Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - University of New South Wales

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Program code: 3802
Faculty: Medicine
Min. years: 6 years
UOC (per year/total): 48/288
Semester 2 entry: No
Est. first year tuition: A$39,120
Est. fee to complete: A$272,160
Assumed knowledge: Chemistry and English

What is the MBBS?

The MBBS is a 6-year undergraduate Medicine program leading to the awards of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. The aims of the
new program introduced in 2004 are that: learning is integrated and occurs within authentic contexts; it is student-centred and collaborative; experience forms an important basis for learning; material learned is linked vertically to prior and future learning; and students graduate as independent learners who can continue learning through experience. Content studied has been broadened to include aspects of both proactive and reactive approaches to health issues in both individuals and populations, and is organised into four content streams – the micro- and macro-biologic scientific basis of medicine, the social aspects of health and illness, and medical practice.

Program Structure

The new program is a six-year program divided into three phases.
PHASE 1
Scenario-Based Learning includes an initial Foundation Learning module, followed by modules focusing on basic medical sciences in relation to the human life cycle; social, ethical and legal issues related to health care; and early experience in clinical or other health-related environments.
Learning occurs in contexts of real medical practice termed health scenarios.
PHASE 2
Practice-Based Learning consists of modules with increased clinical content and an emphasis on correlation between prior and current learning.
Learning involves interactions with patients in clinical environments combined with small group tutorials, integrated science practicals, and an
extended case-based methodology.
PHASE 3
Independent Refl ective Learning consists of modules with a clinical focus, but still includes relevant content from the basic medical and social sciences. Students will be attached to real work teams and will be in positions of increasing responsibility. The settings for these experiences
represent a balance within hospitals, ambulatory practice and those involving both. There are 4 principal organisers called domains which organise the program through all 3 phases, and provide an explicit mechanism for vertical integration of content. Within each domain, there are four major themes which provide opportunities for students to engage content in an integrated fashion in the contexts of health scenarios, clinical presentations, or specifi c patient problems encountered during clinical experience.
DOMAIN 1
Society and Health: Society, culture and genes; Socioeconomic determinants of health; Health delivery systems; Health and human rights.
DOMAIN 2
Beginnings, Growth and Development: Conception, pregnancy and birth; Childhood growth and development; Puberty, adolescence, Sexuality and Relationships; Nutrition, growth, and body image.
DOMAIN 3
Health Maintenance: Homeostasis, sustenance, and equilibrium; Education, health promotion, and disease prevention; Host defence; Lifestyle factors that risk health.
DOMAIN 4
Ageing and Endings: Menopause; The ageing process; Degenerative disease; Death, dying and palliative care.

An example of courses studied in the Medicine Program

Career Opportunities & Registration

After completing formal program requirements for the award of the MBBS degree, the new graduate is ‘provisionally registered’ by the NSW Medical Board and works for at least one year in selected hospitals before obtaining final registration as a medical practitioner with a State Medical Board. International students should check with registration bodies in their own country to confirm the registration process. A further period of five years or more experience and specialised study under the supervision of one of the specialist colleges is required before specialist qualifications can be obtained. Careers in areas other than the practice of clinical medicine as a general practitioner or specialist, include medical
research, medical administration, journalism and publishing.