Leeds School of Medicine Totally Explained

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Leeds School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The School of Medicine was founded in 1831, before the Yorkshire College which became the University, and now forms part of the University's Faculty of Medicine and Health. It is located at the southern end of the campus in the Worsley Building which also houses the Leeds Dental Institute. The School of Medicine is linked with the two major hospitals for clinical teaching: the Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital, both run by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

History

On 6 June 1831 six physicians and surgeons set up the Leeds medical school with the aim: The medical school admitted its first students in the October of that year. It was one of ten provincial medical schools founded in the ten years between 1824-1834.
The founders were:

Dr James Williamson
Dr Adam Hunter
Mr Samuel Smith
Mr William Hey III
Mr Thomas Pridgin Teale
Dr Joseph Prince Garlick

The first premises were the Leeds Public Dispensary on North Street in the town but in 1834 the school was moved to new premises at 1 East Parade.
In 1979, the medical school moved to its current location in the Worsley Building.

Teaching

The medical training in Leeds lasts five years although an optional intercalated degree can be taken making the course six years. The MB ChB degree is divided into three phases. Phase I (Preparing for Clinical Practice) encompasses years one to three, Phase II (Clinical Practice in Context) encompasses year four and Phase III (Becoming a Doctor) encompasses year five and Foundation year one. Leeds was ranked 9th in the Guardian medicine league table 2008.
The school also has links with the University of Bradford's clinical science courses - a small number of high achieving students on the Bradford degree programme are allowed to transfer to Leeds after one year. The Bradford programme is mostly aimed at widening participation amongst those underepresented in the medical profession.

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