• I did my clinical training elsewhere. Can I still attend the School reunion? 

Yes. Whether you did your pre-clinical or clinical training in Cambridge, or a postgraduate course at the School, all medical alumni are welcome to attend our anniversary reunion event.

You can find a full list of the School of Clinical Medicine’s undergraduate and postgraduate courses here.

• I studied a medical degree at Cambridge before the School of Clinical Medicine was established/before the School building existed. Can I still attend the School reunion? 

Yes. All our medical alumni are welcome to attend our anniversary reunion event. We are delighted that this 50-year milestone provides an opportunity to bring all former Cambridge medical students together.

If you studied before 1980, the anniversary reunion might even be your first time visiting the School of Clinical Medicine building.

• Are there any year-group specific events? 

In addition to the main reunion programme which is open to all School alumni, if you matriculated as a pre-clinical student or started your clinical training in the 1960s, 1970s or 1980s you are also invited to an afternoon tea reception at the School on Friday 12 June (3.30pm-5pm) to celebrate our first MB BChir and Medical Sciences cohorts.

We are delighted that the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Deborah Prentice, will be attending this special reception on Friday afternoon to mark this milestone with the School community. 

If you are in these first cohorts of medical alumni, you should have received an additional link for the Friday afternoon reception in your individual booking email. Please use that separate link to register your attendance for this special gathering.

Please note that you need to also complete the booking form for the main reunion programme if you wish to also attend the main reunion events open to all School alumni (i.e. the welcome drinks reception on the Friday evening, and/or the Saturday day programme and/or the drinks and dinner on Saturday evening).

Please get in touch by emailing departments@alumni.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions about this Friday afternoon reception. 

• Are there any other events for medical alumni coinciding with the School’s June reunion? 

Our Population Health Sciences (PHS) MPhil alumni are invited back to the East Forvie Building for an afternoon of conversations, presentations and networking on Friday 12 June. To sign up to attend this event for PHS MPhil alumni, please complete this form. Please email the Population Health Sciences MPhil administrative team with questions about this event: mphilphs.admin@medschl.cam.ac.uk

St Catharine’s Medical Fellows are pleased to invite Catz medical alumni to connect with them and current students over brunch from 10.30am to 12.30pm on Sunday 14 June. Details will be circulated to Catz alumni. Any enquiries about St Catharine's event can be addressed to alumni.office@caths.cam.ac.uk

As a fellow medic, the Master of Sidney Sussex is delighted to be hosting a lunch in College on Sunday 14 June for all Sidney medical alumni. Details will be circulated in due course and any enquiries about this event should be sent to development@sid.cam.ac.uk

Robinson's medicine alumni have been invited to attend the Formal Hall Dinner on Friday 12 June followed by a short talk about Medicine at Robinson with refreshments. Please contact development-office@robinson.cam.ac.uk with any queries.

• I’m not able to attend the School reunion in June. Are there other in-person events relating to the School during the anniversary year? 

The Cambridge Festival is taking place between 16 March and 2 April 2026. The Cambridge Festival is a mixture of online, on-demand and in-person events covering all aspects of the world-leading research happening at Cambridge.  

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the School of Clinical Medicine, the Cambridge Festival programme includes an ‘in conversation’ event in the Keynes Library at the Cambridge Union on Monday 30 March where Dr Ruchira Sinnatamby and Dr Paul Siklos will reflect on the educational developments of the School – from its origins and key milestones to future ambitions.  

As part of this Festival programme, the Cambridge Union will also host:  

• Professor Giles Yeo whose keynote talk will ask “In a post-Ozempic world, have we cured obesity?”
• Professor Jean Abraham and Professor Charlotte Coles who will share how Cambridge research is transforming the future of breast cancer care
• Professor Tim Dalgleish and Dr Clara Faria who will discuss the current challenges, emerging research and the future of youth mental healthcare 

Explore the Cambridge Festival programme and book your place at these and other health-related events here. 

Colleges also hold regular medical alumni society events throughout the year. Please get in touch with your College’s alumni office, or your College’s medical alumni society, to find out about any upcoming opportunities to reconnect with your College community. 

The Alumni Festival in September will feature discussion panels, researcher tours, and talks from clinical academics across the School and Biomedical Campus. The Alumni Festival in 2026 runs from Friday 18 September to Sunday 20 September. The Alumni Festival programme and bookings will launch in the summer and we hope to welcome many of our medical alumni to our Alumni Festival this year.