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Clive Seale, holder of the ‘Sir Michael Perrin Chair of Medical Sociology’
at Barts and the London (the school of medicine located within Queen Mary,
University of London, in the heart of London’s East End) and editor of
Sociology of Health and Illness has been told that his post is ‘at risk’ in
a review of medical school staff, part of an exercise to save the medical
school £3 million by means of a compulsory redundancy programme.
Medical sociologists have fought long and hard to establish the place of the
discipline in medical schools and this location for a medical sociologist is
particularly important given the severe social conditions in this part of
London, which lead to a great deal of ill health and poor access to health
care, which medical sociology and Clive Seale’s research programme address.
This move threatens to end the future of medical sociology as a research
discipline here, as the chair will not be filled if he leaves.
How you can help:
There is a very good chance that this decision can be overturned if the
decision-makers in the review can be informed of the broader significance of
withdrawing funding for this post. Your support will count. But the
timescale on this is tight, so this needs to be done as soon as possible –
before March 16th ideally.
Please write to or email (preferably all in one email):
Professor Richard Trembath (Warden of the School) [log in to unmask]
Professor Mike Curtis (Blizard Institute Director) [log in to unmask]
Professor Simon Gaskell (Principal of Queen Mary’s) [log in to unmask]
Please say why you think sociology is an important discipline to have as a
research discipline (not just a teaching discipline) in a medical school.
If you can send a copy of what you have written to Clive Seale
([log in to unmask]) that will be very helpful. Feel free to forward this
message to those who may be able to help.
Clive Seale
Sir Michael Perrin Professor of Medical Sociology
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Queen Mary, University of London
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