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SYDNEY MEDICAL SCHOOL

Sydney Medical School

Today’s webinar

Bruce Robinson – Dean, Sydney Medical School Michael Frommer – Chair, Sydney Medical Program Nasir Shah – Stage 3 medical student Outline: Sydney Medical Program & what is new Changes in moving from MBBS to MD

Who are we?

BRUCE ROBINSON

The University of Sydney

• established in 1850, first University

in Australia

• ~51,000 students
• ranked highly in all surveys

Sydney Medical School

• Established in 1856, first medical

school in Australia

• ~3,500 students
• Ranked highly in all surveys
• 25th in world Times Higher Education, Clinical,

preclinical and Health

• 17st in world, QS World Ranking, Medicine

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University of Sydney

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AIMS FOR OUR GRADUATES

Excellent clinical skills A significant research experience International perspective

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Clinical training across NSW HOSPITAL NETWORK

Royal Prince Alfred Royal North Shore Concord Westmead Children’s Hospital at Westmead Nepean Sydney Adventist Rural: Dubbo Orange Broken Hill Lismore

Major research strengths

RESEARCH THEMES Cancer Obesity diabetes and cardiovascular disease Infection and immunity Neuroscience and mental health Healthy ageing Reproductive maternal and child health

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Physiology Pathology Anatomy and Histology Pharmacology Molecular Biosciences Brain and Mind Sciences Genetic medicine Imaging Medicine Surgery Paediatrics Sleep Medicine Addiction medicine Anaesthesia Clinical Ophthalmology Ear nose and throat Emergency medicine General practice Intensive care Psychiatry Obstetrics and gynaecology Public health

Basic Medical sciences Clinical Public health

External programs Stage 1 & 2

• Students may undertake short attachments outside Australia at

affiliated sites (e.g. Hanoi Medical University in Viet Nam).

Stage 3

• The majority of students spend their Elective Block at the start of Year

4 gaining clinical experience at overseas sites. Some are affiliated,

• thers organised by students independently
• International students may undertake approved substitute terms for a

maximum of one Block, usually in their country of origin.

External programs

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External placements & international students

~ 35 exchanges each year with affiliated hospitals or universities, such as Hanoi Medical University in Vietnam, through Hoc Mai Foundation > 200 students each year organise their own placement outside Australia > 200 international students each year come to Sydney on placements to Sydney’s clinical schools

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What’s new for 2014:

• Proposed change from MBBS to MD
• Pacific Bridge program expanded

i) USMLE boot camp with Hopkins ii) expanded international blocks

Pacific Bridge program

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Pacific Bridge aims to support and assist students from North America studying at Sydney Medical School

• 1. Rotations in US/Canada: We recognise that students wishing to return to Canada

and US wish to spend some time in medical schools/hospitals in North America i) approved students can undertake one 8 week core rotation in medicine

• r community in US/Canada in Stage 3

ii) we can assist students in organising elective terms (8weeks) and PrInt (4 weeks) in a US/Canadian school or hospital

• 2. USMLE “boot camp” – in conjunction with Johns Hopkins Medicine, 70 places,

run in January.

• 3. Similar programs under investigation for other international students (Canada,

Asia)

MD changes Two key elements:

• 1. A unit of study in research methods (stage 1)
• 2. All students must complete a substantial research or

capstone project (stage 3)

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Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Orientation and foundation Neuroscience and vision Surgery Immunology and Infection Endocrine nutrition and sexual health Medicine Musculoskeletal Sciences Renal urology Paediatrics Respiratory Sciences Gastroenterology nutrition Obstetrics Haematology Oncology and palliative care Psychiatry Cardiovascular Community Elective Pre-Intern Research methods (new for MD) Research project (new for MD)

Core blocks in stage

Internships

Key points:

• 1. We cannot guarantee students an internship.
• 2. Last year, the process was long and complicated but we ended up with

unfilled intern places.

• 3. It is on the Government agenda: the Health Minister has recently

announced additional places in country areas.

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More information

http://sydney.edu.au/medicine medicine.info@sydney.edu.au beth.quinlivan@sydney.edu.au