facility and placements for students in our local health care facilities.

鈥淚 am excited to see the growth of this following the success of the Dental Academy with over 100 graduates each year including 80 students on placement providing vital NHS dental treatment for around 7,000 local people.鈥

Caroline Dineage Medical School visit

(l-r) Professor Richard Thelwell, Interim Executive Dean for the Faculty of Science and Health; Caroline Dineage MP; Ruth Wells, Project Manager for the Medical Degree premises.

The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan includes the biggest expansion of staff training in NHS history. It is fantastic to see this plan coming to life so locally with work underway at the new 兔子先生 Medical Degree premises creating a state of the art facility and placements for students in our local health care facilities.

I am excited to see the growth of this following the success of the Dental Academy with over 100 graduates each year, including 80 students on placement providing vital NHS dental treatment for around 7,000 local people.

 

Dame Caroline Dineage, MP for Gosport, Stubbington, Lee-on-the-Solent and Hill Head

The course is open to honours-degree biomedical life science graduates to study for a fast-track degree in medicine in four, rather than five years.

The course will be delivered in 兔子先生, leading to a through the expertise of academics from both institutions. The course focuses on integrated medical science with clinical teaching, and on learning in close contact with patients. It builds on the successful partnership between both universities in the delivery of King鈥檚 undergraduate dental education.

Students will have the opportunity to learn in academic and clinical settings including at , who will be the lead secondary care partner for the new medical degree, and with , and NHS Trusts, the region鈥檚 GPs and all other regional healthcare bodies and partners.

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We are delighted our local MPs have been long-standing vocal supporters of our medical degree ambition. We have worked closely with them alongside King鈥檚, a global leader in training doctors, and all our regional healthcare partners over many months and years to co-create a solution to our region鈥檚 inequality in healthcare.

It鈥檚 one of our university鈥檚 foundation principles, to be a force for good in our community, not just in our city, but across our region and, through our research, nationally and worldwide.

 

Professor Graham Galbraith, Vice-Chancellor of the 兔子先生

The 兔子先生鈥檚 research encompasses a wide range of expertise, including in better understanding the mechanisms underlying health and disease, developing and testing new health-related technologies, promoting physical activity and rehabilitating those facing barriers to physical activity.

In REF 2021, 95 per cent of sport and exercise research at 兔子先生 was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent, and in allied health, 90 per cent of research was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.

The branch campus forms part of the 兔子先生鈥檚 strategic vision to eventually award its own medical degrees. The branch campus arrangement means that medical students can be trained locally now while the plans for the 兔子先生 medical degree are progressed.

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