Western Sydney University School of Medicine

The Western Sydney University School of Medicine is a constituent body of the College of Health and Science at Western Sydney University, Australia.

It became the third medical school offering degrees for medical practice in Sydney. In 2007 the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree was offered for the first time.

It is hoped that many of the School's graduates will practice in the Western Sydney region, in order to redress the shortage of healthcare professionals in the area. The Medical School is located on the University's Campbelltown campus.

Clinical teaching of the School of Medicine is imparted at following medical hospitals:
-Campbelltown/Camden Hospital
-Blacktown/Mt Druitt Hospital
-Bankstown Hospital
-Fairfield Hospital
-Westmead Hospital
-Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
-Rural Clinical Schools
-Bathurst
-Lismore

Deakin University School of Medicine

Deakin University School of Medicine is a medical school of Deakin University based 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 8 April 2006, the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard announced that Deakin University would host Victoria's third medical school. Under Dr. Crotty, the first cohort of 120 students commenced their BMBS degree on 7 February 2008.These students are expected to graduate at the end of 2011.

The School of Medicine was opened on 1 May 2008 by the former Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd.

In 2011, there will be 130 Commonwealth Supported Places available. This figure includes 33 Bonded Medical Places and 5 Medical Rural Bonded Scholarships (MRBS).Applicants for the positions sit the GAMSAT (Graduate Australian Medical School Admission Test) in the two years prior to the year in which they want to start their studies, and satisfy other entry requirements such as an interview based on the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) process.Students' mean age at commencement of year 1 of the course is around 25.

A cohort of students spend all their third year attached to a regional general practice where they complete a 'parallel rural community curriculum' through the Integrated Model of Medical Education in Rural Settings (IMMERSe). Students cover the same material as those studying in hospital settings. Third year Deakin University medical students in the IMMERSe program are hosted in general practices in regional and rural Victorian towns including Bacchus Marsh, Daylesford, Colac, Ararat, Camperdown, Casterton, Horsham, Stawell and Hamilton.

Teaching is provided by face-to-face instruction by general practitioners, clinical skills trainers, visiting medical and surgical specialists, and online lectures and tutorials. An aspect of the IMMERSe program is that students perform "parallel consulting" in general practice. This means the student consults one-on-one with a patient, then presents their findings to the supervising doctor.

The doctor completes the consultation with the student observing, giving the student opportunities to develop practical clinical skills such as history taking, physical examination, case presentation and medical management. 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.

MeDUSA, the Deakin Medical Students' Association, was established in 2008 to coincide with the entry of the first cohort of students.

Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

The Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is one of Australia's leading medical schools, and offers the broadest range of undergraduate and postgraduate medicine-related programs of any Australian university. It is the largest health care faculty of any Australian university, and is part of the largest university in Australia.

The faculty primarily operates from Monash University campuses in Australia, Malaysia and South Africa. The Clayton, Peninsula (Frankston) and Caulfield campuses are all based in metropolitan Melbourne, and the Gippsland campus is in rural Victoria, where it can best contribute to the faculty’s strengths in rural health research and education.

The transfer of much of the Gippsland campus to Federation University Australia does not impact the Graduate-entry Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program which continues to be delivered at Churchill.

Researchers, clinicians and students are based at major hospital sites, particularly at the metropolitan tertiary hospitals of The Alfred, Monash Medical Centre, Box Hill Hospital. The faculty's commitment to rural and regional health is reflected by a presence in many such areas including a clinical schools in Bendigo, Sale and Bairnsdale.

The Faculty supports over 1,500 academic and general staff (not including casual and sessional staff), along with some 1,500 honorary staff, and a total of over 10,500 postgraduate and undergraduate students.

The research facilities and platforms at Monash, which are based around the Monash Biosciences Precinct at Clayton campus, make the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences one of Australia's premier research organisations.

Representatives from the faculty, including the Dean, Professor Christina Mitchell, are prominent in the program of the World Health Summit held annually in Berlin, where Monash participates as the only Australian member of the prestigious M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and National Academies.

Professor Wesselingh was the Co-President of the 2011 World Health Summit held in Berlin under the patronage of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, although Professor Christina Mitchell fulfilled the Co-President's duties during the event itself.

The former Governor of the State of Victoria, Professor David de Kretser is closely connected with the Faculty as a former leader of the Monash Institute of Medical Research (now known as Hudson Institute of Medical Research), and is a member of the advisory council for the World Health Summit.

Recognised as being in the top tier of Australian universities for health by the Australian Government’s Learning and Teaching Performance Fund, the faculty offers 23 undergraduate courses, as well as a range of postgraduate options (by both coursework and research). Up to 2010, no comparable health care faculty has received a greater cumulative amount of such funding in recognition of academic performance.

The medical course at the University's Sunway campus in Malaysia is the only program outside of Australia to be accredited by the Australian Medical Council,and is also accredited by the Malaysian Medical Council.