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| Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry | |
| Established | 1995 as a combined institution. |
| President | The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London |
| Warden | Professor Sir N Wright |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Students | 2300 total |
| Homepage | http://www.smd.qmul.ac.uk |
It was formed in that year by the merger of the London Hospital Medical College (the oldest in England and Wales, founded in 1785), the Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital (founded in about 1843, but teaching medicine since around 1123) and Queen Mary and Westfield College (which began teaching medicine in 1989). St Bartholomew's hospital is, notably, the oldest hospital in England.
The school exists on three main sites, having a presence at Queen Mary's main (Mile End) campus as well as at the site of both of the former colleges at and near their respective hospitals, St Bartholomew's Hospital (in Smithfield, City of London and nearby in Charterhouse Square), and the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets. A new building ("Blizard Building"), named after the founder of The London Hospital Medical College, Sir William Blizard, has recently been completed at the Royal London site, and houses both laboratories and the main site for medical undegraduate teaching.
Bart's Medical School and The London Hospital Medical College both had large influential drinking societies, the Bart's Wine Committee and The London Dionysian Society respectively. After the merger of the two schools, there was a period of intense animosity between the two groups, often resulting in tit for tat pranks and even violence. This has since cooled to a modest rivalry, with an annual rugby sevens match. The Wine Committee hosts various events during the year including The Smoker - a comedy review started by Graham Chapman amongst others; and a charity Christmas Dinner for local Old Folks.
Famous alumni from some of the institutions which combined to form the current medical school include Elizabeth Blackwell - the first English female doctor, Professor the Lord Robert Winston, Graham Chapman, James Parkinson, Wendy Savage, William Harvey, Sir James Paget, and Jay Sean.
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