The University of Adelaide
[h2]Adelaide Medical School[/h2]
The Adelaide Medical School was established in 1886. Since then, it has produced many medical graduates, including Nobel Prize winner Howard Florey. The Faculty of Health Sciences offers the six year Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), as well as the one year Honours Bachelor of Medical Science, which is available to students who have completed at least three years of the MBBS at Adelaide.
The Adelaide Medical School is located on the east side of Frome Road, adjacent to the Adelaide Dental Hospital and in close proximity to the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Medical education primarily occurs at the Adelaide Medical School in years 1-3, and a common program run in years 4-6 also runs there, one day per week. Years 4-6 are primarily hospital based.
[h1]Course Structure[/h1]
The structure of years 1-3 revolves around a modified PBL system (Case Based Learning), clinical skills tutorials, anatomy lab sessions, MPPD (Medical Personal and Professional Development) tutorials and lectures.
[h2]Year 1[/h2]
A typical week would involve the following:
2 hour CBL tutorials three times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
These are compulsory and attendance is taken. Cases usually take four tutorials to complete. Each case is preceded by pre-reading given on the faculty website to all students. Similar to PBL tutorials, except there is a bit of pre reading and suggested reading material. Tutor assessments are given.
2 hour Clinical skills tutorial once a week (variable)
These are compulsory and attendance is taken. Students prepare a portfolio of guidelines prior to each week of attending, summarising the appropriate history, examination, or procedure. Tutors assess the capability of students to take a history or perform an examination from a standardised patient (i.e. an actor) that is given a scenario to present. Portfolios of guidelines are collected and assessed at the end of each semester.
1.5 hour MPPD tutorial once a week
Students are presented with scenarios which illustrate particular aspects of professionalism and coping strategies. Often there is role-play involved. Tutor assessments are given.
1.5 hour anatomy lab session once a week and 1 hour anatomy lab session once a week
No assessments are given, and attendance is not taken. However, the material covered is assessed at the end of each semester in written examinations.
1 hour lectures several times a week
These vary in number, and none of these are compulsory to attend. However, the material covered is assessed at the end of each semester in written examinations.
1 hour biology tutorial once a week
Biology, while not part of the medical course per se, is a compulsory subject for all students who have not taken equivalent biology courses previously, such as that offered at other universities or as part of the International Baccalaureate matriculation system.
Assessment is based on performance in tutorials throughout the year, written examinations at the end of each semester and an OSCE (objective structured clinical examination) where practical clinical skills are assessed, which is held during semester 2.
[h2]Year 2[/h2]
Similar to year 1, with the following differences:
Medical microbiology and immunology is compulsory and replaces Biology as a required elective
Cases only take 3 CBL tutorials to complete
There is only one anatomy lab session per week, which is 1.5 hours
The content is more difficult
Examinations may assess any of the content learned in year 2 or year 1
[h2]Year 3[/h2]
Similar to year 2, with the following differences:
Medical microbiology and immunology is replaced with a research element
There are only 2 CBL tutorials during the week (Wednesday and Friday) and cases take two tutorials to complete
Clinical skills is held at various teaching hospitals on Tuesday rather than at the university. Days begin at 8:30 and end at 4:30 rather than a 2 hour tutorial.
The content is more difficult
Examinations may assess any of the content learned in years 1-3
[h2]Year 4[/h2]
This is vastly different to years 1-3. Students spend four or more days per week attached to a teaching hospital undergoing rotations, and one day at university in the common program. Students are assessed at the end of each rotation and then by a written examination at the end of the year. Students may elect to do this year or the next in various different specialties and/or in a rural area.
Required rotations include Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry and Musculoskeletal medicine, while elective rotations include (but are not limited to) Rural General Practice and Indigenous Health.
[h2]Year 5[/h2]
This is similar to year 4, except in difficulty. Required rotations include Anaesthesia, Pain Med and ICU, Geriatrics and General Practice, Human Reproductive Health, and Paediatric and Child Health. The written examination at the end of this year is the final examination.
[h2]Year 6[/h2]
This is similar to Year 5, except that there is no assessment at the end of the year.
[h2]Honours[/h2]
The University of Adelaide offers an Honours Bachelor of Medical Science (H. B. Med Sci) research year to any student who has satisfactorily completed year 3 of the MBBS. It involves extensive research and the writing of a thesis. Students usually intermit one year to do this, however, some students undertake research concurrently with the MBBS years 4, 5 or 6.
[h1]Medicine at Adelaide[/h1]
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[h2]Hospitals and Clinical Schools[/h2]
The University of Adelaide offers clinical placement at the following hospitals:
The Royal Adelaide Hospital
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
The Lyell McEwin Hospital
The Women's and Children's Hospital
Modbury Public Hospital
In addition, rural placements are available through the Spencer Gulf Rural Health School which currently offers the following placements to Adelaide medical students (other placements through the SGRHS are available to Flinders medical students):
Whyalla
Port Augusta
Broken Hill
Port Lincoln
Port Pirie
Gawler
Kadina
Barossa
More information is available at the SGRHS website.
[h2]Gallery[/h2]
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[h1]SCHOLARSHIPS[/h1]
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Requirements
Applications
Due dates
[h1]ACCOMMODATION[/h1] And this. - Mana
Accommodation offered near the Adelaide North Terrace campus includes:
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Description
Fees
Facilities (food, internet, phone, tutors, parking, bathroom)
Location
Social Life/general area
Application deadlines, fees, requirements
A comparison of accommodation:
[h2]Comparison of Fees [/h2]
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[h2]Comparison of facilities[/h2]
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[h1]Life in Adelaide[/h1]
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[h2]Student Demographics[/h2]
In 2010, the government allocated a further 30 Commonwealth supported places for the MBBS at Adelaide, including bonded medical places.
This raised the total first year cohort to 200 students of which 119 are female and 81 male. There are approximately 20 international full fee paying students in this cohort and 2 SA goverment scholarship places (which are domestic, full fee paying and come with a contract to the SA government similar to the MRBS). No other full fee places are offered.
[h2]Important dates[/h2]
Apply to SATAC by 31 August 2010. Late applications will not be accepted.
An eligible UMAT is also required.
The following information pertains to 2008 entry:
If invited for an interview, you must book as of 15th October (12 noon)
1st round interviews- November 30 to December 10, 2007
[h2]Prerequisites[/h2]
Satisfactory completion of Year 12 or equivalent with achievement of a TER of 90 or higher. No prerequisite subjects are required. Applicants may receive 2 bonus points to their University Aggregate for successful completion of Specialist Mathematics or interstate equivalent with achievement of a final score of at least 10/20. Applicants may also receive 2 bonus points for successful completion of a language other than English, for a maximum of 2 points for all languages other than English. The University Aggregate is then converted to an equivalent modified TER by SATAC. Australian students with a tertiary record with an institute other than the University of Adelaide are not eligible to apply.
[h2]Entry procedure[/h2]
Application is through SATAC before the closing date. Note that Medicine and Dentistry applications close earlier in the year than for other courses. Applicants are also required to sit the UMAT in the year of application or the year prior. A satisfactory UMAT score and application through SATAC will result in an invitation to oral assessment at the University of Adelaide. Applicants will then be ranked based on modified TER, UMAT, and oral assessment scores and entry will be determined based on these three scores, with a 20% weighting on the UMAT score and 40% weighting on the oral assessment scores.
[h2]Number of Places[/h2]
Approx 840 across 6 years.
In 2007:
CSP: 95
CSP MRBS: 6
CSP BMP: 34
SA government bonded places: 4
DFEE: 2 (no DFEE places will be offered in 2008)
IFEE: 19
Repeating students: 13
Total: 172
School leaver applications: 2140 for 2007 entry; 2071 for 2008 entry
144 of the 172 places were awarded to domestic year 12 school leavers.
105 of the 140 local places were given to residents of South Australia; however, first round offer breakdown is as follows: SA: 22.9% Other states and NZ: 77.1%
Judging by this there is no apparent discrimination on basis of state of schooling in Australia.
There will be no increase in student numbers for 2008.
[h1]CONTACT DETAILS[/h1]
Beverly Karaffa
Admissions and Enrolment Officer
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Adelaide
Adelaide SA 5005
Telephone: (08) 8303 5336
Facsimile: (08) 8303 3788
Email: admissions.health@adelaide.edu.au
[h1]OTHER SITES[/h1]
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/programfi...bbs_bmbbs.html
http://www.satac.edu.au
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