The Audrey Emerton Building Education Centre was built by Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust to create a stimulating and friendly environment for the education and training of healthcare professionals. The building forms part of the Brighton and Sussex Medical School which is one of four new medical schools created as part of the government’s strategy to increase the number of qualified doctors from the UK working in the NHS. In its first year it became the most popular choice for medical students in the UK.

The Sussex Postgraduate Centre is based within the Audrey Emerton Building and provides professional expertise and support for medical and dental trainees working within the Trust and the wider community. The Centre ensures competence and performance of trainees is assessed effectively and Tutors are available for careers information, advice and counselling. The Centre also provides a number of Royal College of Surgeons practical training courses, details available on request.