Hello and welcome to this special anniversary edition of the Warwick Medical School alumni newsletter.
This autumn we are proud to celebrate 25 years since our very first intake of MB ChB students joined us, back when we were Leicester-Warwick Medical School. There were just 67 students in that first cohort. Since then, more than 3,000 MB ChB graduates have followed in their footsteps, alongside thousands more from our undergraduate, research, and postgraduate taught programmes.
Each one has helped shape our story, making WMS a place of innovation, collaboration, and excellence in medical education and research.
Join our celebrations by exploring your anniversary webpages to revisit key milestones from the last 25 years and to read reflections from those who’ve passed through our doors. Also, don’t miss out on marking 60 years of Warwick at the all alumni reunion on Saturday 22 November.
Best wishes,
Professor Gavin Perkins
Dean of Medicine at WMS |
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Alumni and staff reflections
“A newly qualified WMS doctor asked the cohort to write our name with "Dr" and "MB ChB" on a piece of paper and keep it in our wallets, to look at whenever we felt we couldn't succeed. This helped near finals.”
From romantic connections to medical trailblazers, MB ChB alumni and staff share their memories from their time at WMS. If you’d like to contribute your own reflections, please email wms.comms@warwick.ac.uk. |
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| "Every patient has a unique story"
Dr Susan Rutherford (MBChB, 2017) was our 2025 WMS alumni graduation speaker. Susan is a qualified GP with an interest in Inclusion Health and addiction, working as a Consultant in Community & Integrated Care in UHCW Urgent Treatment Centres and as a GP in A&E. Co-Founder and Director of LWS Night Shelter, and Trustee of New Chapters Recovery House. She was a winner of a British Citizen Award for Volunteering in 2017. |
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Moving on? Moving out? Moving up? |
Make sure you don’t miss out on any news or events from your Warwick community, especially in our 60th year.
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From then to now: Meet the doctors of tomorrow
What does a day in the life of a current MB ChB student look like at WMS? Laura, Ollie and Rida share some insights.
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Dean’s Distinguished Lecture: Professor Mark Britnell
Professor Mark Britnell (BA History, 1988) recently returned to campus to deliver the Warwick Medical School Dean’s Distinguished lecture on solving the global workforce crisis in healthcare. Mark has dedicated all 36 years of his professional experience to the development of healthcare around the world, having worked in 81 countries on 450 occasions. In this exclusive interview, he shares his insight from a career spent orbiting the NHS, as well as how the system he continues to champion, quite literally, saved his life.
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| Drones could soon respond to cardiac arrests
Drone-delivered defibrillators could soon be sent to patients who have suffered cardiac arrest, following a study led by Warwick Medical School, the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust, and drone specialists, SkyBound. |
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| Undergraduate open days
Do you know someone considering their options for university? Our next undergraduate open days take place on Saturday 11 and Saturday 25 October, where we'll be showcasing our BSc Health and Medical Sciences and MSci/BSc Integrated Natural Sciences. |
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How does an egg know where to put the head?
For animals to develop and position organs and structures (e.g. the head and heart) correctly, eggs must form and develop properly. Professor of Biomedicine Karuna Sampath gives us an insight into her lab’s work looking at egg development in this recording of her inaugural lecture. |
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Join the alumni reunion
There are still a few remaining tickets to join Warwick's alumni reunion on Saturday 22 November. With well over 1,000 of your peers, from the UK and overseas, registered already the event is set to be an unmissable celebration of your alumni community. |
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MSc Reproductive Science
New for 2026 entry, our MSc in Reproductive Science offers two routes to choose from – Women's Health or Embryology. Both will give students the scientific expertise, clinical insight, and critical perspective required to drive change and shape the future of reproductive health worldwide. |
MRes Translational Biomedical Research
Our MRes in Translational Biomedical Research will equip you with the knowledge, research skills, and hands-on experience to build a successful career in interdisciplinary biomedicine. |
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