Glasgow Medical School
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Glasgow School of Medicine is the medical school
of the University of Glasgow
and is one of the largest in Europe, offering a 5 year MBChB degree course. The School of Medicine is renowned for its integrated learning approach and strong international research links. It is also one of the first few universities in the English-speaking world to start teaching medicine, subsequently amongst the ancient schools of medicine. The School of Medicine offers a systems-based, integrated, spiral structure of teaching, involving all current forms of medical teaching, including Lecture-Based learning, Problem-Based learning and Glasgow's Case-Based learning.
(antisepsis), George Beatson
(breast cancer), John Macintyre
(X-rays and radiology), William Hunter
(anatomy and obstetrics) and Ian Donald
(ultrasound). In addition to achievements in medical science, the School has produced distinguished literary figures such as Tobias Smollett
and AJ Cronin.
Robert Mayne MA was appointed the Professor of Medicine in 1637 and held this post until 1645. After a lapse of almost 70 years, John Johnstoun MD was appointed in 1714. However, the modern School of Medicine did not come into being until 1751, when William Cullen
was appointed Professor of Medicine.
The School of Medicine (and the rest of the University) moved from their original location in High Street, to Gilmorehill in the city's west end in 1870.
In 1996, the School of Medicine introduced a new curriculum. In response to the GMC
document 'Tomorrow's Doctors', the new course was integrated and delivered by Problem-based learning
.
In 2002, the School of Medicine moved into the award winning purpose built Wolfson Medical School Building located at the bottom of University Avenue, designed by Reiach and Hall. In 2005, it was included in the Prospect 100 best modern Scottish buildings
rankings.
In 2010, due to changes in the structure of the NHS and the University, the School of Medicine decided to deliver a new medical course, meeting the recommendations of TD3 and producing graduates more equipped in working and leading in health-care systems around the work. As a result, the most formidable change was the introduction of a course which incorporated all current forms of teaching, moving away from a Problem-based Learning core of teaching.
Students are introduced to clinical scenarios from the very beginning of their education, supported by some of the best facilities for student learning available. These include custom-built areas for developing clinical skills and a fully equipped ward housed in the award-winning Wolfson Medical School Building.
These changes are hoped to allow the School of Medicine to remain one of the most respected in the UK, with its graduates remaining sought after in the medical profession, within the UK and abroad.
The British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, core funded by a gift of £5M from the BHF, provides state-of-the-art experimental and clinical facilities to further vital research into cardiovascular disease.
The University's success in establishing the Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre (through funding from the Wellcome Joint Infrastructure Fund and the Scottish Research Infrastructure Fund) allegedly signifies the international confidence in the excellence of the University's medical research in this field. This world class research centre brings together basic and clinical scientists to achieve increased understanding of biological processes, and in particular to facilitate the development of novel approaches to the treatment of disease.
The programme is based around vertical themes that comprise the basic disciplines of medicine, such as anatomy and physiology, pathology and microbiology, clinical medicine and clinical surgery. Teaching methods include lectures, tutorials, problem-based learning, practical laboratory sessions and clinical bedside teaching.
The programme comprises four phases.
Phase 1
Phase 1 takes up most of the first semester. This is a broad sweep of biomedical subjects, and early clinical and vocational skills. During this phase you will acquire the fundamentals of biomedical science, and the skills necessary for self-directed learning. The themes covered in this section include homeostasis, basic anatomy, physiology and biochemistry, and the fundamentals of health and illness in communities.
Phase 2
Phase 2 takes up the second half of first year and all of second year. This is a system-based, integrated approach to biomedical sciences and basic clinical problems relating to individual systems.
Phase 3
Phase 3 takes up the third year, during which time you will move from the University campus to spend more time in the central Glasgow teaching hospitals. Through regular clinical bedside teaching you will develop clinical skills in the hospital, and general practice environment. This is combined with more in-depth didactic teaching on the principles of medicine and surgery, the pathological basis of disease, and clinical investigation and laboratory analysis, including radiology, clinical biochemistry, pathology and microbiology.
During the summer vacations after third and fourth years you will be required to undertake two four-week periods of elective study. These are in subjects and locations of your choice and are designed to develop individual interests and to experience medical environments other than those provided on the programme.
Phase 4
Phase 4 comprises years four and five. This is the final part of the programme during which you will be attached to clinical specialties, including obstetrics and gynaecology, child health, psychological medicine, general practice, and more specialised aspects of medicine and surgery. During this phase you will spend most of your time in hospital attachments in Glasgow and in the wider West of Scotland and learn the clinical and practical skills necessary to work as a junior doctor.
Consulting rooms are positioned adjacent to small group learning rooms, where their classmates and tutors can observe their simulated consultations on a TV monitor. These rooms also provide the opportunity for student-tutor encounters over a period of time that are essential to professional development.
As well as communication skills, the Vocational Studies Suite is a base from which ethics, professional development and other aspects of doctors’ behaviour and attitudes are explored.
Medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...
of the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
and is one of the largest in Europe, offering a 5 year MBChB degree course. The School of Medicine is renowned for its integrated learning approach and strong international research links. It is also one of the first few universities in the English-speaking world to start teaching medicine, subsequently amongst the ancient schools of medicine. The School of Medicine offers a systems-based, integrated, spiral structure of teaching, involving all current forms of medical teaching, including Lecture-Based learning, Problem-Based learning and Glasgow's Case-Based learning.
History
The School of Medicine is also widely recognised amongst doctors and other members of the health care profession as one of best in the Europe for both research and highly competent graduates. The University of Glasgow School of Medicine has a history dating back to its seventeenth-century beginnings. Achievements in medical science include contributions from renowned physicians such as Joseph ListerJoseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister OM, FRS, PC , known as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., between 1883 and 1897, was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery, who promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary...
(antisepsis), George Beatson
George Beatson
Colonel Sir George Thomas Beatson, KCB, KBE, DL, FRFPSG was a British physician. He was a pioneer in the field of oncology, developing a new treatment for breast cancer, and has been called "the father of endocrine ablation in cancer management." The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre and the...
(breast cancer), John Macintyre
John Macintyre
John Macintyre was a Scottish doctor who set up the world's first radiology department at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, in Glasgow....
(X-rays and radiology), William Hunter
William Hunter (anatomist)
William Hunter FRS was a Scottish anatomist and physician. He was a leading teacher of anatomy, and the outstanding obstetrician of his day...
(anatomy and obstetrics) and Ian Donald
Ian Donald
Ian Donald was a Scottish physician who pioneered the use of diagnostic ultrasound in medicine. His article Investigation of Abdominal Masses by Pulsed Ultrasound, published June 7, 1958 in the medical journal The Lancet, was one of the defining publications in the field...
(ultrasound). In addition to achievements in medical science, the School has produced distinguished literary figures such as Tobias Smollett
Tobias Smollett
Tobias George Smollett was a Scottish poet and author. He was best known for his picaresque novels, such as The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle , which influenced later novelists such as Charles Dickens.-Life:Smollett was born at Dalquhurn, now part of Renton,...
and AJ Cronin.
Robert Mayne MA was appointed the Professor of Medicine in 1637 and held this post until 1645. After a lapse of almost 70 years, John Johnstoun MD was appointed in 1714. However, the modern School of Medicine did not come into being until 1751, when William Cullen
William Cullen
William Cullen FRS FRSE FRCPE FPSG was a Scottish physician, chemist and agriculturalist, and one of the most important professors at the Edinburgh Medical School, during its heyday as the leading center of medical education in the English-speaking world.Cullen was also a central figure in the...
was appointed Professor of Medicine.
The School of Medicine (and the rest of the University) moved from their original location in High Street, to Gilmorehill in the city's west end in 1870.
In 1996, the School of Medicine introduced a new curriculum. In response to the GMC
General Medical Council
The General Medical Council registers and regulates doctors practising in the United Kingdom. It has the power to revoke or restrict a doctor's registration if it deems them unfit to practise...
document 'Tomorrow's Doctors', the new course was integrated and delivered by Problem-based learning
Problem-based learning
Problem-based learning is a student-centered pedagogy in which students learn about a subject in the context of complex, multifaceted, and realistic problems...
.
In 2002, the School of Medicine moved into the award winning purpose built Wolfson Medical School Building located at the bottom of University Avenue, designed by Reiach and Hall. In 2005, it was included in the Prospect 100 best modern Scottish buildings
Prospect 100 best modern Scottish buildings
In 2005, the Scottish architecture magazine Prospect published a list of the 100 best modern Scottish buildings, as voted for by its readers.-The list:...
rankings.
In 2010, due to changes in the structure of the NHS and the University, the School of Medicine decided to deliver a new medical course, meeting the recommendations of TD3 and producing graduates more equipped in working and leading in health-care systems around the work. As a result, the most formidable change was the introduction of a course which incorporated all current forms of teaching, moving away from a Problem-based Learning core of teaching.
Students are introduced to clinical scenarios from the very beginning of their education, supported by some of the best facilities for student learning available. These include custom-built areas for developing clinical skills and a fully equipped ward housed in the award-winning Wolfson Medical School Building.
These changes are hoped to allow the School of Medicine to remain one of the most respected in the UK, with its graduates remaining sought after in the medical profession, within the UK and abroad.
Research
The School of Medicine is one of three Schools in the University of Glasgow’s Biomedical Territory, which also includes the School of Biological & Life Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine. The Biomedical Territory is home to more than 485 academic staff, including approximately 160 clinicians. The Territory’s research awards since 2001 have exceeded £638M, including investment of over £77M in new state-of-the-art capital infrastructure.Triangle of Excellence
The British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, the Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre, and the Wolfson Medical School Building form a "triangle of excellence", enhancing Glasgow's position at the hub of the molecular genetics revolution which is transforming medicine and therapeutics.The British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, core funded by a gift of £5M from the BHF, provides state-of-the-art experimental and clinical facilities to further vital research into cardiovascular disease.
The University's success in establishing the Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre (through funding from the Wellcome Joint Infrastructure Fund and the Scottish Research Infrastructure Fund) allegedly signifies the international confidence in the excellence of the University's medical research in this field. This world class research centre brings together basic and clinical scientists to achieve increased understanding of biological processes, and in particular to facilitate the development of novel approaches to the treatment of disease.
Curriculum structure
The MBChB programme in Glasgow is based on integration of clinical and preclinical subjects, and on student-centred learning, and has a spiral course structure. This means that you will revisit topics on several occasions as you progress through the programme, each time with a more clinical focus and increasing depth. The programme produces well-rounded doctors with the potential and basic knowledge to pursue a career in any one of the medical specialties.The programme is based around vertical themes that comprise the basic disciplines of medicine, such as anatomy and physiology, pathology and microbiology, clinical medicine and clinical surgery. Teaching methods include lectures, tutorials, problem-based learning, practical laboratory sessions and clinical bedside teaching.
The programme comprises four phases.
Phase 1
Phase 1 takes up most of the first semester. This is a broad sweep of biomedical subjects, and early clinical and vocational skills. During this phase you will acquire the fundamentals of biomedical science, and the skills necessary for self-directed learning. The themes covered in this section include homeostasis, basic anatomy, physiology and biochemistry, and the fundamentals of health and illness in communities.
Phase 2
Phase 2 takes up the second half of first year and all of second year. This is a system-based, integrated approach to biomedical sciences and basic clinical problems relating to individual systems.
Phase 3
Phase 3 takes up the third year, during which time you will move from the University campus to spend more time in the central Glasgow teaching hospitals. Through regular clinical bedside teaching you will develop clinical skills in the hospital, and general practice environment. This is combined with more in-depth didactic teaching on the principles of medicine and surgery, the pathological basis of disease, and clinical investigation and laboratory analysis, including radiology, clinical biochemistry, pathology and microbiology.
During the summer vacations after third and fourth years you will be required to undertake two four-week periods of elective study. These are in subjects and locations of your choice and are designed to develop individual interests and to experience medical environments other than those provided on the programme.
Phase 4
Phase 4 comprises years four and five. This is the final part of the programme during which you will be attached to clinical specialties, including obstetrics and gynaecology, child health, psychological medicine, general practice, and more specialised aspects of medicine and surgery. During this phase you will spend most of your time in hospital attachments in Glasgow and in the wider West of Scotland and learn the clinical and practical skills necessary to work as a junior doctor.
Clinical skills and vocational studies
Medical students have contact with patients from early on in the medical degree programme. Training in communication and clinical skills starts in Year 1, while vocational studies assist students in the acquisition of professional skills and attributes, standards and behaviour. The learning objectives are defined as follows:- understanding people, patients and communities
- communication skills
- working with others
- clinical skills
- the clinical context, seeing encounters with patients as part of a larger clinical picture
- information skills
- evidence-based medicine
- finding out (research and experiment)
- the right thing to do (legal, moral, ethical)
- personal and professional development
Wolfson Medical School Building
The purpose-built Wolfson Medical School Building opened in September 2002, designed by Reiach and Hall Architects at a cost of £9m. As well as three small lecture rooms (with capacity for around eighty people in each) and ten PBL Rooms, facilities include:School Library
The Walton Foundation Library and Resource Area (also known as the Study Landscape) occupies three levels of the building and is open to medical students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. As well as 120 study carrels (booths), some with flat-screen computers, students have access video recorders and DVD players for watching Clinical Skills materials, over 3000 books (including multiple copies of core texts), CD-ROMs and Computer-Aided Learning packages. There are six project rooms.Clinical skills
Clinical Skills is made up from a fully equipped ward and side rooms complete with audio visual equipment, allowing students to document, analyse and improve their performance. This area also contains Harvey (a cardiology patient simulator which can help students to diagnose cardiac abnormalities) and Sim-man (a life support patient simulator).The Vocational Studies Suite
In Vocational Studies, students acquire professional skills and attributes. In the Vocational Studies Suite medical students can practise consulting in a realistic environment, interacting with actors in the roles of patients. The suite comprises 10 small group learning rooms equipped with audiovisual technology as well as two soft seating pre-consultation ‘waiting’ areas for the simulated patients. In addition, there is a resource room with teaching materials and videos.Consulting rooms are positioned adjacent to small group learning rooms, where their classmates and tutors can observe their simulated consultations on a TV monitor. These rooms also provide the opportunity for student-tutor encounters over a period of time that are essential to professional development.
As well as communication skills, the Vocational Studies Suite is a base from which ethics, professional development and other aspects of doctors’ behaviour and attitudes are explored.
The Atrium
The central triangle of the medical school, covered by a glass roof and with its own café and seating area.Associated hospitals
Hospitals that are associated with the Medical School include:- Ayrshire Central
- The Ayr Hospital
- Crosshouse HospitalCrosshouse HospitalCrosshouse Hospital is a large district general hospital just outside Kilmarnock, built to replace the old Kilmarnock Infirmary. It covers the whole of North Ayrshire & East Ayrshire areas, including the Isle of Arran. It is located 1 mile outside the town in the village of Crosshouse...
- Dykebar Hospital
- Dumfries and Galloway Royal InfirmaryDumfries and Galloway Royal InfirmaryDumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary is the main hospital in Dumfries. The hospital serves both the town of Dumfries and the entire catchment area of South West Scotland, with a population of at least 147,000...
- Falkirk & District Royal Infirmary
- Gartnavel General
- Gartnavel Royal HospitalGartnavel Royal HospitalGartnavel Royal Hospital is a mental health facility based in the west end of Glasgow, Scotland. It provides inpatient psychiatric care for the population of the West of the City; covering Hillhead, Partick, Scotstoun, Yoker, Clydebank, Drumchapel, Bearsden and Milngavie...
- Glasgow Royal InfirmaryGlasgow Royal InfirmaryThe Glasgow Royal Infirmary is a large teaching hospital, operated by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde,. With a capacity of around 1000 beds, the hospital campus covers an area of around 20 acres, situated on the north-eastern edge of the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland.-History:Designed by Robert...
- Golden Jubilee National HospitalGolden Jubilee Hospital-Specialities:The Golden Jubilee Hospital occupies the north bank of the River Clyde at Dalmuir, but receives referrals from across the country. The Clydebank hospital is Scotland's flagship hospital for reducing patient waiting times...
- Hairmyres HospitalHairmyres HospitalHairmyres Hospital is a busy district general hospital in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The hospital serves one of the largest elderly populations in Scotland.-The Hospital:...
- Inverclyde Royal HospitalInverclyde Royal HospitalInverclyde Royal Hospital, which opened in 1979, is a district general hospital in Greenock which serves a large population area of 125 000 consisting of Inverclyde , Largs, Isle of Bute and Cowal Peninsula...
- Leverndale Hospital
- Monklands HospitalMonklands HospitalMonklands District General Hospital, is a district general hospital in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Administered by NHS Lanarkshire, it serves a population of approximately 260,000 people of North and South Lanarkshire council areas...
- Parkhead Hospital
- Princess Royal Maternity
- Queen Mothers Hospital
- Royal Alexandra HospitalRoyal Alexandra Hospital (Paisley)The Royal Alexandra Hospital is the main hospital in Paisley serving a large catchment area as much as 200 000 from Renfrewshire, stretching all the way to Oban and Argyll The hospital is owned and run by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, previously NHS Argyll & Clyde...
- Ravenscraig Hospital
- Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Yorkhill)
- Southern General Hospital
- Stobhill HospitalStobhill HospitalStobhill Hospital is an Ambulatory Care and Diagnostic Hospital, located in the district of Springburn in the north of Glasgow, Scotland. It serves the population of North Glasgow and part of East Dunbartonshire.-History:...
- Stirling Royal Infirmary
- Victoria Infirmary
- Wishaw General Hospital
- Western InfirmaryWestern InfirmaryThe Western Infirmary is a teaching hospital situated in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland. There is also a Maggie's centre at the hospital to help cancer patients, as well as the Glasgow Clinical Research Facility....
Famous alumni
Past students of the University of Glasgow School of Medicine include:- William CullenWilliam CullenWilliam Cullen FRS FRSE FRCPE FPSG was a Scottish physician, chemist and agriculturalist, and one of the most important professors at the Edinburgh Medical School, during its heyday as the leading center of medical education in the English-speaking world.Cullen was also a central figure in the...
(1710–1790) Physician and chemist. - William HunterWilliam Hunter (anatomist)William Hunter FRS was a Scottish anatomist and physician. He was a leading teacher of anatomy, and the outstanding obstetrician of his day...
(1718–1783) Anatomist and obstetrician. - Tobias George SmollettTobias SmollettTobias George Smollett was a Scottish poet and author. He was best known for his picaresque novels, such as The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle , which influenced later novelists such as Charles Dickens.-Life:Smollett was born at Dalquhurn, now part of Renton,...
(1721–1771) Novelist and physician. - Joseph BlackJoseph BlackJoseph Black FRSE FRCPE FPSG was a Scottish physician and chemist, known for his discoveries of latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide. He was professor of Medicine at University of Glasgow . James Watt, who was appointed as philosophical instrument maker at the same university...
(1728–1799) Chemist and physician. - Joseph ListerJoseph Lister, 1st Baron ListerJoseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister OM, FRS, PC , known as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., between 1883 and 1897, was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery, who promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary...
(1827–1912) Physician. - Murdoch CameronMurdoch CameronMurdoch Cameron was Regius Professor of Midwifery at the University of Glasgow from 1894 to 1926. He was a pioneer of the Caesarean section under modern antiseptic conditions, becoming world famous after the success of his first Caesarean section at Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital in 1888...
(1845–1930) Obstetrician. - Sir William MacEwenWilliam MacewenSir William Macewen, CB, FRS, was a Scottish surgeon. He was a pioneer in modern brain surgery and contributed to the development of bone graft surgery, the surgical treatment of hernia and of pneumonectomy .-Career:Macewen was born near Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute, Scotland in 1848 and studied...
(1848–1924) Surgeon. - John Glaister Snr (1856–1932) Regius Professor of Forensic MedicineRegius Professor of Forensic Medicine, GlasgowThe Regius Chair of Forensic Medicine at the University of Glasgow was founded in 1839 by Queen Victoria.The Chair was occupied for over one hundred years by the same family, when John Glaister Jnr. succeeded his father as Regius Professor...
. - John Glaister Jnr (1892–1971) Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine.
- Marion Gilchrist (1864–1952) Ophthalmologist.
- Marbai Ardesir Vakil (1868- c.1948) Physician.
- Dame Anne Louise McIllroy (1878–1968) Gynaecologist and obstetrician.
- John Boyd OrrJohn Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-OrrJohn Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr CH, DSO, MC, FRS , known as Sir John Boyd Orr from 1935 to 1949, was a Scottish teacher, doctor, biologist and politician who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his scientific research into nutrition and his work as the first Director-General of the United Nations...
(1880–1971) Nutritionist. - Professor Osborne Henry Mavor (1888–1951) Dramatist, GP and Professor of Medicine at Anderson’s College.
- Dr Archibald Joseph CroninA. J. CroninArchibald Joseph Cronin was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known works are Hatter's Castle, The Stars Look Down, The Citadel, The Keys of the Kingdom and The Green Years, all of which were adapted to film. He also created the Dr...
(1896–1981) (GP and novelist; author of The CitadelThe Citadel (novel)The Citadel is a novel by A. J. Cronin, first published in 1937, which was groundbreaking with its treatment of the contentious theme of medical ethics. It is credited with laying the foundation in Great Britain for the introduction of the NHS a decade later...
and The Stars Look DownThe Stars Look DownThe Stars Look Down is a 1935 novel by A. J. Cronin which chronicles various injustices in an English coal mining community. A film version was produced in 1939, and television adaptations include both Italian and British versions....
) - Ian DonaldIan DonaldIan Donald was a Scottish physician who pioneered the use of diagnostic ultrasound in medicine. His article Investigation of Abdominal Masses by Pulsed Ultrasound, published June 7, 1958 in the medical journal The Lancet, was one of the defining publications in the field...
(1910–1987) Obstetrician and pioneer of medical ultrasound. - Lady Isobel Barnett (1918–1980) TV and Radio Personality
- Dr Dickson MabonDickson MabonDr. Jesse Dickson "Dick" Mabon PC FRSA was a Scottish politician, physician and company director. He was the founder of The Manifesto Group of Labour MPs, an alliance of moderate MPs against the perceived leftward drift of the Labour Party in the 1970s. He was a Labour Co-operative MP until...
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politician - Dr Ronald Mavor (1925–2007) Physician, Playwright and Chairman of Scottish Arts Council
- RD Laing (1927–1989) Psychiatrist.
- Stuart Campbell Obstetrician and developer of 3D ultrasound
- Dr Ernest Macalpine ("Mac") Armstrong (Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, 2000–2005)
- Dr Harry BurnsHarry Burns (doctor)Sir Henry "Harry" Burns has been the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland since September 2005.Burns attended Glasgow's St. Aloysius College. In 1974 he graduated in medicine from the University of Glasgow. He started a career in general surgery, and for five years he was a consultant surgeon at the...
(Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, 2005–present) - Prof Sir Kenneth CalmanKenneth CalmanSir Kenneth Charles Calman, KCB, DL, FRSE is a Scottish cancer researcher and former Chief Medical Officer of Scotland, and then England. He was Warden and Vice-Chancellor of Durham University from 1998 to 2006, before becoming Chancellor of the University of Glasgow. He has held the position of...
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, 2007–present - Dr Liam FoxLiam FoxLiam Fox MP is a British Conservative politician, Member of Parliament for North Somerset, and former Secretary of State for Defence....
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