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In this section:     Then and Now  

> Thematic History

> 1850-1901:
Education for Women
- Victorian Ideals
- Woman Physician
- Ladies College

> 1902-1913:
Education & Vocation
- Learning at ELC
- The Westfield Way

> 1914-1945:
War & Circumstance
- The Great War
- WWII Evacuation
- Learning & Leisure

> 1946-1959:
Peace & Acceptance
- Restoration
- Medicine & Dentistry

> 1960-present:
Change & Opportunity
- Women in Science
- Creativity & Diversity
- Then & Now

      
    During the first half of the twentieth century, a gradual shift was made from vocational training to more formal medical education. The 1968 Royal Commission on Medical Education addressed this issue, and led to a close association between St Bartholomew’s and The London Hospital Medical Colleges, and a link to Queen Mary College.
 
Operating theatre, The London Hospital 1920.
Operating theatre, The London Hospital 1920.
Courtesy of Royal London Hospital Archives.
Operating theatre, Barts and The London NHS, 1993.
Operating theatre, Barts and The London NHS, 1993.
Courtesy of Royal London Hospital Archives.

Since 1960, medical and dental practice have advanced. Treatments and diagnostic technology have improved, facilitating better care for patients and transforming medical education.

Dental Department, The London Hospital, 1911.
Dental Department, The London Hospital, 1911.
Courtesy of Royal London Hospital Archives.
Dental student working in a laboratory, c2002.
Dental student working in a laboratory, c2002.
Courtesy of Queen Mary, University of London Archives.

Dental School graduates, 2004.Throughout this period, women have made significant contributions to the study of medical and dental subjects, and to innovative research projects. In 2006, the Dental School was judged one of the best in the country by external assessors. Dental teaching is separate from medical teaching, and the entire study programme is carefully tailored to students’ needs. More...

 

Right: Dental School graduates, 2004.

  
 
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