Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

The MBBS degree consists of three major streams reflecting the core elements of medical practice: Scientific basis of medicine Clinical practice Medical professional and personal development.
A major emphasis is placed on professionalism, communication, clinical reasoning, and evidence-based and preventive medicine.
 Case-based, small-group learning (CBL) is the dominant learning mode during the early years of the curriculum.
Learning is structured around clinical cases of the most common and important diseases.
Lectures in medical disciplines such as pathology, anatomy, physiology and pharmacology are carefully staged throughout the CBL cases.
In first-year, students will also undertake two semesters of Fundamentals of Biomedical Science, a course specifically designed for medical students.
The Clinical Skills and Medical Professional and Personal Development courses begin in week one and assist students in acquiring the skills required for effective clinical practice.
The Clinical Practice tutorials in years one and two are led by senior clinicians in a state-of-the art clinical skills facility.
In third year, clinical skills training is conducted primarily in the public teaching hospitals.
 Students will then bring this core learning to their clinical placements in years four to six.
 These placements will be held in a wide range of organisations, including public teaching hospitals and the broader medical and health community.
There are some clinical placements that all students must take, but there are also opportunities for students to choose from a range of electives.
Some students will be able to undertake fifth-year in a rural setting.
 Year six is focussed on what students need to know for their internship.
The major clinical examinations are completed at the end of year five and, with the pressure of exams reduced, students can focus on their clinical practice and professional development.
Academic Program Rules The Calendar is a comprehensive handbook of the University's academic program rules.
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Example Study Plan Indicative study plan Year 1 MEDIC ST 1000A/B First Year ExaminationMEDIC ST 1101A/B Scientific Basis of Medicine IMEDIC ST 1102A/B Clinical Skills IMEDIC ST 1103A/B Medical Professional & Personal Development IBIOLOGY 1301 Fundamentals of Biomedical Science ABIOLOGY 1302 Fundamentals of Biomedical Science B Year 2 MEDIC ST 2000A/B Second Year ExaminationMEDIC ST 2101A/B Scientific Basis of Medicine IIMEDIC ST 2102AHO/BHO Clinical Skills IIMEDIC ST 2103A/B Medical Professional & Personal Development IIMICRO 2506 Medical Microbiology and Immunology II Year 3 MEDIC ST 3000A/B Third Year ExaminationMEDIC ST 3101A/B Scientific Basis of Medicine IIIMEDIC ST 3102A/B Clinical Skills IIIMEDIC ST 3103A/B Medical Professional & Personal Development IIIMEDIC ST 3104A/B Research and Clinical Reasoning Year 4 MEDIC ST 4000A/B Fourth Year ExaminationMEDIC ST 4013AHO/BHO Medical & Scientific Attachment IMEDIC ST 4014AHO/BHO Medical & Scientific Attachment IIMEDIC ST 4015AHO/BHO Medical Home UnitMEDIC ST 4016AHO/BHO Surgical Home UnitMEDIC ST 4017AHO/BHO PsychiatryMEDIC ST 4018AHO/BHO Musculoskeletal Medicine Year 5 MEDIC ST 5000A/B Fifth Year ExaminationMEDIC ST 5005AHO/BHO Medical & Scientific Attachment IIIMEDIC ST 5006AHO/BHO Medical & Scientific Attachment IVMEDIC ST 5007AHO/BHO Medical & Scientific Attachment VMEDIC ST 5009AHO/BHO Geriatrics and General PracticeMEDIC ST 5014AHO/BHO Anaesthesia, Pain Medicine & Intensive Care VMEDIC ST 5015AHO/BHO Paediatrics and Child HealthMEDIC ST 5016AHO/BHO Human Reproductive Health Year 6 MEDIC ST 6000 Final Sixth Year AssessmentMEDIC ST 6015AHO/BHO Medicine Internship and Year 6 Teaching Series VIMEDIC ST 6016AHO/BHO Surgery Internship VIMEDIC ST 6017AHO/BHO Emergency Department Internship VIMEDIC ST 6018AHO/BHO Medicine SCAP VIMEDIC ST 6019AHO/BHO Primary Care SCAP VIMEDIC ST 6020AHO/BHO Psychiatry SCAP VIMEDIC ST 6021AHO/BHO Surgery SCAP VIMEDIC ST 6022AHO/BHO Core Skills Program VI ElectivesLevel IIStudents must undertake elective courses to the value of 3 units.
Students will be advised of approved courses at the time of enrolment, but the list of courses may include the following:ANAT SC 3105 Limb DissectionANAT SC 3108 Applied Anatomy of Cranial Nerves by DissectionANAT SC 3109 Applied Anatomy of theThorax and AbdomenHLTH SC 3500 Evolution and Human HealthOB&GYNAE 3100 Research Project in Reproductive HealthPSYCHIAT 3200 Fundamentals of Biological PsychiatryPUB HLTH 3122 International Health IIIPUB HLTH 3500EX Rural Public Health III In the later years of the program, there are opportunities to take electives in medical disciplines.
In Years 4 and 5, students choose from a range of medical and scientific attachments.
The Year 6 program offers a semester of three 6-week internships and a semester of four 4-week elective placements in community and ambulatory locations.
By the end of Year 6 a student must have completed at least 4 weeks located in a rural environment.
However, students may elect to do more than 4 weeks in a rural area.
Work Based Training / Extra Mural StudiesBefore the end of Level VI of the MBBS program, a student is required to complete a four week extra mural activity in the form of an external elective approved by the Dean of Medicine.
Assessment Each year of the degree has a combination of written and clinical assessments, examinations, and competency based assessments and assignments.