The Pears Cumbria School of Medicine

18/06/2026

The latest session in our CumbriaMed Research Webinar Series is all about The Science and Medicine of Sleep. 😴 💭

Professor Mary Morrell, Head of the Pears Cumbria School of Medicine, and Professor of Sleep and Respiratory Physiology, Imperial College London and Professor Nick Franks, Professor of Biophysics and Anaesthetics, Imperial College London will be discussing how research, science and medicine is shaping the future of care. 💙

📅 Thursday 25 June 2026 at 12:30-13:30

Find out more and book your place here: https://cumbriamed.ac.uk/webinar-11/

16/06/2026

NEWS: We are delighted to welcome Dr Caroline Brock as the new Head of Clinical Assessments at Pears Cumbria School of Medicine (PCSM). 🩺

Dr Brock brings a powerful combination of clinical expertise and academic leadership, alongside her ongoing role at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. Her appointment strengthens the connection between medical education and frontline NHS care ensuring our students gain real-world experience.

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust University of Cumbria

Read the full story in the comments below 👇

12/06/2026

For Renal Week, our students had the privilege of hearing from Sylvia Benson, a wonderful patient from Carlisle who shared her 30-year journey with end-stage renal failure and renal replacement therapy.

A massive thank you to Sally Tait University of Cumbria and Formerly for connecting us with Sylvia. Her openness, kindness, and lived experience gave our students profound lessons in compassion, communication, and long-term care that text books simply can't teach. Our future doctors were fully engaged and inspired by her insight on how to truly partner with patients.

Pictured: Sally Tait, Sylvia Benson, and Dr Anthony Codd, Development Lead for CSPP Years 1 and 2 at PCSM

08/06/2026

There is still time to book your place on our June Open Day at our Fusehill campus, where we will be taking you through everything you need to know about our Graduate Entry Medicine programme in Carlisle. 🩺

You will get to meet our academic and admissions teams, take part in practical sessions and see our facilities and accommodation on campus.

Book your place at cumbriamed.ac.uk

08/06/2026

Celebrating Excellence at PCSM 🎉

We are proud to share that the Pears Cumbria School of Medicine Professional Services Team has received a President’s Award for Excellence in Supporting the Student Experience 2026 from Imperial College London.

This is a fantastic milestone and a testament to the collaboration, dedication, and care shown in supporting our students throughout their journey, especially during the launch of PCSM.

Congratulations to everyone involved.

04/06/2026

Dr Stephen Singleton new Chair of North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) visited our Fusehill Street campus in Carlisle to meet with Professor Mary Morrell and our PCSM students. He spent time taking a tour of the campus and seeing the facilities our team use in their teaching and learning.

28/05/2026

Our next Open Day is taking place in June at our Fusehill Street Campus in Carlisle.

You will have the opportunity to speak to our academic and support teams, speak to our students, take a tour of our campus and find out more about what it's like to study Graduate Entry Medicine at PCSM.

Book your place at: https://cumbriamed.ac.uk/event/2027-28-graduate-entry-medicine-open-day-carlisle-fusehill-street-20th-june-2026/

19/05/2026

The PCSM Research Hub invites you to join us for the next edition of the CumbriaMed Research Webinar Series, which showcases leading health researchers working in and with Cumbria. Each session features two expert speakers and a live Q&A. The series is open to staff, students, patients, relatives, and the public; all are welcome.

Topic: How Bioengineering Can Improve Care
Date: Thursday 28 May 2026
Time: 12:30–13:30
Location: Zoom (registration required)
Register: tinyurl.com/pcsm-webi10

Hosted by: PCSM Research Hub
Funded by: NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)

18/05/2026

Pears Cumbria School of Medicine, and the PCSM Research Hub attended the ASCENT Cumbria Research Innovation Symposium last week.

Our students met health system leaders and researchers to discuss how research and innovation is shaping healthcare in Cumbria and beyond.

The PCSM Research Hub team shared information about research funding schemes, capacity-building activity, and upcoming opportunity opportunities in research at the PCSM Research Hub.

Thank you to North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Imperial College London and University of Cumbria colleagues for making the ASCENT Cumbria such a success.

NHS

12/05/2026

Thank you for visiting Julie Minns MP and for your ongoing support ⭐️

It was a pleasure to catch up with the academic team and the students at Cumbria’s very own Medical School.

I could not be prouder that Carlisle is home to the The Pears Cumbria School of Medicine. The pioneering approach of Pears has the potential to transform healthcare in our county, by growing the pipeline of home grown doctors we need.

Good luck to the students as they enter the final few weeks of their first year. I cannot wait to see what year two and the next cohort bring 👩‍⚕️ 🏥