MPs Stephen Morgan and Dame Caroline Dinenage visited the building works to see first-hand the progress on the new medical degree premises.
Two of the region’s MPs have praised the progress being made at the new ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Medical Degree premises, due to open this autumn.
The four-year graduate entry medical programme in partnership with King’s College London will begin training 54 future doctors in September, helping provide a steady flow of medics to the region.
(Labour’s shadow transport minister), MP for ºÚÁϳԹÏSouth since 2017 and (Conservative), MP since 2010 for Gosport, Stubbington, Lee-on-the-Solent and Hill Head visited the building works to see first-hand the progress on the new medical degree premises.
Both MPs have been vocal supporters of the university’s ambition to open a medical degree in one of the worst cities in Britain for GP shortages.
(l-r) Professor Richard Thelwell, Interim Executive Dean for the Faculty of Science and Health; Ruth Wells, Project Manager for the Medical Degree premises; Stephen Morgan MP
I was pleased to meet with those responsible for turning the medical degree vision into a reality for Portsmouth.
It’s great to see progress being made in getting the facility built and I look forward to seeing future qualified doctors from the university working in our local health services.
With ºÚÁϳԹÏfacing a crisis in GP access, this facility will be a vital asset for our city and I hope it will make a big difference in helping local people get an appointment when they need one.
Mr Morgan said: “I was pleased to meet with those responsible for turning the medical degree vision into a reality for Portsmouth.
“It’s great to see progress being made in getting the facility built and I look forward to seeing future qualified doctors from the university working in our local health services.
“With ºÚÁϳԹÏfacing a crisis in GP access, this facility will be a vital asset for our city and I hope it will make a big difference in helping local people get an appointment when they need one.â€
Dame Caroline said: “The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan includes the biggest expansion of staff training in NHS history. It is fantastic to see this plan coming to life so locally with work underway at the new ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Medical Degree premises creating a state of the art facility and placements for students in our local health care facilities.
“I am excited to see the growth of this following the success of the Dental Academy with over 100 graduates each year including 80 students on placement providing vital NHS dental treatment for around 7,000 local people.â€
(l-r) Professor Richard Thelwell, Interim Executive Dean for the Faculty of Science and Health; Caroline Dineage MP; Ruth Wells, Project Manager for the Medical Degree premises.
The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan includes the biggest expansion of staff training in NHS history. It is fantastic to see this plan coming to life so locally with work underway at the new ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Medical Degree premises creating a state of the art facility and placements for students in our local health care facilities.
I am excited to see the growth of this following the success of the Dental Academy with over 100 graduates each year, including 80 students on placement providing vital NHS dental treatment for around 7,000 local people.
The course is open to honours-degree biomedical life science graduates to study for a fast-track degree in medicine in four, rather than five years.
The course will be delivered in Portsmouth, leading to a through the expertise of academics from both institutions. The course focuses on integrated medical science with clinical teaching, and on learning in close contact with patients. It builds on the successful partnership between both universities in the delivery of King’s undergraduate dental education.
Students will have the opportunity to learn in academic and clinical settings including at , who will be the lead secondary care partner for the new medical degree, and with , and NHS Trusts, the region’s GPs and all other regional healthcare bodies and partners.
We are delighted our local MPs have been long-standing vocal supporters of our medical degree ambition. We have worked closely with them alongside King’s, a global leader in training doctors, and all our regional healthcare partners over many months and years to co-create a solution to our region’s inequality in healthcare.
It’s one of our university’s foundation principles, to be a force for good in our community, not just in our city, but across our region and, through our research, nationally and worldwide.
The ºÚÁϳԹÏ’s research encompasses a wide range of expertise, including in better understanding the mechanisms underlying health and disease, developing and testing new health-related technologies, promoting physical activity and rehabilitating those facing barriers to physical activity.
In REF 2021, 95 per cent of sport and exercise research at ºÚÁϳԹÏwas rated as world-leading or internationally excellent, and in allied health, 90 per cent of research was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.
The branch campus forms part of the ºÚÁϳԹÏ’s strategic vision to eventually award its own medical degrees. The branch campus arrangement means that medical students can be trained locally now while the plans for the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï medical degree are progressed.
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