History
On 6 June 1831 six physicians and surgeons set up the Leeds medical school with the aim:
| “ | it is desirable that a School be established in Leeds for the purposes of giving such courses of lectures on subjects connected with Medicine and Surgery as will qualify for examination at the College of Surgeons and Apothecaries' Hall. | ” |
The medical school admitted its first students in October of that year. It was one of ten provincial medical schools founded in the ten years between 1824-1834.
The founders were:
- Dr James Williamson
- Dr Adam Hunter
- Mr Samuel Smith
- Mr William Hey III
- Mr Thomas Pridgin Teale
- Dr Joseph Prince Garlick
The first premises were the Leeds Public Dispensary on North Street in the town but in 1834 the school was moved to new premises at 1 East Parade. In 1979, it moved to its current location in the Worsley Building.
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