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The Central and Eastern Clinical School (CECS) was founded in 2001 when the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences restructured itself into 7 schools
CECS coordinates the teaching of Monash’s MBBS students at teaching hospitals within Bayside Health, Eastern Health, Cabrini Health Australia and the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine. It also teaches immunology to undergraduates in science and biomedical science.
The majority of the school’s teaching is conducted at The Alfred Hospital, Box Hill Hospital, Maroondah Hospital and Cabrini Hospital.
The Alfred operates a unit in every specialist medical and surgical discipline, except Paediatrics and Obstetrics, and has major trauma, burns and heart & lung transplant departments
Box Hill, Maroondah and Cabrini hospitals also teach in the Departments of Medicine and Surgery to smaller groups of students. Students at these hospitals enjoy the small community atmosphere and ease of getting to know everyone quickly.
CECS has a structured clinical teaching program that extends beyond Patient and Theme Based Learning with timetabled teaching in most specialist medical disciplines offered by the hospital. Emphasis is based on bedside skills as well as theoretical knowledge. An extensive lecture and tutorial program is given by senior clinicians. Access is available to the latest in research and development advances in medicine and a challenging and supportive learning environment is offered.
The Central and Eastern Clinical School encourages multidisciplinary research across previously separate fields and attracts elite students, researchers and teachers to its modern research laboratories and facilities. It aims to incorporate its research products into clinical practice and aspires to join with commercial ventures and to contribute to the treatment and cure of several specific diseases.
Research is undertaken by the Departments of Medicine, Surgery, Forensic Medicine, Immunology and Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine and specialist centres such as the Van Cleef Centre for Nervous Diseases, the Centre for the study of Ethics in Medicine & Society, Australian Centre for Human Health Risk Assessment, Centre for Occupational & Environmental Health, ANZ Intensive Care Research Centre, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases and the Centre for Obesity Research and Education.
Many opportunities for PhD studies are always available. Check our Departmental web sites.
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