University of Lancashire marks 10 years of training medical doctors.

The University of Lancashire's MBBS programme has produced 516 graduates over 10 years and trains students across its Preston, Burnley and Westlakes campuses.

The University of Lancashire is marking the 10th anniversary of its Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) course. Since the programme began, 516 doctors have graduated and many now work in NHS hospitals across the country. Undergraduates have studied at the Preston, Burnley and Westlakes campuses and completed clinical placements at several regional NHS trusts. The MBBS course is recognised by the General Medical Council and was initially open to international students before Government backing allowed UK applicants. Key details: - 516 graduates have completed the MBBS programme since it started. - Teaching locations include the Preston, Burnley and Westlakes campuses. - Clinical placements took place at trusts such as Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. - The MBBS course is recognised by the General Medical Council and began as an international-only intake before opening to UK students with Government support. - Alumni examples named in the celebration include Misha Oukrainski (now a Foundation Doctor at Cumberland Infirmary), Dean Hardy (Senior House Officer at East Lancashire Hospitals), Dr Takanayi Mureyi (resident at Oxford University Hospitals), and Dr Haya Nasser (first-year in plastic surgery at John Radcliffe Hospital). Summary: The programme has contributed more than 500 doctors to NHS and other hospitals, with graduates working across a range of clinical roles and postgraduate pathways. Undetermined at this time.