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Undergraduate Study
Bachelor of Medicine
The Bachelor of Medicine is offered through the Joint Medical Program (JMP), a unique partnership between the University of New England (UNE), the University of Newcastle (UoN) Hunter New England Local Health District and the Central Coast Local Health District– 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:
- Practise medicine based on an integrated body of knowledge and guided by evidence;
- Respect the primacy of patient interests;
- Demonstrate ethical and socially responsible practice; and
- Be committed to life-long continuous educational development.