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Bachelor of Medicine

The Bachelor of Medicine is offered through the Joint Medical Program (JMP), a unique partnership collaboration between Hunter New England Health (HNEH), Northern Sydney Central Coast Health (NSCCH), the University of Newcastle (UoN) and the University of New England (UNE) – an Australian first.

The JMP initiative is an innovative, cost-effective response to the chronic shortage of doctors in regional, rural and remote areas of the Hunter and New England regions and across Australia.  Since 2008, the BMed - JMP has been delivered across the two universities capitalising on both institutions' long traditions of excellence and achievement.

The BMed - JMP offers students a seamless mix of metropolitan, regional, rural and remote experience.  It is charactised by an innovative problem-based, integrated curriculum with early clinical exposure and substantial community involvement.  Students will work in small tutorial groups of 8-10 to analyse clinical problems, and to gain an understanding of relevant scientific data. 

Commitment to the following core values is expected of students, staff and graduates. BMed graduates will:

  1. Practise medicine based on an integrated body of knowledge and guided by evidence;
  2. Respect the primacy of patient interests;
  3. Demonstrate ethical and socially responsible practice; and
  4. Be committed to life-long continuous educational development.

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