Students at Federation University Australia’s Gippsland campus will have a direct pathway to study medicine locally at Monash University’s School of Rural Health, following the launch of a new degree.
The universities are working together to improve health outcomes for Gippslanders and strengthen the future of the local health workforce by developing the three-year Federation University Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Gippsland Partnership Program).
The degree will be offered from semester one 2022 and enable Gippsland students, subject to entry requirements, to qualify for graduate entry into Monash University’s Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine program at its School of Rural Health, which is co-located with Federation University at Churchill.
This means students will be able to live and work closer to home throughout their journey to a medical career – from their undergraduate degree, to their medical training, placement and ultimately clinical practice in the local health sector.
Currently, a specified Monash University degree is required to be eligible for the graduate entry medical program, but this partnership will give Federation University students a direct pipeline to study medicine without moving to Melbourne.
“This partnership between Federation and Monash Universities has been developed so that local Gippsland students can complete their first degree as a pathway into our medical degree without having to leave the region,” explained Professor Shane Bullock, Head of Monash Rural Health.
Students in the Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Gippsland Partnership Program) will be able to attend the majority of their classes at Federation University’s Gippsland campus at Churchill. One unit of the Monash Biomedical Science course is completed in each semester, in a mix of online and in-person classes at the Clayton campus. Five places will be offered in 2022.
The students will receive ongoing support including Monash’s near-peer mentoring program where they are linked with local medical students. Students in the partnership program are also eligible for Federation’s High Achievers Scholarship, providing them with a laptop, course materials, lifestyle products and professional development.
Gippsland Partnership Program students who enter Monash’s graduate-entry medical program will have the opportunity to complete the majority of their training in regional Victoria, across Monash Rural Health's teaching sites including Traralgon, Warragul, Bairnsdale, Sale and Leongatha.
“The evidence shows that regional students wanting to study medicine remain working and contributing to their local communities once they have graduated. This program will facilitate Gippsland having more excellent doctors into the future", said Professor Bullock.
To register your interest in the Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Gippsland Partnership Program), visit bit.ly/regbiomed
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