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I'm just wondering who is considering doing Medicine at the University of Western Sydney when it opens in 2007. So far, I've found little information regarding the type of marks etc needed to have a chance.

I've done my HSC this year, but based on my UMAT (primarily) I won't be doing med in 2006. I know med transfers are pretty rare, but resit UMAT next year and see what comes up.

I know there is a lot of less than positive press on UWS, but to me, I'm not really in a position to go for 'prestige' - I'll take med close to anywhere I think. So who is considering it? Or transferring into med next year?
 

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UAI wise:
ure lookin at 90-95+ cos frankly its a medical course..

even JCU in all its glory as a bit of a QLD joke.. can demand 98-99

UMAT-wise: it depends if they register in time wiht ACER to use the UMAT for 06...

i think its wont be much less than otherschools.. and would depend on how much ppl want to do med..

Course-wise:
new course.. its difficult to gauge how well and where their teachers will be from.. lik their main lecturers and course co-ordinator

.. most schools' medicine have a dedicated education unit to improve course delivery

.. so UWS will need to manage this first and hopefully we will see a realli needed course in the greater west area...

there is a lot of work in the Western Clinical School of Usyd that is very good and hopefully UWS can grab a couple of them to come over.

I would DEFINATELY have considered it.. if this was 2-3 yrs ago :)
 

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Woah last I heard this was just another of the new GMPs?

Oh well. I'd consider a transfer if they had a third year cohort for me to transfer into. :p
 

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Foundation Dean is
Prof Neville David Yeomans, MD(Monash) MBBS FRACP
Old Melb Uni Medicine Professor

at least they got big guns :)

design is too post modern for me..
 

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hmm but its in campbelltown =/ Should have put it at least near parra.
 

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The Paramatta campus is like near Rydalmere which is a bitch to get to.
 

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Campbelltown is a good move, it means they're going to get their clinical schools in SW Sydney rather than try to fight USyd for Westmead and its secondments.
 

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Also, aren't all the health sciences at Campbelltown? Well, I know OT is...as far as I'm concerned, there is already too much segregation and hatred between med and allied health, putting them on separate campuses would just make it worse.
 

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hipsta_jess said:
hatred between med and allied health, putting them on separate campuses would just make it worse.
Doesnt Usyd do this?
med.. pharm... dent are all on main campus

and lik
speech path, OT, Diagnostic Radio, Physio are all at cumberland

lolz... pfft there's no hate .... from our side :wave:
i dunno about yours
 

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its non-grad entry undergraduate
so yr 12 leavers and teritary students...
 

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Just though I'd do an update on some recent news I found for anyone thats interested.

UWS builds a $52 million medical facility to train tomorrow's doctors


Date: 02/02/2006

The University of Western Sydney has unveiled plans for its world-class medical education and research building - set to house Greater Western Sydney's newest trainee doctors from 2007.

The $52 million School of Medicine, to be built at the UWS Campbelltown Campus, will be home to the University's 500 medical students as well as the School's academics, researchers and support staff.

Construction of the first stage of the facility, estimated at $30 million, will begin soon, in anticipation of the first intake of 88 medical students in March next year, subject to the program clearing the final approval hurdle with the Australian Medical Council (AMC).

The Commonwealth Government has contributed $25 million to the School of Medicine capital project.

Dean of the UWS School of Medicine, Professor Neville Yeomans, says the teaching and research facility will be an important boost to the State's and nation's health systems, providing extra doctors for Greater Western Sydney to work in the region's hospitals and community health services.

It is also set to further strengthen the University's Campbelltown Campus as a vital health and science precinct, with the campus home to health, nursing, sport science, biomedical science and nanotechnology research and education.

Valued supporter of the School of Medicine, Federal Member for Macarthur, Pat Farmer, recently took time out to inspect plans for the building, and came away greatly impressed by progress.

"The UWS School of Medicine is the answer to the doctor shortage in Western Sydney, which has one of the nation's fastest growing and most diverse urban populations," he says.

"It will strengthen health care by producing more home-grown doctors who understand the health challenges in our region. It will also greatly enhance the educational opportunities for young people, enabling them to live, study and, most importantly, stay and work here.

"The Australian Government recognises the need to train more doctors and specialists to work in our hospitals and health services. That is why we have contributed $25 million to the capital cost of this project."

The striking four-storey development, which has a total floor area of 9400 square metres, will comprise four buildings each with different purposes: lectures; specialist medical teaching; academic offices and school administration; and research.

These buildings are connected by a central 'hub' - a generous outdoor circular space covered by a stunning transparent roof.

The hub integrates the development, providing the entire campus community with an informal meeting spot and - because it is wireless enabled - an attractive outdoor work environment.

The building has been designed by Melbourne-based architectural firm Lyons, winners of the design competition organised by the University and the Royal Australian Institute of Architects.

Professor Yeomans says Lyon's futuristic design is befitting a progressive, 21st century medical school, which aims to produce highly-skilled and adaptable medical graduates who can meet our nation's health challenges head on.

"We are devising a curriculum that is set to break new ground in the way medicine is taught - promoting continuum of care, doctor-patient communication, and collaborating with nursing and other allied health areas to address health issues that can only be solved through a team-based approach," says Professor Yeomans.

"It is important that the School's main teaching and research facility reflects this philosophy and encourages on-campus synergies with the health, biological sciences and nursing areas.

"The School of Medicine facility will provide a learning environment that will stimulate, challenge and inspire our trainee doctors, and prepare them very well for their medical careers."

Medical students will have access to the most modern of classroom and laboratory facilities as part of their pre-clinical teaching; with simulated learning spaces, problem-based learning rooms, anatomy laboratories and computer labs, according to Professor Yeomans.

"Research will also be a vital component of the facility, with a three-floor specialist building dedicated to basic and applied medical research, and training those who will be its leaders in the future," he says.

"Visually, it's a very exciting building; filled with lots of light and open spaces. It also has many informal meeting areas to foster student discussions and a community-minded atmosphere, which is sure to be popular with students, staff and visitors alike.

"Its innovative, modular design means it can be expanded as the School's needs change and can accommodate future growth, which provides the University with a great deal of flexibility for many years to come."

To see designs of the UWS School of Medicine building, go to:

http://www.uws.edu.au/students/intheloop/uwsmedschool_bldgdesign


The design looks kinda funky........
i think it looks preddy...modernish style in the west. me doin med sci, gonna apply for med in a few years, i mean, as it says above, i think the west of the city needs more doctors, and it would be such a better atmosphere to study at than having about ten billion huge buildings and all these car sounds around, so methinks uws for med! :)
 

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Great News everyone!

UWS has put up its preliminary curriculum out on the handbook.

http://handbook.uws.edu.au/hbook/course.asp?course=4641.1

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
UWS Course Code: 4641.1

Course Status: CURRENT
This course version is offered in 2006.


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THIS COURSE WILL COMMENCE IN 2007 (Subject to completion of accreditation by the Australian Medical Council).

This course prepares graduates for eligibility for registration as a medical practitioner in Australia or New Zealand. It is an integrated program in which the basic sciences and areas of knowledge underpinning medical practice are learnt in a framework that emphasises active learning, based on clinical and other relevant scenarios. Teaching of clinical skills begins in the first year and continues throughout the program. In the last three years of the course, students undertake clinical placements in a wide range of settings across Greater Western Sydney and beyond. The course is arranged around three vertical themes: Professional Skills and Attitudes; The Scientific Basis of Medical Practice; and Health and Illness in Societies.

Study Mode
Five years full-time study. In the first two years of the course, students will study at both the Campbelltown campus of the University and at the Liverpool TAFE precinct. In the later years, students may be required to spend a period of time in one or more clinical rotations outside the Sydney metropolitan area, and will also be rotated to a substantial number of different locations within Sydney.

Academic Credit and advanced standing

The course is extensively integrated horizontally, and as a result it will not be possible to grant credit for units taken in other courses.

Accreditation
Graduates will be eligible for registration by medical boards in all Australian states and territories and New Zealand, and able to apply for registration in a number of overseas countries.

Admission

Potential students should apply through the Universities Admission Centre (UAC). Selection is on the basis of:


academic merit (UAI or its equivalent, for those without a completed degree; grade point average in their most recent degree, for graduate applicants)


Results of the Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT); and


Performance at an interview.

Evidence of connection to Greater Western Sydney may also be taken into account.

Special Requirements Prerequisites
To be enrolled in this course students must comply with the current occupational screening and vaccination policy of NSW Health at course commencement. Students must obtain Student Registration by the Medical Board of NSW, and must successfully complete a Work Cover Authority approved First Aid Certificate prior to the completion of year 1 of the course.

Course Structure

Qualification for the award requires the successful completion of 400 credit points including the units listed in the sequence below.

Recommended Sequence

Full-time

Year 1

Autumn Session

400737.1 Principles of Biomedical Science
400738.1 Health Practice 1

Spring Session

400739.1 Integrated System Block 1
400740.1 Health Practice 2

Year 2

Autumn Session

400741.1 Integrated System Block 2
400742.1 Health Practice 3

Spring Session

400743.1 Integrated System Block 3
400744.1 Health Practice 4

Year 3

Integrated Clinical Attachments 1

Year 4

Integrated Clinical Attachments 2

Year 5

Integrated Clinical Attachments 3

Please Note; the curriculum for years 3-5 is subject to approval, and therefore may be altered.
 
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damn 5 yr course :( thats good :S

hmmmm according to Usyd (test.med.usyd.edu.au/amc/AMC_Addendum/AMC_Addendum.pdf)
UWS will have Liverpool and Campbelltown hospitals
 

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wondering
they say it answers the doctor shortage and such in the western syd community etcetc

does that mean students have to work there once they graduate?
What's stopping interstate students from getting in and going back home after they graduate
and what about all the sydneysiders who'll apply for UWS and come back to inner sydney once they graduate, never to return again


it's probably written somewhere, the govt wouldnt be stupid to invest 25mil for no reason.
 

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http://apps.uws.edu.au/uws/teldir/schlprocess.phtml

the school is poached :)

Foundation Dean of Medicine Professor Neville Yeomans -Uni of Melb Medicine professor
Professor of Surgery Professor Reg Lord -UNSW surgical prof
Professor of Mental Health (SCIMHA) Professor Beverley Raphael -UQ professor emeritus
Professor of Medical Education Professor Ian Wilson -Uni of Adel senior lecturer in GP

impressive.. all from big schools... for those that doubt.. i guess
 

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Bob.J said:
wondering
they say it answers the doctor shortage and such in the western syd community etcetc

does that mean students have to work there once they graduate?
What's stopping interstate students from getting in and going back home after they graduate
and what about all the sydneysiders who'll apply for UWS and come back to inner sydney once they graduate, never to return again


it's probably written somewhere, the govt wouldnt be stupid to invest 25mil for no reason.
i think nothing is stopping UWS Med Graduates from practising else where, nevertheless, when you are still undergraduate, you still have to do clinical placement there obviously.
 

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