- Deakin University School of Medicine
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Deakin University School of Medicine Established 2008 Type Public Students 520 Location Geelong, VIC, Australia Campus Rural and Regional Affiliations Deakin University Website http://www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/medicine/index.php Deakin University School of Medicine is a medical school of Deakin University based in at the Waurn Ponds campus in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It offers a four year, graduate-entry, Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS) degree.
On 8th of April, 2006, the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard announced that Deakin University would host Victoria's third medical school. Under the leadership of the Foundation Head of School, Professor Brendan Crotty, the first cohort of 120 students commenced their BMBS degree on 7 February 2008.[1] These students are expected to graduate at the end of 2011.
The School of Medicine was officially opened on 1 May 2008 by the former Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd.[2]
In 2011, there will be 130 Commonwealth Supported Places available (this figure includes 33 Bonded Medical Places and 5 Medical Rural Bonded Scholarships (MRBS).[3] Applicants for these positions must first sit the GAMSAT (Graduate Australian Medical School Admission Test) in the two years prior to the year in which they wish to commence study, and satisfy other entry requirements such as a interview based on the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) process.
The goal of the Deakin University medical program is to contribute to the improvement of the health and wellbeing of Australians by creating a cohort of new doctors who are skilled and motivated to pursue a career in medicine in rural and regional areas either as specialists or general practitioners.[4] Students' mean age at commencement of year 1 of the course is around 25 each year.[5]
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Teaching Hospitals
The first two pre-clinical years of the course are based at the Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds.
In third and fourth years, students are based at clinical schools located at the following teaching hospitals affiliated with the Deakin University School of Medicine:[6]
- Geelong Hospital (Barwon Health)
- Ballarat Base Hospital (Ballarat Health Services)
- Warrnambool Hospital (South West Healthcare)
- Box Hill Hospital (Eastern Health)
- IMMERSe Program (Third year only)
Deakin University IMMERSe Program
A cohort of students will spend all of third year attached to a regional general practice where they will complete a 'parallel rural community curriculum' through the Integrated Model of Medical Education in Rural Settings (IMMERSe). Students will cover the same material as those studying in hospital settings. Third year Deakin University medical students in the IMMERSe program are currently hosted in general practices in regional and rural Victorian towns including Bacchus Marsh, Daylesford, Colac, Ararat, Camperdown, Casterton, Horsham, Stawell and Hamilton. By placing students in rural general practices rather than major metropolitan hospitals, the aim of IMMERSe is to give students exposure to primary care and country family medicine, with the ultimate objective of encouraging more medical graduates to work in regional Australia, particularly in general practice.
Deakin University Medical Students Society
MEDUSA, the Deakin University Medical Students Society, was established in 2008 to coincide with the entry of the first cohort of students.
References
- ^ Deakin Medical School - Introduction. http://www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/medicine/introduction.php accessed 11 March 2010.
- ^ Media Release: Deakin Medical School opens to help address rural and regional health care needs. http://www.deakin.edu.au/news/upload/010508DMSofficialopening1.pdf accessed 11 March 2010.
- ^ Deakin Medical School - Admissions. http://www.deakin.edu.au/future-students/courses/course.php?course=H311&stutype=local&keywords=medicine accessed 29 November 2010.
- ^ Deakin Medical School - Introduction http://www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/medicine/introduction.php accessed 11 March 2010.
- ^ Deakin Medical School - Victoria, Australian Medical Students' Association http://www.amsa.org.au/content/victoria accessed 8 October 2011.
- ^ Deakin Medical School - Locations and Facilities. http://www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/medicine/location.php accessed 11 March 2010.
External links
- Deakin University School of Medicine - Official website
- MEDUSA - Deakin University Medical Students Society
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Northern Territory Charles Darwin University
Queensland Bond University Faculty of Health Science and Medicine · Griffith University School of Medicine · University of Queensland School of Medicine
South Australia University of Adelaide Medical School · Flinders University School of Medicine
Tasmania University of Tasmania School of Medicine
Victoria Deakin University School of Medicine · University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences · Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences
Western Australia University of Notre Dame School of Medicine, Fremantle · University of Western Australia Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
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