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‘The small class sizes create a really close-knit atmosphere, getting me actively involved and making learning enjoyable.
'The staff are always willing to answer questions and listen to our ideas. Having individual attention from personal and academic tutors has definitely helped me settle in.’
James Hammond
Year 4
inspiring tomorrow's doctors
BSMS latest news
New undergraduate course for BSMS
BSMS widens its undergraduate course range with the new BSc Healthcare Science - Medical Physics course due to begin in September 2010.
If you are considering a intercalated degree this year, find out more about what our partner univerisities can offer you, click here for more information.
BSMS professor nominated for BMJ lifetime achievement award
Professor Lesley Fallowfield has been nominated for the BMJ Group Lifetime Achievement award, which is by public vote. Click here for more details.
Asthma drug could cause more asthma attacks
BSMS research suggests that common asthma drugs could be less effective and increase asthma attacks in children, due to gene change.
Depression 'hijacks' brain responses
BSMS research finds that clinical depression 'hijacks' the same responses that fight physical illness with implications for medication choices
BSMS events
Neuroscience and Values - Psychiatry Symposium
17 February 2010
Chowen lecture theatre
Clinical Investigation and Research Uniit (CIRU) Open Day
12 March 2010
Royal Sussex County Hospital,
Eastern Road, Brighton
Click here for the events archive
Brighton and Sussex Medical School offers a dynamic, innovative undergraduate programme, awarded by the Universities of Brighton and Sussex, that will prepare you for a wide range of career opportunities once you have qualified as a doctor.
We also offer research degrees, and taught postgraduate courses aimed at working doctors and senior health professionals.
BSMS is a partnership between the Universities of Brighton and Sussex, and as such, benefits from the universities’ distinctive traditions and shared strengths in biomedical sciences, healthcare and professional education.
We also work closely with the health trust and our collaboration with local hospitals and clinicians gives students an early insight into the practicalities of multidisciplinary team working.
BSMS has been placed joint first for overall student satisfaction in medicine courses in England in the National Student Survey in 2008 and 2009. This year BSMS gained a 95% overall satisfaction rate - the second highest for any higher education institution in the UK. Click here for more information on student satisfaction
