Medical and dental schools in Liverpool
Liverpool Dental School
Liverpool Dental School provide general dental education delivered by a team of academic staff with a strong clinical and research background. It is one of the top dental schools in the UK The School of Dental Sciences is located in a modern purpose-built building and has over 160 dental units. The University works in partnership with the Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. Students train on NHS patients at the Liverpool University Dental Hospital under supervision practice from experienced clinical dentists. The Liverpool Dental Programme is based on a problem-based learning system, where small groups of students are given a medical case, and they are encouraged to learn about the causes and treatments for themselves. The Dental School offers a five-year undergraduate course, and recently the number of dental students at the University has increased due to the introduction of a new graduate entry fast track four-year course. Liverpool Dental School is a member of the Dental Schools Council.
Liverpool Medical School
The Liverpool Royal Institution School of Medicine and Surgery was founded in 1834, long before the University of Liverpool was opened in 1881.The School of Medical Education was created in 2004 when the Faculty of Medicine was reorganised. The school is responsible for the delivery of undergraduate medical education. Liverpool Medical School was ranked as the ninth best medical school in the United Kingdom by The Times Good University Guide 2008. Students have the opportunity to link basic medical science with clinical practice early in the programme, thereby stimulating and maintaining their interest instead of overwhelming it with facts. Some of the programme include introduction to clinical and communication skills training, a bigger emphasis on learning medicine in the community and emphasis on patient contact. The Medical School offers a five-year undergraduate course, and a four-graduate entry course. The Medical School also has one of the oldest student societies - Liverpool Medical Students' Society. LMSS pre-dates the University in its conception from when simply a teaching hospital existed around which the University was built. As of 2008 the medical school accepts some 268 home students per year and a further 24 from overseas making it one of the larger medical schools in the UK.
School of Veterinary Science
School of Veterinary Science is the first veterinary school in the UK to be incorporated into a university. The Faculty's treatment and research facilities are located on the main campus and at Leahurst on the Wirral Peninsula, approximately 12 miles outside Liverpool. The facilities are amongst the most innovative in the country. There are three main teaching hospitals:
1. The Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital is one of the busiest and most successful equine hospitals in the UK, with particular expertise in the areas of gastroenterology, oncology, orthopaedics and neurology.
2. The Small Animal Teaching Hospital moved to its brand new facility in Leahurst in April 2007. It is the most modern and equipped hospital for small animals in the UK. Facilities include MRI and CT scanning, the radiotherapy treatment unit, an operating theatre dedicated to key-hole surgery, and the Pet Mobility Centre.
3. The Farm Animal Hospital takes cases from throughout NW England and North Wales for detailed investigation and intensive care treatment.In 2006 the faculty was voted the best UK vet school in The Times Good University Guide 2006, and was awarded the highest mark by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.
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