Medical School Staff Meeting
Professor Steve Thornton, Dean. July 2 2014
Mission statement
To improve Health in the South West and beyond
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Prevention
Treatment
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World Class Research
Top quality Education
(Scientists, Doctors, Radiographers)
Changing Healthcare environment
-Financial
-Realising Opportunity
Mission statement
To improve Health in the South West and beyond.
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Prevention
Treatment
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World Class Research
Top quality Education
(Scientists, Doctors, Radiographers)
Changing Healthcare environment
-Financial
-Realising Opportunity
Current Position
Top 10 University, Russell Group
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NSS
Tariff
Students prepared for practice
Major investment
-RILD
-College House
-South Cloisters
-Hatherly
Contribution targets (Students, Prof services)
External pressures (Sift, Private Schools)
Quality and Growth
Growth
Research staff growth
• 2009: 74 (research), 31 (E&R)
• 2012: 130 (research), 57 (E&R)
• 2014: 153 (research), 67 (E&R)
Key Appointments
Profs J McEwan, R McCabe, A Crosby, J Valderas
Expanding research:
• Research concentration
• Grow 4 themes
• Precision Medicine Exeter (PMEx)
• Exeter Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx)
• EU funding for eHealth and Wellbeing (Truro)
Education: BMBS Medicine
• High-quality graduates:
– GMC accreditation
• Numbers
• International cap
• Private medical school
developments
Expanding education provision
BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences
Five new streams for 2015/16
Medical Imaging
• 180 students across three years
• Governance transfers in 2014/15,
• physical move 2015/16
Postgraduate
• New Courses
• Leadership
• PDIG
Additional Considerations
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Partnerships
International
League tables
Fundraising
RILD launch success
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More than 180 VIP guests attended
Included influential supporters and funders
Excellent feedback – impressed with research and training activities
Huge thanks to everyone who helped make it a success
Health and Medical Research Showcase
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More than 150 projects showcased
Partners including RD&E, Met Office, AHSN
Presentations including Prof Chema Valderas
Prizes: Ines Castro
Specially commended: - Philip Waters (In Search of the Giant's Underpants)
- Giles Cory (Making the Message Stick)
PhD student achievements
PhD student showcase in Torquay in April, 68 presentations
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First prize : Myles-Jay Linton
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Other prizes:
- Holly Hardy
- Jaison Kolenchery
- Oliver Old
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Joana Viana
Ethiopia connection
Professor Jean McEwan
Vice Dean Education
Graduation
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PCMD graduation hosted in Plymouth this year, on July 18
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All Medicine students have jobs. 10% awarded distinction or merit
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Medical Sciences graduation will take place
at Streatham on July 14
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Nearly 90% of Medical Sciences graduates
awarded a 2:1 and 1st
University rankings
Complete University Guide 2015
Guardian University Guide 2015
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Exeter maintains 10th place overall
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Exeter maintains12th place overall
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Medicine: Exeter 27th/31
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Medicine: Exeter 8th/31
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Medical Sciences – not included
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Medical Imaging – 2nd/29
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Biosciences (including Medical
Sciences) – 6th/99
Medical Imaging – 1st among MI
courses (2nd/68 in Health
Professions table)
Times Good University Guide and QS World Rankings due out in September
and the Times Higher World Rankings in October
Medicine: 8th/31
Admissions
• UG applications up by 18.9% (not including MI)
– BMBS by 15.9%
– Medical Sciences by 30.9%
• PG applications up by 203%
• BMBS: 13.5 applications for every place
International Medical University
• International Medical University (IMU) of Malaysia
• Founded 1992
– Malaysian programme
– International Programme
• >30 university partners in Australia, New Zealand, Canada,
US, Ireland, China and UK, including Warwick, Liverpool and
Nottingham
• Students spend five semesters at IMU before transferring to
Exeter for years three to five of the Medicine programme
• High quality, well-prepared students
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Thanks to Jude Segerlund and Jim Myton for helping organise recent visit
from IMU Executive, including their President
Medical Imaging
• Welcome to Medical Imaging staff!
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Governance will transfer to the Medical School
in August
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Physical move will take place from 2015
(into South Cloisters)
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Medical Imaging Guardian Rankings
– 1st among MI courses
(2nd/68 in Health Professions table)
New course update
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BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences pathways
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Environment and Human Health
Genetics/Genomics
Health Research: Clinical Trials Management
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
• Admissions increase to 180 in 2015
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MSc Applied Health Services Research
– Thanks to Peta Foxall and Dave Richards
• Admissions from September 2014
Programme Development and
Implementation Group ( PDIG)
• Remit:
– To receive proposals for UEMS education, training and CPD
opportunities
– To consider those worth taking further
• Heuristic
• Scoping ( thanks to Peter Frier and Lara Whiteman)
– To examine feasibility
– The market, both UK or international
• the competition
• the alignment
• The added value
• New ideas wanted!!
100 days
Motivation?
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Personal development
Mastery
Recognition
Everybody teaches,
Everybody learns.
Chris Lindsay
College Manager
South Cloisters progress
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Work now well under way
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Major refurbishment of Giraffe House to create student study space
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New storey to be added to support research
capacity building
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Four-storey extension, to include:
– New teaching and learning space
– New home for Medical Imaging
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Completion: Spring 2015
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Some noise inevitable, but working hard to minimise disruption
Professional Services Awards
Shortlist with Medical School connections:
Outstanding Partnership Working
• Athena SWAN
• RKT Knowledge Exchange Team
/Emma Bland/ECEHH/ESI teams
in Cornwall
Outstanding Customer Service
• UEMS Finance Team
Outstanding Project of the Year
• REF 2014 Submission Team
Chief Operating Officer’s Award
• UEMS Project
University Professional Services
Professional Services Review
• Key projects:
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New models of working: Penryn and St Luke’s campuses
Technical Services Review
IT Services Review
Doctoral Training Centres
Future Finance
External Relations/ERICA teams
University Professional Services
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Professional Services Management Group – Development Workshop
Held on 11/12 June 2014; final session: 8 July 2014
– Looking at management and organisation structures going forward
– Context: services that are cost effective and high quality in a much more
challenging financial environment
– £10M of savings sought within PS as part of creation of £25M headroom
investment - required over next 5 years for Exeter to remain competitive