Medicine Courses

The UWS Medicine program is dedicated to delivering a medical education to rival any university in Australia, combining brand-new, purpose-built facilities with a practical, leadingedge curriculum designed specifically to create the medical practitioners and researchers of the future.

At UWS, you can complete your medical degree in just five years, with recognition by all medical boards in Australia and New Zealand. This degree opens doors to numerous careers in the medical profession, including as a medical practitioner, specialist (with further study), medical administrator, medical researcher and medical teacher (with further study). 

You will experience hospital environments from the very first week of your studies, and learn from some of Australia’s most experienced and respected medical practitioners and researchers. You can be sure you are fully prepared to enter the real world of medicine upon completion of your degree.

Rotating clinical placements in real life medical and healthcare settings such as hospitals, GP clinics, and community health services such as aged care, women’s health, migrant health, and disability services, will help you choose the right career path. The University of Western Sydney is committed to training doctors who will work in the Greater Western Sydney region and give back to their local communities.

UWS has a distinctive, high-impact research culture committed to enhancing our region’s cultural, economic, environmental and educational development. Our reputation for research excellence has placed us in the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) funding top 20, underlining our position among the best research institutions in the country. Our research centres and programs make real differences to contemporary life, attracting international, national and local interest. 

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