School of Medicine

• 2008 Applications for MBBS
• What's New
• Welcome
• Mission and Objectives
• Staff Recruitment
• Locations

2008 Applications for MBBS

The School of Medicine will be receiving applications for the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Monday 7 July 2008, for the 2009 intake.

Applicants must complete the MBBS Application Form which will be available from this site as a link on Monday 7 July, 2008.

Fact Sheets

Find out more about the School of Medicine

• UWS School of Medicine for Greater Western Sydney
• 2007 UWS Medical Students
• UWS School of Medicine - The journey so far
• MBBS Categories of Entry at UWS
• Choosing Tomorrow’s doctors
• Community Participation
• Staff Members
• Clinical Schools
• Research - An early snapshot

Welcome

Message from the Foundation Dean

Welcome to the School of Medicine, part of the College of Health and Science at the University of Western Sydney.

Our first students commenced in 2007, after our course was accredited on 24 November 2006 by the Australian Medical Council.

We offer a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course, and also supervise research students at all levels including PhD.

Medical schools also have the important responsibility of pushing the boundaries of knowledge about health and illness through research. These pages will provide more information about our activities in teaching, research and with the community.

The School of Medicine will make a difference to health care in the complex urban environment of Greater Western Sydney (GWS) and well beyond. I encourage you to revisit this website for the latest information about the admissions process, the developing research profile, the rollout of our innovative curriculum and other news.

Neville Yeomans
MD, FRACP, FACG
Foundation Dean

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Mission and Objectives

Our mission is to create a school of international repute that produces highly skilled and adaptable medical graduates. They will be well equipped to move to the next stage of their training as interns, and for eventual practice in a wide range of situations; and many will have acquired an enduring commitment to the health and population of Greater Western Sydney and nearby under-serviced areas.

The school’s objectives are to:

• produce competent and adaptable medical practitioners with a strong learning ethic based on a sound platform that will equip them well for their further training and future roles as doctors
• contribute to the medical workforce growth in NSW and the retention of doctors in Greater Western Sydney
• enhance the quality and accessibility of health care across the region through providing service where there is most need and by boosting the research effort in Sydney’s South West particularly, but across Greater Western Sydney more generally.

Medical graduates of the University of Western Sydney will be distinguished by:

• a passion for, and appreciation of the importance of, lifelong learning
• a strong commitment to the professional attitudes and performance expected of medical practitioners
• a well developed understanding of, and the ability to implement, safe working practices
• the ability to work effectively and cooperatively in multi-disciplinary teams
• a well developed ability to work with patients with ongoing long-term illness, across the continuum of community, primary and secondary care
• a heightened awareness of the rewards of working in under-served areas.

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Staff Recruitment

The School of Medicine is actively seeking academic and general staff to join our team. A number of exciting opportunities will become available as the school grows, including professional lectureship, research and general staff positions.

All vacant positions within the school will be advertised on the UWS Positions Vacant website.

To subscribe to the jobs@uws newsletter, email Majordomo@uws.edu.au with the words subscribe jobs in the body of the email.

Throughout the MBBS course we will also be offering casual and volunteer positions for:

• tutors
• demonstrators
• simulated patients (people to act as patients)
• community members and health professionals, to assist with student interviews.

If you are interested in casual or volunteer work with the School of Medicine, please contact Marine Lye.

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Locations

The School of Medicine offers programs at Campbelltown campus. The Clinical Schools are based at Macarthur (Campbelltown/Camden Hospitals) and Blacktown/Mt Druitt Hospitals. MBBS students also undertake study with General Practitioners and Community Organisations.

The Scientific Collaboration for Investigation of Mental Health and Adversity (SCIMHA) Research Unit is on Parramatta campus.

For information about other programs in the College of Health and Science, please see the College of Health and Science course directory.

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