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| Motto | "Gweddw crefft heb ei dawn" – Technical skill is bereft without culture |
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| Type | Medical school |
| Established | 2004 |
| Dean | Professor Catherine Thornton |
Academic staff | 130 |
| Undergraduates | 690 |
| Postgraduates | 200 |
| Location | , United Kingdom |
| Website | http://www.swansea.ac.uk/medicine/ |
Swansea University Medical School is a medical school on Swansea University's Singleton campus. It is linked to additional teaching centres located throughout South and West Wales, including Cefn Coed Hospital, Singleton Hospital and Morriston Hospital in Swansea, Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli, Withybush General Hospital in Haverfordwest and Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth. The Medical School also has a network of primary care (General Practice) teaching centers.
Swansea University Medical School is ranked as the 13th best medical school in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2025. Swansea University is the top university in Wales in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017 league table – and has also won the inaugural Welsh University of the Year title.
The Medical School leads a four-year graduate entry medicine degree (MB BCh) alongside BSc degrees in Applied Medical Sciences, Genetics, and Biochemistry. The school also teaches higher degree programmes, including PhD, MD, MCh and master's degrees. In 2017, the Graduate Entry Medicine degree was featured in the QS World University Rankings for the first time.[1]
Swansea University Medical School employs four core activities; Learning and Teaching, Research, Enterprise and Innovation and collaboration with the NHS.[2]
In January 2017, the British Heart Foundation relocated to Swansea University Medical School and housed itself in the Institute of Life Science.[3] In March, the Medical School announced a new partnership with Pfizer which involves the pharmaceutical company locating itself at the university's Bay Campus.[4]
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- ^ Youle, Richard (14 March 2017). "Pharma giant Pfizer to set up new hub at Swansea University". walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2017.