FDMEC is a pioneering centre which combines clinical care, research and education in diabetes, endocrine and metabolic diseases. By promoting world-class research, it aims to enhance understanding of these diseases and to accelerate the search for new treatments and cures.
- Provides patients with a first-class comprehensive clinical service.
- Provides top quality integrated laboratories and facilities for basic science and clinical research.
- Sets teaching and research in the context of clinical care and expedites the translation of research findings into clinical practice.
- Offers outstanding training and career opportunities for scientists, doctors, nurses and other professional staff.
- Brings together the research and clinical expertise of groups investigating a wide range of related diseases at the University of Oxford.
- Creates synergy and opportunities for cross-fertilisation of ideas, thereby encouraging academic, National Health Service and commercial initiatives.
