Picking-up on the University’s already-strong reputation in the delivery of a range of courses in pharmacy, nursing, paramedic practice and biomedical science among many others, the Government decided to make Sunderland a key player in its biggest ever increase of the medical workforce.
Jeremy Hunt, Health and Social Care Secretary, said: “Setting up five new medical schools is part of the biggest ever expansion of our medical and nursing workforce; which will help us deal with the challenges of having around one million more over 75s in 10 years’ time.
"These schools are being set up in parts of the country where it can be hard to recruit and attract new doctors – but will benefit doctors everywhere as we start to eliminate the rota gaps that add so much pressure to their work.”