Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School
Encyclopedia
Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School existed as a legal entity for 13 years, as the midpoint of a series of mergers which strategically consolidated the many small medical schools in west London into one large institution under the aegis of Imperial College London
In 1984, Charing Cross Hospital Medical School
and Westminster Hospital Medical School
merged to form the Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School. This move was part of a series of mergers in the London medical schools in the early 1980s, which foreshadowed the second, larger round of mergers in the late 1990s.
Based at the Charing Cross Hospital site in Hammersmith and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in Fulham, the new medical school took the form of its larger precursor (CXHMS
) in using "X" as an abbreviation for "Cross". The medical school also maintained academic units at the university hospitals of Queen Mary's Roehampton, West Middlesex, Ashford and Hillingdon.
In 1997, CXWMS merged with Imperial College, London (whose medical department was at St Mary's Hospital Medical School
), The National Heart and Lung Institute and the Royal Postgraduate Medical School
to form Imperial College School of Medicine
.
in 1997.
Karan Kapoor - ENT Surgeon, court jester
Vikram Dhar - ENT Surgeon, Philanthropist, Educator.
Wade Gayed - Radiologist, Visionary.
Rupert Obholzer - ENT Surgeon, Olympian.
James Stirrup - Son of Sir Jock Stirrup
(Air Chief Marshall)
Hugo Boyce - Son of Admiral Michael Boyce (First Sea Lord)
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
In 1984, Charing Cross Hospital Medical School
Charing Cross Hospital Medical School
Charing Cross Hospital Medical School is the oldest of the constituent medical schools of Imperial College School of Medicine.-History:...
and Westminster Hospital Medical School
Westminster Hospital Medical School
The Westminster Hospital Medical School was formally founded in 1834 by George Guthrie, an ex-military surgeon - although students had been taken on at Westminster Hospital almost from the hospital's foundation in 1719 .The hospital and medical school moved to larger buildings several times in the...
merged to form the Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School. This move was part of a series of mergers in the London medical schools in the early 1980s, which foreshadowed the second, larger round of mergers in the late 1990s.
Based at the Charing Cross Hospital site in Hammersmith and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in Fulham, the new medical school took the form of its larger precursor (CXHMS
Charing Cross Hospital Medical School
Charing Cross Hospital Medical School is the oldest of the constituent medical schools of Imperial College School of Medicine.-History:...
) in using "X" as an abbreviation for "Cross". The medical school also maintained academic units at the university hospitals of Queen Mary's Roehampton, West Middlesex, Ashford and Hillingdon.
In 1997, CXWMS merged with Imperial College, London (whose medical department was at St Mary's Hospital Medical School
St Mary's Hospital Medical School
St Mary's is the youngest of the constituent schools of Imperial College, London, founded in 1854 as part of the new hospital in Paddington. During its existence in the 1980s and 90s, it was the most popular medical school in the country, with an application to place ratio of 27:1 in 1996.St Mary's...
), The National Heart and Lung Institute and the Royal Postgraduate Medical School
Royal Postgraduate Medical School
The Royal Postgraduate Medical School was an independent medical school, based primarily at Hammersmith Hospital in west London. In 1988, the school merged with the Institute of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and in 1997 became part of the Imperial College School of Medicine.-History:The medical school...
to form Imperial College School of Medicine
Imperial College School of Medicine
The Imperial College School of Medicine is the medical school of Imperial College London in England, and one of the United Hospitals....
.
Student life
Students' Union based around the Reynolds Bar. CXWSU merged in Imperial College School of Medicine Students' UnionImperial College School of Medicine Students' Union
Imperial College School of Medicine Students' Union is the students' union of Imperial College School of Medicine. It is charged with caring for the educational, pastoral, social and extracurricular needs of the students of the Faculty of Medicine of Imperial College London, and is a faculty union...
in 1997.
Deans
| YEAR | DEAN | PRESIDENT |
|---|---|---|
| 1996-7 | Example | Example |
| 1995-6 | Example | Example |
| 1994-5 | Example | Example |
| 1993-4 | Example | Example |
| 1992-3 | Example | Example |
| 1991-2 | Example | Example |
| 1990-1 | Example | Example |
| 1989-90 | Example | Example |
| 1988-9 | Example | Example |
| 1987-8 | Example | Example |
| 1986-7 | Example | Example |
| 1985-6 | Example | Example |
| 1984-5 | Example | Example |
Notable alumni
Chris Peach - Orthopaedic Surgeon, Winner Charing Cross Alumni Fantasy football league 2009-2010Karan Kapoor - ENT Surgeon, court jester
Vikram Dhar - ENT Surgeon, Philanthropist, Educator.
Wade Gayed - Radiologist, Visionary.
Rupert Obholzer - ENT Surgeon, Olympian.
James Stirrup - Son of Sir Jock Stirrup
Jock Stirrup
Air Chief Marshal Graham Eric "Jock" Stirrup, Baron Stirrup, GCB, AFC, FRAeS, FCMI, RAF, is a former senior Royal Air Force commander, who was the Chief of the Defence Staff from 2006 until his retirement in late 2010. He is also a Crossbench member of the House of Lords.As a junior RAF officer,...
(Air Chief Marshall)
Hugo Boyce - Son of Admiral Michael Boyce (First Sea Lord)