{"id":2623,"date":"2020-04-16T11:17:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T10:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/?p=2623"},"modified":"2020-04-16T13:52:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T12:52:42","slug":"garfield-weston-foundation-donates-500k-to-new-kent-and-medway-medical-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/2020\/04\/16\/garfield-weston-foundation-donates-500k-to-new-kent-and-medway-medical-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Garfield Weston Foundation donates \u00a3500k to new Kent and Medway Medical School"},"content":{"rendered":"

A \u00a3500,000 gift from the Garfield Weston Foundation will support the construction of the new Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS), a collaboration between the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University.<\/p>\n

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To acknowledge this generous gift the GP Simulation Suite, housed in the\u00a0new KMMS building<\/a>\u00a0on the University of Kent\u2019s Canterbury campus, will be named the\u00a0Weston GP Simulation Suite<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

KMMS<\/a>\u00a0will\u00a0open in September 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Established in 1958, the\u00a0Garfield Weston Foundation<\/a>\u00a0is a family-founded\u00a0charitable grant-making trust<\/strong>\u00a0which now gives away approximately \u00a380 million a year to charities across the UK. Since it was established it has\u00a0donated over \u00a31 billion<\/strong>, of which over half has been given away in the past ten years alone. In the most recent financial year the Foundation gave away over \u00a379 million to over\u00a02,100 charities<\/strong>\u00a0across the UK.<\/p>\n

Professor Karen Cox<\/strong>, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Kent, said: \u2018We would like to thank the Garfield Weston Foundation for their\u00a0very generous donation and support<\/strong>\u00a0of the Kent and Medway Medical School. Their donation will help us provide a\u00a0world-class facility for our students<\/strong>; one that will ensure they receive the\u00a0best possible training<\/strong>\u00a0for their careers in the medical profession.\u2019<\/p>\n

Philippa Charles<\/strong>, Director of the Garfield Weston Foundation said: \u2018Our Trustees are delighted to support the Kent and Medway Medical School in establishing a\u00a0much-needed new Medical School for the region<\/strong>.\u00a0The Weston GP Simulation Suite will provide general practice simulation training where trainees will\u00a0learn, practise and improve their clinical skills<\/strong>\u00a0during their five-year BM BS programme.\u2019<\/p>\n

Professor Chris Holland<\/strong>, Dean of the Kent and Medway Medical School, added: \u2018The Weston GP Simulation Suite will contain two GP consulting rooms and a reception area. This will\u00a0allow our students to learn the expert consultation and communication skills used in General Practice<\/strong>\u00a0in a safe and simulated environment before going into clinical practice. The suite will also be\u00a0available for post-graduate trainees in General Practice<\/strong>\u00a0to further their post-graduate training and qualifications. We are extremely grateful to the Garfield Weston Foundation for helping make this possible.\u2019<\/p>\n

When complete, KMMS will be the\u00a0first medical school in Kent and Medway<\/strong>, providing a centre in the region for\u00a0medical education and research\u00a0to develop the area\u2019s health workforce, and address the\u00a0growing need for medical professionals in the area<\/strong>\u00a0due to rapid housing and population growth.<\/p>\n

KMMS will offer\u00a0first-class medical education and research<\/strong>, combining the existing high-quality clinical teaching and research strengths of the two universities. From 2020, it will offer a five-year\u00a0Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (BM BS)<\/a>\u00a0degree with\u00a0medical placements<\/strong>\u00a0in Primary, Community, Mental Health and Secondary Care settings across Kent and Medway. Based at the universities\u2019 Canterbury campuses, Kent and Medway\u2018s first medical school aims to be first choice for all those aspiring to achieve excellence in person-centred medical care in the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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