Sheffield Medical School

Infobox University
name =School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences


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established =1828
type =Medical school
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city =Sheffield
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country =England
affiliations =University of Sheffield
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
website =http://www.shef.ac.uk/medicine/

The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Sheffield is a medical school active in three fields of medicine: teaching, researching and practicing.

History

As the Sheffield School of Medicine, founded in 1828, the school operated independently until its mergers with Firth College in 1879 and with Sheffield Technical School in 1884.cite web | author=Sheffield Medical School| work=shef.ac.uk/medicine | title=History and Background|url=http://www.shef.ac.uk/medicine/about/history.html| accessdate=2008-08-02] In 1897 the schools were renamed University College Sheffield. As of 2008 the medical school admits some 241 home students and a further 25 overseas students per year cite web|url=http://www.study-medicine.co.uk/index.php?pageid=stats|title=www.study-medicine.co.uk British Medical School Statistics|publisher=Study-medicine.co.uk|accessdate=2008-09-08] .

Research

The school's research focuses in seven areas, cardiovascular science; endocrinology and reproduction; infection, inflammation and immunity; musculoskeletal science; neuroscience; oncology; and primary care and ageing.cite web | author=Sheffield Medical School| work=shef.ac.uk/medicine | title=Research|url=http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/medicine/research/index.html| accessdate=2008-08-02] The school has been associated with a number of notable medical discoveries. In the 1920s, Edward Mellanby's studies on rickets established that cod liver oil prevented the disease, which helped lead to its eradication. In the 1930s, Cecil Payne became the first to use Penicillin to effect a cure. Also in the 1930s, Sir Hans Krebs made significant advancements in the study of cellular energy, codifying his observations in the Krebs Cycle, for which work he received a Nobel Prize in 1953.

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