Students have put Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) in fourth position in the 2020 National Student Survey (NSS) for medical schools.
The medical school achieved an overall satisfaction rate of 96%, with 100% of participants agreeing that the course has provided them with opportunities to apply what they have learnt, and 99% agreeing that the course is intellectually stimulating. BSMS had the highest response rate among all participating medical schools, with 96% of final-year students taking part, compared with a sector average of 73%.
Professor Malcolm Reed, Dean of BSMS, said: “This year’s NSS results again reflect the very positive student experience of studying at BSMS, despite a very challenging few months for final year students, who had to finish early to join the NHS workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. I am grateful to every member of staff from BSMS and our NHS partners who have worked hard to ensure our students are fully prepared for a career as compassionate and outstanding doctors. It has been wonderful to see many of our final year students take the opportunity to work as interim foundation year 1 doctors and we wish them every success in their future careers wherever that may take them.”
Professor Juliet Wright, Director of Undergraduate Teaching and Learning at BSMS, added: “We are really proud of our results, and with 100% of participants agreeing that they have had the right opportunities to provide feedback on their course, we are very pleased that our ongoing work to improve the student experience in assessment and feedback has been shown to be effective. We will continue to engage students to work with us to further innovate and improve all domains of the course.”
Prof Debra Humphris, Vice-chancellor at the University of Brighton, said: “This is a tremendous result for BSMS, a powerful recognition by our students of the brilliant work and commitment by all the staff of the school and the wider group of colleagues who enable students to be their very best. Learning and support in practice is equally fundamental to the course and to all our clinical educators this is recognition of your vital contribution – thank you all and congratulations.”
Prof Adam Tickell, Vice-chancellor at the University of Sussex, added: “I’d like to give my personal thanks to everyone at BSMS for contributing to another sparkling set of results in the NSS. I’m immensely proud of the quality of the education that you consistently provide and it is no surprise that our graduates are so highly valued in the communities that they go on to serve.”