NEW RURAL MEDICAL SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR DUBBO

14 December 2018

The University of Sydney, School of Rural Health in Dubbo
are set to receive $7.65 million to expand and transform the existing premises
and construct a new building on adjacent vacant land, offering a wealth of
advantages for country-based medical students.

The current model of medical training will be turned on its
head. The majority of training will happen in the regions and rotations to
metropolitan areas for specialist experience kept to a minimum.

A feature of the new school program will be a
state-of-the-art anatomy and basic science facility, with linkages to other
University of Sydney facilities.

This will enable student residents in Dubbo to learn
medicine in the same way as their counterparts studying at metropolitan
campuses.