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=== Reform of medical curriculum ===
{{see also|Medical education in Australia}}
Historically [[List of medical schools in Australia|Australian medical schools]] have followed the British tradition by conferring MBBS degrees to medicine graduates. The notable exception is the Bachelor of Medicine (BMed) joint program of the University of Newcastle and the University of New England. Australian MBBS degrees are graduate-entry '''Bachelor's degrees at Level 7''' of the [[Australian Qualifications Framework]] (AQF) and take four years to complete. The Newcastle/New England BMed is again an exception, being a five year undergraduate-entry Level 7 degree.

A recent revision to the AQF permits certain '''Level 9 Master's degree''' programs to use "Doctor of....." in the degree title. As a result, several Australian universities are in the process of revising their Level 7 Bachelor's degrees to become Level 9 Master's degrees with the title '''Doctor of Medicine (MD)'''. The [[University of Melbourne]] was the first to introduce the MD degree in 2011, and many other Australian universities are in the process of replacing their MBBS degrees with MDs.

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! University !! Degree !! Previous degree !! Duration !! Entry level !! Year available
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| [[University of Melbourne]] || MD || MBBS || 4 years|| Postgraduate || 2011
|-
| [[Flinders University]] || MD || MBBS || 4 years || Postgraduate || 2013
|-
| [[University of Western Australia]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor of medicine, UWA |url=http://www.meddent.uwa.edu.au/teaching/centre/md-curriculum}}</ref> || MD || MBBS || 4 years || Postgraduate || 2014
|-
| [[University of Sydney]]<ref>{{cite web| title=Doctor of Medicine,USyd |url=http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/future-students/medical-program/}}</ref> || MD || MBBS || 4 years || Postgraduate || 2014
|-
| [[Griffith University]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor of Medicine, Griffith Uni |url=https://www148.griffith.edu.au/programs-courses/Program/OverviewAndFees?programCode=5099|publisher=Griffith University|accessdate=12 April 2013}}</ref> || MD || MBBS || 4 years || Postgraduate || 2014
|-
| [[University of Queensland]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor of Medicine, UQ |url=http://www.som.uq.edu.au/about/organisation/doctor-of-medicine-degree-%28md%29-at-uq.aspx}}</ref> || MD || MBBS || 4 years || Postgraduate || 2015
|-
| [[University of Adelaide]]<ref>{{cite web| title=MBBS to MD degree,University of Adelaide |url=https://amss.org.au/system/files/20130220%20AMSS%20Fact%20Sheet%20(University%20of%20Adelaide%20MD%20Program)_0.pdf}}</ref> || MD || MBBS || 4 years || Postgraduate || 2013
|-
| [[University of New South Wales]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Doctor of Medicine, UNSW |url=http://med.unsw.edu.au/mbbs-md-changing-unsw-degree}}</ref> || BMed/MD || MBBS || 6 years || Undergraduate || 2014 (TBC)
|-
| [[University of Newcastle]]<ref>{{cite web| title=BMed to MD degree, JMP |url=http://www.newcastle.edu.au/joint-medical-program/renewal-program/documents.html}}</ref> || BMedSci/MD || BMed || 6 years|| Undergraduate || 2015 (TBC)
|-
| [[University of New England]]<ref>{{cite web| title=BMed to MD degree, JMP |url=http://www.newcastle.edu.au/joint-medical-program/renewal-program/documents.html}}</ref> || BMedSci/MD || BMed || 6 years|| Undergraduate || 2015 (TBC)
|-
| [[Australian National University]]<ref>{{cite web| title=MBBS to MChD degree, ANU |url=http://medicalschool.anu.edu.au/programs-courses/bachelor-medicine-bachelor-surgery}}</ref> || <abbr="Medicinae ac Chirurgiae Doctoranda">MChD</abbr> || MBBS || 4 years|| Postgraduate || 2014
|}

Many universities previously offered an MD as an AQF Level 10 doctoral degree akin to the [[PhD]] or as a [[higher doctorate]]. Since the introduction of the Master's level MD, universities have renamed their previous medical research doctorates. For instance, the University of Melbourne renamed it's research degree the Doctor of Medical Science (DMedSci).




==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 11:53, 1 July 2013

Medical education in Australia is provided by the medical schools and faculties of various universities. There are both undergraduate and graduate medical programs, accreditation for which is provided by the Australian Medical Council.

Current medical schools

State School City Est. First Class Medical degree(s) Notes UMAT or GAMSAT requirement
Australian Capital Territory ANU Medical School
Australian National University 		Canberra 2004 M.B.B.S. (graduate-entry only) http://medicalschool.anu.edu.au GAMSAT
New South Wales Sydney Medical School
University of Sydney 		Camperdown, Sydney 1856 1888[1] M.B.B.S. (predominantly graduate-entry; provisional undergraduate-entry}) http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/ GAMSAT
New South Wales UNSW Faculty of Medicine
University of New South Wales 		Kensington, Sydney 1960[2] M.B.B.S. (undergraduate-entry only)
B.Med., M.D.[3] (undergraduate-entry only) 		http://med.unsw.edu.au/ UMAT
New South Wales UWS School of Medicine
University of Western Sydney 		Campbelltown, Sydney 2007 2012 M.B.B.S. http://www.uws.edu.au/medicine/som UMAT
New South Wales UoW Graduate School of Medicine
University of Wollongong 		Wollongong 2007[4] 2010 M.B.B.S (graduate-entry only) http://www.uow.edu.au/gsm/ GAMSAT
New South Wales UoN School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Newcastle

UNE School of Rural Medicine
University of New England

Newcastle

Armidale

1978

2008[5]

1982 (Bachelor of Medicine course at the University of Newcastle)[6]

2012 (Bachelor of Medicine — Joint Medical Program course)

Bachelor of Medicine (undergraduate-entry only; Joint Medical Program offered jointly by the University of Newcastle and the University of New England)[7] http://www.newcastle.edu.au/school/medprac-pop/

http://www.une.edu.au/rural-medicine/

UMAT
New South Wales University of Notre Dame School of Medicine, Sydney Campus
University of Notre Dame Australia 		Darlinghurst, Sydney 2008[8][9] 2011[10] M.B.B.S. (graduate-entry only) http://www.nd.edu.au/sydney/schools/medicine GAMSAT
Queensland Bond University Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine
Bond University 		Gold Coast 2005[11] 2009[12] M.B.B.S. (undergraduate-entry only) http://www.bond.edu.au/hsm/ UMAT
Queensland Griffith University School of Medicine
Griffith University 		Southport, Gold Coast

Meadowbrook, Logan City 		2004[13] 2008[13] M.B.B.S. (graduate-entry only)[13] http://www.griffith.edu.au/health/school-medicine GAMSAT
Queensland JCU School of Medicine and Dentistry
James Cook University 		Townsville 2000[14] 2005[14] M.B.B.S. (undergraduate-entry only) http://www.jcu.edu.au/medicine/ UMAT
Queensland UQ School of Medicine
University of Queensland 		Herston, Brisbane 1936[15] M.B.B.S. (predominantly graduate-entry; provisional undergraduate-entry) http://www.som.uq.edu.au/ GAMSAT
South Australia University of Adelaide Medical School
University of Adelaide 		Adelaide 1885[16] M.B.B.S. (undergraduate-entry only) http://health.adelaide.edu.au/school_medicine/ UMAT
South Australia Flinders University School of Medicine
Flinders University 		Adelaide B.M.B.S. (graduate-entry only) http://www.flinders.edu.au/medicine/ GAMSAT
Tasmania UTAS School of Medicine
University of Tasmania 		Tasmania 1965[17] M.B.B.S. (undergraduate-entry only) http://www.medicine.utas.edu.au/ UMAT
Victoria Melbourne Medical School
University of Melbourne 		Carlton, Melbourne 1862 M.D. (predominantly graduate-entry; provisional undergraduate-entry[18]) http://medicine.unimelb.edu.au/ GAMSAT
Victoria Monash Medical School
Monash University 		Clayton, Melbourne 1960s M.B.B.S. http://www.med.monash.edu.au/ UMAT
Victoria Deakin University School of Medicine
Deakin University 		Geelong 2008 2011 B.M.B.S. (graduate-entry only) http://www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/medicine/ GAMSAT
Western Australia University of Notre Dame School of Medicine, Fremantle Campus
University of Notre Dame Australia 		Fremantle 2005 2008[19] M.B.B.S. (graduate-entry only) http://www.nd.edu.au/fremantle/schools/medicine/medfreo.shtml GAMSAT
Western Australia UWA Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
University of Western Australia 		Perth 1956[20] M.D. (graduate-entry only) www.meddent.uwa.edu.au/ GAMSAT

Reform of medical curriculum

See also: Medical education in Australia

Historically Australian medical schools have followed the British tradition by conferring MBBS degrees to medicine graduates. The notable exception is the Bachelor of Medicine (BMed) joint program of the University of Newcastle and the University of New England. Australian MBBS degrees are graduate-entry Bachelor's degrees at Level 7 of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) and take four years to complete. The Newcastle/New England BMed is again an exception, being a five year undergraduate-entry Level 7 degree.

A recent revision to the AQF permits certain Level 9 Master's degree programs to use "Doctor of....." in the degree title. As a result, several Australian universities are in the process of revising their Level 7 Bachelor's degrees to become Level 9 Master's degrees with the title Doctor of Medicine (MD). The University of Melbourne was the first to introduce the MD degree in 2011, and many other Australian universities are in the process of replacing their MBBS degrees with MDs.

University Degree Previous degree Duration Entry level Year available
University of Melbourne MD MBBS 4 years Postgraduate 2011
Flinders University MD MBBS 4 years Postgraduate 2013
University of Western Australia[21] MD MBBS 4 years Postgraduate 2014
University of Sydney[22] MD MBBS 4 years Postgraduate 2014
Griffith University[23] MD MBBS 4 years Postgraduate 2014
University of Queensland[24] MD MBBS 4 years Postgraduate 2015
University of Adelaide[25] MD MBBS 4 years Postgraduate 2013
University of New South Wales[26] BMed/MD MBBS 6 years Undergraduate 2014 (TBC)
University of Newcastle[27] BMedSci/MD BMed 6 years Undergraduate 2015 (TBC)
University of New England[28] BMedSci/MD BMed 6 years Undergraduate 2015 (TBC)
Australian National University[29] <abbr="Medicinae ac Chirurgiae Doctoranda">MChD MBBS 4 years Postgraduate 2014

Many universities previously offered an MD as an AQF Level 10 doctoral degree akin to the PhD or as a higher doctorate. Since the introduction of the Master's level MD, universities have renamed their previous medical research doctorates. For instance, the University of Melbourne renamed it's research degree the Doctor of Medical Science (DMedSci).


See also

References

  1. ^ Students at the University of Sydney – Senate – The University of Sydney
  2. ^ Brief History
  3. ^ From MBBS to MD: changing the UNSW degree
  4. ^ Campus News – University of Wollongong
  5. ^ and Public Relations/Joint Medical Program/Downloads/JMPNewsletterDec07.pdf JMP – University of Newcastle
  6. ^ Development and Community Partnerships/Alumni unit/Documents/Medicine-Alumni-2009.pdf CELEBRATING 30 YEARS – University of Newcastle
  7. ^ Bachelor of Medicine – JMP Schedule / Policy Library / The University of Newcastle, Australia
  8. ^ Notre Dame on the mend | Story & Education Stories | The Australian
  9. ^ Notre Dame welcomes Federal support for Sydney campus
  10. ^ Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney – News
  11. ^ 2013 Undergraduate Guide (Australian Students) – Bond University
  12. ^ About the Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine | Bond University | Gold Coast, Australia
  13. ^ a b c Griffith Medicine
  14. ^ a b Welcome to the SMD – JCU
  15. ^ About Medicine at UQ – Med Students Online
  16. ^ Celebrating 125 years of medical history
  17. ^ Head of School – School of Medicine – University of Tasmania, Australia
  18. ^ Guaranteed entry pathways to graduate degrees for school-leavers
  19. ^ Fremantle School of Medicine graduates first cohort
  20. ^ History of the University > The University of Western Australia: The University of Western Australia
  21. ^ "Doctor of medicine, UWA".
  22. ^ "Doctor of Medicine,USyd".
  23. ^ "Doctor of Medicine, Griffith Uni". Griffith University. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  24. ^ "Doctor of Medicine, UQ".
  25. ^ "MBBS to MD degree,University of Adelaide" (PDF).
  26. ^ "Doctor of Medicine, UNSW".
  27. ^ "BMed to MD degree, JMP".
  28. ^ "BMed to MD degree, JMP".
  29. ^ "MBBS to MChD degree, ANU".
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