Rural Medicine
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About the program
The Joint Medical Program (JMP) is 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 JMP offers an exciting prospect for the future of medical education and training in which formal partnerships provide the platform to ensure top level student experience is provided in environments that will encourage graduate doctors to work in areas of workforce shortage.
Why Study Medicine at UNE?
The newly established School of Rural Medicine will be responsible for the delivery of the JMP at UNE. The expert staff delivering the program include UNE and UoN academics, local clinicians, clinicians in HNEH and NSCCH, and clinical specialists. The School of Rural Medicine will also have teaching input from UNE's Schools of Health, Science and Technology, and Environmental and Rural Science.
The BMed – JMP has a five-year integrated curriculum. During the first two years learning is based around a series of clinical working problems run each week and supported by fixed resource sessions, laboratory practicals and tutorials. For UNE students, the education program in Years 1 and 2 will take place predominantly in newly purpose-built facilities.
The medical program will offer 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.
BMed Graduate Profile
The BMed is designed to train students in the practice of medicine. 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
- Be committed to life-long continuous educational development
The School’s mission is to contribute to the health of people throughout the world ‘by being at the forefront of Australian medical education and population health education and research for the 21st century’.
Course and Assessment
Bachelor of Medicine – Joint Medical Program
Assessment
Students must satisfy the following unit prerequisites in order to proceed through the program:
MEDI1011 - Introduction to Professional Practice (offered in Semester 1 only)
MEDI1012 - Introduction to Medical Science (offered in Semester 1 only)
MEDI1013 – Introduction to Public Health (offered in Semester 1 only)
(Pre-requisites: MEDI1011 and MEDI1012)
MEDI1014 – Professional Practice 1 (offered in Semester 2 only)
MEDI1015 – Medical Science 1 (offered in Semester 2 only)
(Pre-requisites: MEDI1011, MEDI1015, MEDI1013, MEDI1014 and MEDI1015)
MEDI2011 – Professional Practice 2 (offered in Semester 1 only)
MEDI2012 – Medical Science 2 (offered in Semester 1 only)
MEDI2013 – Professional Practice 3 (offered in Semester 2 only)
MEDI2014 – Medical Science 3 (offered in Semester 2 only)
(Pre-requisites: All Year 1 and 2 units)
MEDI3014 – Health Equity Selectives (offered in Semester 2 only, must be enrolled concurrently in MEDI3018)
MEDI3017 – Chronic Diseases and Sub Speciality: Clinical Practice 1 (offered in Semester 1 only)
MEDI3018 – Chronic Diseases and Sub Speciality: Clinical Practice 2 (offered in Semester 2 only, must be enrolled concurrently in MEDI3014)
(Pre-requisites: MEDI3014, MEDI3017 and MEDI3018)
MEDI4015 Women and Childrens Health (offered in Semester 1 and 2 on a rotational basis)
MEDI4016 Medicine and Surgery (offered in Semester 1 and 2 on a rotational basis)
(Pre-requisites: All Year 3 and 4 units)
MEDI5011 - Medicine (offered in Semester 1 and 2 on a rotational basis, must be enrolled concurrently in MEDI5012)
MEDI5012 – Psychiatry/Primary Healthcare Selective (offered in Semester 1 and 2 on a rotational basis, must be enrolled concurrently in MEDI5011)
MEDI5013 – Anaesthesia & ICU/Oncology & Palliative Care (offered in Semester 1 and 2 on a rotational basis, must be enrolled concurrently in MEDI5014)
MEDI5014 – Surgery/Emergency Medicine (offered in Semester 1 and 2 on a rotational basis, must be enrolled concurrently in MEDI5013)
Assessments are conducted during each year with major assessments at the end of each semester and major progression hurdles at the end of each year. Students must satisfy all assessment requirements for all units in their current year of study before being permitted to progress to the next year (e.g. students must successfully complete all year 1 units before being permitted to progress to Year 2). Assessment uses a variety of written and clinical instruments including, but not limited to, short questions, multiple choice questions, objective structured clinical examinations and clinical cases, log books, reflective diaries and portfolios.
Careers
The School of Rural Medicine supports the Joint Medical Program and High Research Health related degrees.
Graduates of the Joint Medical Program will graduate with a medical degree with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to be registered as an intern in an Australian hospital. The JMP graduates doctors who can contribute to the health of people and health research throughout the world. The JMP aspires to be at the forefront of Australian medical, population health and research education in the 21st century. There is a particular emphasis on understanding rural and remote health care and health equity issues.
JMP graduates (like other medicine programs) are required to undertake an intern and resident medical officer year and then commence their postgraduate speciality training (General Practice, Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics, Paediatrics and others) with their chosen respective speciality colleges. This can vary between three to six years.
The School of Rural Medicine in conjunction with the School of Health presently conducts Doctorate of Health Service Medicine Degree. This program suits middle health service managers wishing to conduct applied research in Australia or internationally.
A number of new research degrees at Masters and PhD level will be offered from 2008.
Partnerships, Networks and Industry Links
Partners in the JMP (Joint Medical Program):
Other UNE Schools teaching into the BMed program
Scholarships
Commonwealth Bonded Scholarships:
Bonded Medical Places Scheme
The Medical Rural Bonded (MRB) Scholarship Scheme
Contacts
Admission Enquiries (University of New England):
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School of Rural Medicine
University of New England
Armidale NSW 2351
Phone: 02 6773 3796
Email: ruralmed@une.edu.au
Admission Enquiries (University of Newcastle):
Enquiry Centre
University of Newcastle
Callahan NSW 2303
Phone: 02 4921 5000
Email: EnquiryCentre@newcastle.edu.au