London Hospital Medical College
Type | Medical and dental school |
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Active | 1785–1995 |
Founder |
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Parent institution | University of London |
Location | Whitechapel, London, England |
Affiliations | United Hospitals |
The London Hospital Medical College was a
History
From the 1740s onwards, permission had been given to members of the staff at the
By 1854 the existing buildings were proving inadequate and new buildings were opened on Turner Street, which are still in use today, now known as the Garrod Building after Archibald Garrod.[2]
The school functioned as an unincorporated general medical school of the University of London (which it joined in 1900) until it was formally incorporated as the London Hospital Medical College on 30 March 1949.[3]
In 1968 the Royal Commission on Medical Education concluded that the number of medical schools in London at the time (12) was too many, and that the existing schools be paired to produce six medical schools.
Notable people
Notable alumni
- John Abernethy (surgeon)
- Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet
- Dorothy Stuart Russell
- Robert D. Acland
- Henry Bedson
- Alfred Broughton
- Bruce Bruce-Porter
- James Calder
- William Carr
- Mark Caulfield
- Jo Martin (pathologist)
- Gordon King
- Mark Pallen
- Hudson Taylor
References
- The National Archives. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "The London Hospital Medical College". Queen Mary University of London. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Queen Mary and Westfield College Act 1995". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "MEDICAL EDUCATION: THE TODD REPORT". Hansard. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/st-bartholemews-barts-queen-mary-medical-school-name-change-hospital-b980221.html