Western Sydney University School of Medicine
medical school in Sydney, Australia
The Western Sydney University School of Medicine is a constituent body of the College of Health and Science at Western Sydney University, Australia.
On average, it accepts 120-150 students for admission each year starting in January. Domestic students seeking entry into the school are required to sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT ANZ) and to meet the required threshold for each section. Following this, prospective students who receive the required UCAT score are invited to a Multi-Mini-Station Interview, and assessed against various academic thresholds.
It became the third medical school offering degrees for medical practice in Sydney after The University of Sydney and The University of New South Wales. In 2007, the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree was offered for the first time and in 2019, the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program was introduced to replace it.
Affiliated Hospitals
Clinical teaching of the School of Medicine is imparted at following medical hospitals:
Campbelltown Hospital
Macarthur Clinical School
Blacktown Hospital
Blacktown/Mt Druitt Clinical School
Bathurst Base Hospital
Bathurst Clinical School
Lismore Base Hospital
Lismore Clinical School
Liverpool Hospital
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
Fairfield Hospital
Program
The School of Medicine offers a 5 year Bachelor of Clinical Science / Doctor of Medicine degree that allows students to seek registration as a doctor in New South Wales.
Students undertake 2 years of pre-clinical study at the Campbelltown Campus before being allocated to one of the clinical schools at Campbelltown, Blacktown, Bathurst or Lismore for 3 years of clinical rotations and research. During their degree, students are exposed to a variety of learning styles including small group tutorials, problem based learning, lectures, clinical tutorials as well as clinical placements.
Student Life
There are various student organisations at the School of Medicine representing various specialties and interests.
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