About the School of Medicine
King’s College London's School of Medicine is one of the UK's most established and successful centres for medical research and teaching.
Located at three central London hospital campuses - Guy’s Hospital in London Bridge, St Thomas’ Hospital near Waterloo and King’s College Hospital in South London - our research portfolio is closely aligned to our NHS partners. Our expertise is well recognised: across our ten research divisions the School hosts 12 externally awarded and funded specialist centres.
The School delivers a comprehensive education and training portfolio, from undergraduate programmes in medicine and for allied health professions, to professional graduate training and research. As part of a multi-faculty institution, our students benefit from some unique study options encompassing the humanities, social and natural sciences.
With the launch of King's Health Partners in 2008, the School is working closer than ever before with its NHS partners in achieving excellence in research, teaching and clinical service.
Key facts
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Ten internationally renowned research divisions in the disciplines of asthma and allergy, cancer studies, cardiovascular, diabetes and nutrition, genetics and molecular medicine, health and social care research, imaging sciences and biomedical engineering, immunology and infectious diseases, transplantation and women’s health
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12 externally awarded and funded specialist centres including two prestigious MRC Centres in transplantation and asthma
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University partner of King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre
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Co-located with Guy’s, King’s College and St Thomas’ Hospitals
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450 academic staff including 315 principal investigators
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£49 million research income
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5 entry routes to the MBBS programme, the most of any UK medical school
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97% PhD completion rate – the highest in the UK
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95% graduate employment rate (HESA 2009)
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12 twinned universities across the globe supporting student exchanges.