Ron Grimley Undergraduate Centre for Medical Studies - RGUC

Ron Grimley Undergraduate Centre for Medical Studies - RGUC The Ron Grimley Undergraduate Centre (RGUC) is a clinical teaching academy, based at The Dudley Grou

The Ron Grimley Centre for Undergraduate Medical Studies was first opened to our medical students in August 2005, providing them with a specialised centre here at the Trust. On March 14th 2006, the centre was officially opened by Professor William Doe (Dean of The Birmingham Medical School). The new centre was named in honour of the late Ron Grimley as a tribute to his work and commitment to medical education.

22/10/2025

The majority of medical treatment at Bewal International Hospital is free to those who need it, in addition to annual operation camps that take place there.

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20/10/2025

Professor Atiq ur-Rehman's remarkable story of building a hospital with £1 million for the people of Bewal in Pakistan.

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18/10/2025

Addressing the mortality rate in maternity cases was one of the key drivers behind Prof Rehman's mission to provide better healthcare facilities to his hometown in Pakistan.

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16/10/2025

Professor Atiq ur-Rehman talks about how his early experiences of seeing suffering and healthcare inequality in Pakistan influenced his decision to build a charity hospital in his home town of Bewal.

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09/10/2025

How we share difficult news matters.
Every patient is different. Their fears, their coping, their story.
Good medicine isn’t just about treatment. It’s about understanding the person in front of you.

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07/10/2025

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion - Why It Matters In Healthcare - Prof Jameel from the Univrsity of Birmingham discusses how fairness and justice is embedded into professionalism in medicine.

Listen to episode 22 of The Right Chamber podcast here: https://linktr.ee/rightchamber

30/09/2025

We were hugely privileged to welcome Prof Samena Jameel-Choudhury to episode 22 of the podcast. Watch this episode to hear Sabena discuss the emotional challenges of tackling systemic discrimination, while emphasising that fairness, justice, and compassion are inseparable from professionalism.

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University of Birmingham Aston University

29/09/2025

Beyond wards and waiting rooms — this is the heartbeat of our hospitals. Pull up a chair and listen to the stories that keep healthcare moving.

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16/09/2025

Lorraine offers advice to support workers and how to overcome barriers they may be facing.

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Our latest newsletter is out today. If you're a medical student on placement with us, you will find lots of useful infor...
16/09/2025

Our latest newsletter is out today. If you're a medical student on placement with us, you will find lots of useful information in this edition.

This month's topics:

Staff Spotlight
The Right Chamber Podcast
Health, Wellbeing and Raising Concerns
Medical Work Experience Programme
RGUC Connect App
... and more.

Visit https://rise.articulate.com/share/-WFaR_CtBNJOOlx5E11rHLKmcPYzWGlE #/ to read on.

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Aston University University of Birmingham

14/09/2025

Victor and Lorraine discuss why language matters when defining roles and responsibilities within the NHS working environment.

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11/09/2025

Lorraine explains the key presence that support workers have in the delivery of patient care, sometimes acting as the bridge between patient and clinician communication.

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The Ron Grimley Centre Undergraduate (RGUC) is a clinical teaching academy based at the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

RGUC was first opened to University of Birmingham medical students in August 2005, providing them with a specialised clinical teaching academy at Russells Hall Hospital. In March 2006, the centre was officially opened by Professor William Doe, Dean of the University of Birmingham medical school. The Undergraduate Centre is named in honour of the late Ron Grimley. Ron worked tirelessly to gain teaching status for the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. He was an enthusiastic educationalist and inspiring mentor, with a special dedication for teaching undergraduate medical students.

For more information about us, please take a look at our website - www.rguc.co.uk