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Rural Health in the Undergraduate Medical Degree (MBBS)

Rural Health in the Undergraduate Medical Degree (MBBS)

All MBBS students are required to spend at least four week in a rural area to gain some insights into the communities and work of the people who live there. In years 1 and 2 medical students are allocated to various sites around Victoria where they undertake a range of activities. The different locations around Victoria give students a diverse picture of 'rural'. In year 5 students have an opportunity to spend another six weeks in a rural hospital

Year 1 1 week placement in one of 17 rural sites
Year 2 2 week placement in one of 12 rural sites
Year 3 1 year placement Bendigo or Mildura
(sometimes places for non-ERC students)
Year 4 extended placement for ERC students in rural and regional community hubs 
(sometimes places for non-ERC students)
Year 5  6 week placements

MBBS Rural Placement Sites

Extended Rural Cohort clinical years

Years 3, 4 and 5 for all MBBS students are spent in clinical training. Students in the Extended Rural Cohort stream spend five of six of their clinical semesters in rural or regional locations. In some years there may be an opportunity for a small number of non-ERC MBBS students to undertake extended clinical training at a rural site.

Further information

Carolyn Vaughan
Manager, Rural Education
Monash University School of Rural Health
Building 13A, Monash University - Clayton campus
Tel:  +61 3 9905 1521
Fax:  +61 3 9905 8012
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/srh

POSTAL ADDRESS:
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences
Building 64
Monash University
Wellington Road
Clayton, Victoria 3800

 

Year 1 and 2 program contacts