Gippsland graduate-entry MBBS course outline

The curriculum is designed as an integrated structure incorporating four themes, within which semester long units are taught by staff from a range of departments across the faculty, in an interdisciplinary fashion.

In the first year of the course (year A), the basic medical and behavioural sciences (anatomy, biochemistry, genetics, immunology, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, physiology, psychology and sociology) are introduced within inter-disciplinary units. In all of these units, there will be a major focus on clinical issues through clinical case studies. The students will also participate in community partnership placements where they spend time working in a community setting with clients of welfare agencies.

In year B, the students will study integrated medicine and surgery, which will be taught together with a series of problem based and case-based learning sessions. Year C is largely taken up with core clinical rotations in women’s and children’s health, general practice and psychological medicine. The final year of the course will be structured as a series of electives and selectives, where students will choose to complete their degree by gaining wider experience in chosen disciplines and specific areas of interest through a range of metropolitan, rural and overseas settings.