Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, commonly known as Barts or BL, is a medical and dental school in London, England. The school is part of Queen Mary University of London, a constituent college of the federal University of London, and the United Hospitals. It was formed in 1995 by the merger of the London Hospital Medical College (the first school to be granted an official charter for medical teaching in 1785) and the Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital (established in 1843, with medical teaching dating back to the founding of the hospital in 1123).
| Motto | Latin: Amara lento tempera risu |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Temper the bitter things in life with a smile |
| Type | Medical and dental school |
| Established | 1123 (St Bartholomew's Hospital) 1785 (London Hospital Medical College) 1843 (Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital) 1995 (Merger of medical colleges with Queen Mary and Westfield College) |
Parent institution | Queen Mary University of London |
| President | Lord Mayor of London |
| Warden | Mark Caulfield |
| Students | 3,410 |
| Undergraduates | 2,235 |
| Postgraduates | 1,175 |
| Location | London, England |
| Colours | |
| Affiliations | United Hospitals |
| Website | www |
The school has multiple sites, having a presence at the site of both of the former colleges at and near their respective hospitals, St Bartholomew's Hospital (in Smithfield in the City of London and nearby in Charterhouse Square), and the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel with an additional site at Queen Mary's main (Mile End) campus, and a satellite campus, commencing 2017, on the island of Gozo in Malta.
As of 2018, the school had 2,235 undergraduate and 1,175 postgraduate students, for a total of 3,410 students.