Norwich Medical School

Norwich Medical School

Type	Medical school
Established	2002
Dean	Professor Michael Frenneaux
Students	~900
Location	Norwich, Norfolk, England
Affiliations	University of East Anglia
Website	http://www.uea.ac.uk/medicine

Norwich Medical School is a medical school based at the University of East Anglia, in Norwich. It was previously called University of East Anglia School of Medicine Health Policy and Practice.The school has a 5-year MBBS course, with the possibility of intercalation after year 3 or 4.^[1] The first intake of 110 students was in 2002, of whom 56% were not straight from school.^[2]

Courses

Norwich Medical School offers two undergraduate courses: a five-year MBBS and a six-year MBBS with a foundation year. Students must complete the foundation year to a satisfactory standard before progressing to the rest of the course; they join the five-year program after foundation.^[3][4]

The Medical School also offers postgraduate courses, the newest of which (Founded in 2016) is an MSc in Physician Associate Studies - which in 2016 is one of only 11 courses in the UK.^[5]

Students undertake clinical rotations throughout their course at various general practice surgeries and the following hospitals: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, James Paget University Hospital, Colchester General Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn, and Ipswich Hospital.

Notable alumni

• D. N. Samarasekera, Chair of Surgery at the University of Colombo
• Leah Totton (graduated 2011), winner of series nine of The Apprentice^[6]

Notable faculty

• Sir Tom Shakespeare, 3rd Baronet, sociologist
• Professor Amanda Howe OBE, General Practitioner and President of the World Organisation of Family Doctors^[7]

UEA Medical Society (MedSoc)

The Medical School has an active medical scoiety which in 2016 won UEA Student society of the year and came runner up for the national fundraising society of the year.^[8] It runs regular activities throughout the year such as MedSoc's got talent, Fresher's week and MRAG week (Medicine Raising and Giving week). The selected charity for the 2016/17 academic year is "Medical Aid for Palestinians". ^[9]

References

1. "MBBS Medicine". Retrieved 2013-08-05.
2. "New perspectives—approaches to medical education at four new UK medical schools". Retrieved 2013-08-05.
3. "Undergraduate Degrees - Norwich Medical School". Retrieved 2013-08-12.
4. "MBBS Medicine With a Foundation Year". Retrieved 2013-08-12.
5. "MSc Physician Associate Studies Postgraduate Study - UEA". www2.uea.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
6. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/the-apprentice/10184750/Apprentice-winner-Leah-Totton-says-My-pout-makes-me-cringe-its-just-terrible.html
7. "Professor Amanda Howe - UEA". www.uea.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
8. "UEA MedSoc". UEA MedSoc. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
9. "Charity". UEA MedSoc. Retrieved 2016-11-12.