[2] As of 2023[update], the medical school is ranked 5th best in the UK for clinical medicine by U.S. News & World Report, and 10th best worldwide by Times Higher Education.

A riot between students of the two hospitals broke out in the operating theatre at St. Thomas's in 1836 which ended the arrangement.

widely known as GKT amongst current students, graduates, and consultants who consider themselves affiliated to the hospitals rather than the university.

Guy's Campus is situated close to London Bridge and the Shard on the South Bank of the River Thames.

St Thomas' Hospital became part of King's College London School of Medicine in 1998.

[10] The Department of Twin Research (TwinsUk), King's College London is located in St. Thomas' Hospital.

[21] It is named after British philanthropist Maurice Wohl, who had a long association with King's and supported many medical projects.

King's College London, generally in 2005,[needs update] is the sixth-most difficult UK university to gain admission to,[relevant?]

[needs update] For other subjects: Nursery & Midwifery, Physiotherapy and Clinical Dentistry also had one of the lowest offer rates of 14%, 16% and 17%, respectively.

[25] For those who happen to finish during January (winter), graduands could opt for attending the graduation ceremonies held in the Barbican Centre.

Currently, the School hosts six MRC Centres,[27] The two MRC Centres in Transplantation and the Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma in 2008 alone were awarded 'Centre of Excellence' status by the British Heart Foundation with funding of £9 million and a £4 million Breakthrough Breast Cancer Unit was opened in 2009.

The two most popular and biggest of the competitions include the United Hospitals Bumps (rowing) and the men's rugby.

[citation needed] GKT has a fierce sporting rivalry with King's College London.

This rivalry led to the founding of the Macadam Cup in 2004, which pits GKT and KCL sports teams against each other.