Introducing...the C21 north Wales programme
Building on the success of previous collaborations with universities in Wales to deliver the CARER (Community and Rural Education Route) programme, the C21 north Wales initiative expands our commitment to devolve medical education in north Wales in line with Welsh Government objectives.
The C21 north Wales programme gives Cardiff medical students the option to study 4 years of their MBBCh degree based at the School of Medical Sciences at Bangor University. Working in partnership with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB), the objective of the programme is to meet the commitment of Welsh Government to increase the recruitment and retention of the medical workforce in underserved communities in Wales.
This new initiative in Wales will provide students with the opportunity to study whilst embedded in communities, reflecting Welsh Government policy that ‘care should be delivered as close to patients’ homes as possible’ which has heralded a change of direction for clinical services in Wales, putting greater emphasis on primary care and community-based services.
An additional 20 medical student places were announced in September 2018 with the allocations mandated to be undertaken entirely within the north Wales region.
A formal collaboration between Bangor and Cardiff Universities was signed by both Vice-Chancellors in March 2019, and teams across both institutions have worked hard to set up the programme to welcome the first students in August 2019. Funded by Welsh Government, bespoke facilities have been identified and renovated for the C21 north Wales students at the School of Medical Sciences. These facilities will provide students with the most up to date clinical skills facilities and teaching environments.
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The team based at the School of Medical Sciences at Bangor University, led by Professor Dean Williams, have expanded to include newly appointed clinicians to lead the primary care education. The faculty have worked quickly to identify support from colleagues in BCUHB to teach and provide placement opportunities for the students.
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