Undergraduate - Flinders University

Medicine/Surgery
(Graduate Entry)
Fast Facts
Course Name
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS)
this degree is equivalent to that awarded following conventional
six year medical courses, commonly called MB, BS (and is
equivalent to the Md awarded in the uSa).
Course Length
4 years
Course Contact
Chair of admissions Committee: dr tony edwards
email: medadmissions@flinders.edu.au
Related Links
www.flinders.edu.au/gemp/new
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Why study Medicine/Surgery at Flinders?
Flinders Medical School is respected as a leader in medical education.
It was the first School in australia to develop a four-year graduate-entry
program; and as one of the first to introduce problem-based learning,
has extensive experience with this learning format. the Flinders
curriculum has been adopted in a number of other medical schools in
australia and overseas.
although numbers have increased in recent years, Flinders remains a
moderate-sized medical school with a focus on small group learning
and on friendly cooperative interactions between students and staff.
the Flinders program has a strong focus on developing hands-on
clinical skills with patient contact from the first week. Small group
teaching with clinical skills tutors from year one is supported by Clinical
Skills and Simulation Laboratories.
Flinders has been at the forefront in developing varied settings for
clinical training in addition to larger city hospitals. through years three
and four, students have options for gaining a varied range of clinical
experience from rural general practice to city tertiary referral hospitals.
What is Medicine/Surgery?
Modern medicine combines the ‘art of healing’, involving insight into
the human dimensions of health and disease, with an understanding
of the scientific basis of health, disease, treatment and diseaseprevention
in individuals and communities. It includes the continuing
research which expands our understanding of these areas; and it
requires practitioners with lifelong learning skills, able to respond to
the rapid changes in their profession.
What will I study?
there are three major themes integrated into all four years.
• Doctor and Patient
the practical communication, examination and procedural clinical skills
essential to effective interactions between doctors and patients, and to
constructive interaction with other health professionals.
• Knowledge of Health and Illness
Knowledge of the structure, function and development of the normal
human body at all levels of organisation, from molecular and cellular
to the whole individual. Knowledge of the causes and consequences
of disease, injury and abnormal development; and of evidence-based
strategies for treatment and prevention of disease.
• Doctor, Profession and Society
Consideration of health and illness in the wider contexts of family,
cultural group, community and political and economic influences in
society. a focus on the ethical and legal frameworks for medicine and
on personal and interpersonal skills appropriate to lifetime medical
practice.
Practical Experience
Students interact with patients from their first weeks, integrating
the study of medical sciences with patient-centred, hands-on clinical
training.
School Information/Special Facilities
the School of Medicine is co-located within Flinders Medical Centre,
an academic medical centre combining a general teaching hospital
and medical school. the School has an international reputation for
integration and innovation in patient care, education and research. the
School is also affiliated with other hospitals in the Southern region
of adelaide - the repatriation general Hospital at daw Park and the
noarlunga Health Services. the School has a significant and expanding
rural and remote presence with clinical training and research activities
in regional areas of australia.
Why study Nanotechnology at Flinders?
this pioneering degree prepares scientists for the new industrial
revolution. It was the first degree of its type in australia.
It also provides insights into business, enterprise management,
commerce and economics, and legal issues such as intellectual
property, all of which are vital components for any professional
scientist working in business and industry.
Industry placements in the final year of the course allow students to
engage with the workplace environment they will be entering after
graduation. graduates are equipped to start working immediately in a
variety of scientific professions and to play a leading role in the future
as nanotechnology grows, matures and reveals its full potential.
What is Nanotechnology?
nanotechnology is science at the molecular level. It is extremely
multidisciplinary and brings together chemistry, physics, engineering,
biology and biomedical sciences ‘to manufacture products of any size
with atomic precision’. Like biotechnology and information technology
it is a growth industry with the potential to change the world in which
we live.
It is a perfect example of how science can be applied in the workplace
to create useful technologies. Some examples of projects underway
include: building nanochips that interface with the human eye to help
restore sight; making miniature machines that need no lubricants by
building tiny moving parts into a silicon chip; and creating molecules
that are tuneable to particular bacteria, viruses, or environmental
pollutants.
What will I study?
nanotechnology draws on the strengths of all the basic sciences and
the course will give you a strong background in these sciences. there
is an emphasis on developing computational skills and an awareness of
the roles and uses of computers in science and society.
In first year you will take chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology, and
a specialist nanotechnology topic. In subsequent years, you will take
some core topics, then specialise in one of three areas.
the Biomedical nanotechnology stream includes extensive studies in
chemistry and biology.
the Quantum nanostructures stream has a stronger emphasis
on physics, chemistry and mathematics, including areas such as
optoelectronics.
Fourth year offers advanced level studies in your area of specialisation;
a research project, while industry placements in the course allow
students to engage with the workplace environment they will enter
after graduation.
Career Information
graduates of the nanotechnology degree will have many opportunities
at the boundaries of traditional science due to the cross-disciplinary
nature of their degree. this will be further enhanced by their industry
exposure through placements in the later years of the degree.
Whatever the environment, commercial or research, these employment
opportunities will be very exciting, at the cutting edge of technology.
Fast Facts
Nanotechnology
Course Name
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in nanotechnology
Combined Degree
Innovation and enterprise (Science and technology), diploma of
Language
Course Length
4 years
Graduate Profile
tyler raeside
Currently Studying Bachelor of nanotechnology (Hons)
“nanotechnology provides a degree with that ‘little bit more’
than a traditional science degree and is at the forefront of many
research opportunities both domestically and internationally.
Flinders has a nice campus atmosphere, friendly lecturers and an
established reputation in the nanotechnology field. the course
starts off with a broad focus and then allows you to narrow down
to specific areas that you have an interest in. the subjects I have
enjoyed the most are those that relate to the physics of surfaces
and surface analysis techniques such as Quantum Phenomena,
Optics and Lasers and the nanostructures topics. Overall I rate
the teaching at Flinders at a very high standard.”
Further Study Opportunities
Master of nanotechnology, Phd
Master of Science (research)
Course Contact
assoc Prof Joe Shapter, email: joe.shapter@flinders.edu.au
Related Links
nanotechnology - Courses & Programs of Study http://www.
scieng.flinders.edu.au/courses/ugrad/nano.html
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