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Lancaster Medical School

Inspiring a generation of doctors to care for their communities

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  • Medicine and Surgery

    Comprised of our five-year MBChB Medicine and Surgery and our six-year MBChB Medicine and Surgery with a Gateway Year.

  • Postgraduate study

    From PgCert to Master's and PhD level, the Medical School offers a range of postgraduate options.

  • Sports and Exercise Science

    An academically rigorous programme that studies people in the context of elite sport and in the general population.

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Our research

Lancaster Medical School staff have a wide range of research interests including epidemiology and medical education, alongside collaborative research with other our other University divisions.

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Latest News and Events

Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) are highly trained, skilled practitioners who work as part of the team under the direction and supervision of a Consultant Anaesthetist

Lancaster Medical School to help ease NHS surgery backlog with anaesthesia associate training programme for the North of England

 

Lancaster Medical School has been awarded £100,000 to help train anaesthesia associates to reduce long waiting times for NHS surgery.

 
Dr Karunanithi with the Chancellor Rt Hon Alan Milburn

Honorary degree for Lancashire County Council Director of Public Health

Dr Sakthi Karunanithi has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science at Lancaster University’s graduation ceremonies this July.
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Cumbrian fell runners attempt “impossible” extreme endurance charity challenge with the help of sports science

Two Lake District fell runners in training for a 350km race for charity have benefited from the latest expertise from Lancaster University’s Human Performance Lab.
During the REF period, there has also been significant capital investment with the £41M Health Innovation Campus

FHM research environment scores 100% in REF 2021

The research environment in the Faculty of Health and Medicine has received a top score of 100% in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF), which assesses the quality and impact of research submitted by 157 UK universities. 
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Linking the health of nature in towns and cities to our own health and wellbeing

A new Lancaster University-led research network aims to discover more about how the quality of our urban parks, gardens, rivers and canals can affect the health and wellbeing of the people living around them.
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Lancaster Medical School awarded funding from Health Education England

As part of the collaborative North West Medical Schools Summer School programme, Lancaster Medical School has been awarded funding from HEE to offer up to 70 places on its residential Summer School in 2022.

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From public lecture series, to student-focused webinars, there's always something going on at the Faculty of Health and Medicine.

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